Tag: Media

All things Media from Broadcast Dialogue, Canada’s broadcast industry publication of record.

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Ronnie Stanton has been promoted to Vice-President, Audio at Corus Entertainment, leading the Corus Audio division and overseeing its 39 FM and AM...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Majority of interventions oppose Bell...

The CRTC deadline for interventions in Bell Media’s request for regulatory programming relief passed late last week with 19 submissions received, the majority making...

Online & Digital Media News – Meta begins news blocking process...

Meta has confirmed it has begun the process of ending news availability in Canada on Facebook and Instagram, ahead of the implementation of the...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: This is a 📻 Goodbye. Sort of. Friday marks my last @CityNewsKIT morning show. Huge Thank You, Gary Doyle, for hiring me almost...

Relaxing paywall access boosts subscriber counts longterm, says new study

A new study finds temporarily relaxing or suspending paywall access on news sites eventually leads to an increase in subscribers. Published in the journal...

Online & Digital Media News – Acadia Broadcasting shutters Maritime biz...

Acadia Broadcasting has shuttered its Maritime business publication Huddle, which it acquired in 2019. In a company announcement, Acadia President Chris Pearson cited an...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – CRTC sides with Quebecor in...

The CRTC has issued a call for comments on proposed amendments to the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987 and the Discretionary Services Regulations that would...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Pascale St-Onge has been appointed the new Minister of Canadian Heritage as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an anticipated cabinet shuffle Wednesday morning....

Regulatory, Telecom and Media News – Corus latest to announce advertising...

pic.twitter.com/G2KhbGXBAM — Corus Communications (@CorusPR) July 17, 2023 Corus Entertainment is the latest broadcaster to announce it’s pausing advertising on Meta’s platforms, Facebook and Instagram, joining...

Online & Digital Media News – ‘Regulatory and financial uncertainty’ leads...

Nordstar Capital, owner of Torstar (the Toronto Star and Metroland Media Group), and Postmedia Network have terminated discussions regarding a potential merger. The companies...