Tag: Music

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

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: four-time CCMA Music Director of the...

On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, Amanda Kingsland, Program Director at Country 101.1 (CKBY-FM) Ottawa and National Music Director for the...

Richard Conlon of SoundExchange on the future of music licensing for...

SoundExchange, the Washington, D.C.-based non-profit collective rights management organization, made waves a few weeks ago with the announcement that it's collaborating with SourceAudio and...

Canadian music champion Deane Cameron dead at 65

Deane Cameron, the longtime president and CEO of EMI Music Canada, died Thursday of a sudden heart attack. He was 65. Cameron made history in...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: Dr. Jada Watson on the widening...

Gender Representation on Country Format Radio, a new study from the University of Ottawa’s Dr. Jada Watson, and the first to examine Mediabase data, finds that...

Nielsen to add 200 new Canadian stations to BDSradio metrics platform

Nielsen Music has extended its relationship with SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) to remain the exclusive provider of detailed...

Radio and music industry veteran Bobby Gale killed

Radio and music industry veteran Bobby Gale died Friday night following a highway accident on his way home from a concert in Montreal. Gale, who...

Music video content on Much reduced to single hour

The channel that was once the mighty MuchMusic - "The Nation's Music Station" - is down to airing a lone, one-hour block of videos,...

CBC Music restores “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” to its playlists

CBC Music has returned holiday classic "Baby, It's Cold Outside" to its playlists after overwhelming audience demand. CBC Music was among the Canadian platforms and networks...

‘From the Vaults’ series to take viewers inside CBC music archives

CBC is set to release original series From The Vaults that will take viewers on an all-access journey into the public broadcaster's music archives. Hosted by...

CRTC greenlights Stingray’s purchase of Newcap

The CRTC has approved Stingray Digital Group's purchase of Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited (NCCL) and its radio and television stations for $523,949,242. In addition to the...