Tag: Media

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

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Brittnee Blair and Jedson Tavernier are ET Canada’s newest reporters. The former Big Brother Canada houseguests (Season 3 and 9, respectively) join the...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Corus cites lagging ad sales...

Corus Entertainment cites lagging ad sales for a consolidated revenue decrease of 6% to $339.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to...

Sign Offs

Henry Pike, 93, on Oct. 19. Pike was the oldest volunteer at VOWR 800 AM St. John’s, NL, gracing the Wesley United Church community...

Online & Digital Media News – ‘Local News Collective’ formed to...

Numeris is now including TikTok insights as part of its cross-platform VAM (Video Audience Measurement) dataset. Based on the first three weeks of the...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: David Suzuki has announced he’ll retire from CBC’s The Nature of Things next spring after 43 years as host of the longest-running television...

Optimism amid uncertainty at OAB’s Connection ’22

The Ontario Association of Broadcasters (OAB) Connection '22 came back with a bang as it returned in-person for the first time since 2019. If there...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – OAB Awards posthumously honour Bill...

The Ontario Association of Broadcasters (OAB) handed out their annual awards Wednesday afternoon in Mississauga, highlighted by the posthumous induction of Evanov Communications founder...

Online & Digital Media News – Netflix to launch ad-supported tier...

Netflix has announced it’s launching its lower-priced ad-supported “Basic with Ads” plan in Canada in November. Basic with Ads will be rolled out in...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: First Peoples Radio, the not-for-profit operating 95.7 ELMNT FM (CFPO-FM) Ottawa and 106.5 ELMNT FM (CFPT-FM) Toronto, has made layoffs citing significant challenges...

Online & Digital Media News – Mediapro partners with YBVR to...

Mediapro Canada has partnered with immersive live sports streaming startup YBVR and TELUS to pilot a fully-immersive sports metaverse service. Beginning with OneSoccer and...