Tag: Media

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

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Lisa LaFlamme has revealed that Bell Media terminated her contract at the end of June after 35 years with CTV, the last 11...

EDITORIAL: LaFlamme buyout evidence no one immune as broadcast journalism finds...

When Wade Oosterman took the helm of Bell Media early last year, he signalled that the division was going through unprecedented transition following three...

Online & Digital Media News – TikTok Accelerator for Indigenous Creators...

The TikTok Accelerator for Indigenous Creators, presented by the National Screen Institute, is returning this fall. The free, six-week, part-time online training program will...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – CMPA, CAB, FRIENDS among petitioners...

The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA), the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB), and CBC watchdog, FRIENDS, are among the organizations that have submitted petitions...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: John Derringer and Q107 (CILQ-FM) Toronto have officially parted ways. Corus Entertainment suspended the highly-rated Derringer in the Morning in May, following a...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – RCMP charge five in illegal...

The RCMP Cybercrime Investigative Team has charged five Toronto individuals with unlawfully distributing Internet Protocol television (IPTV). The investigation, dubbed Project OLoki, began in...

Sign Offs

Jean de Grandpré, 100, on July 31. Instrumental in transforming the telecommunications industry in Canada, de Grandpré joined Bell in 1966 as General Counsel,...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: 640 (CFIQ-AM) Toronto has announced a refreshed lineup, effective Aug. 8, that will see Alan Carter and Jeff McArthur move away from their...

Online & Digital Media News – Sing Tao Daily to end...

Sing Tao Daily, Canada’s largest Chinese-language newspaper, is ceasing printing of its daily newspaper after more than 40 years. Sing Tao Daily will continue...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Rogers to spend $250M in...

Rogers Communications says the identified cause of its full-service outage on July 8 was a network system failure following an update in its core...