Tag: Media

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

An Interview With Jean La Rose, the CEO of APTN and...

First People’s Radio is set to launch its ELMNT FM English and Aboriginal-language radio stations in Ottawa and Toronto on Oct. 24. FPR — a...

Faith Goldy sues Bell Media over refusal to run election ads

Toronto mayoral candidate and former Rebel Media contributor Faith Goldy has hired constitutional law and civil rights lawyer Clayton Ruby to represent her in...

Ottawa announces $14.5M in support for official-language minority media

Mélanie Joly, Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie, has outlined details of $14.5 million in funding earmarked to support radio and newspapers serving official-language...

Ronan Farrow to talk power, media and politics at CJF J-Talk...

Ronan Farrow, the investigative journalist behind the Pulitzer Prize-winning New Yorker investigation on movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's history of sexual assault, is set to speak at an upcoming Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF)...

Lise Payette, Quebec media personality and former cabinet minister, dead at...

Lise Payette, Quebec radio and television personality, provincial cabinet minister and feminist trailblazer died peacefully at her home Wednesday evening. She was 87. Born in Verdun,...

Facebook, Instagram to start charging sales tax in Canada

Facebook will start charging sales tax on ads purchased through its physical offices in Canada, becoming the first technology giant to do so. The move...

Quebecor heads to court to prevent Québec Press Council from critiquing...

Quebecor is going to court to try to prevent the Québec Press Council from making decisions about its news coverage. Quebecor media properties Le...

David Purdy exits VICE for Stingray

Stingray Digital Group has welcomed David Purdy into the newly-created position of chief revenue officer. Purdy comes to Stingray from VICE Media where as chief...

Senate report urges feds to revisit tax deductibility of foreign internet...

The federal government should study the idea of changing tax measures that encourage advertisers to spend money with foreign companies like Facebook and Google,...

Stingray makes hostile takeover bid for Music Choice network

Stingray Digital Group Inc. continued its growth streak this week, making an unsolicited, hostile-takeover bid for multi-platform video and music network Music Choice. The offer is...