Tag: News

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

Report urges focus on innovation to revitalize local news

The Public Policy Forum (PPF), in partnership with the Rideau Hall Foundation (RHF) and Michener Awards Foundation (MAF), has released The Lost Estate: How...

CBC to hire 30 journalists in 22 communities

CBC News has unveiled the list of communities it's set to deploy up to 30 new journalist hires to across the country. Previously announced in...

Canadian news media file copyright infringement suit against OpenAI

A group of Canadian news publishers has come together to file legal action against OpenAI, alleging its content is being used to develop products...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Kingston MP introduces petition calling...

Mark Gerretson, the Liberal MP for Kingston, has introduced a petition in the House of Commons, calling on the federal government to prop up...

CRTC opens consultation on local radio news fund

The CRTC has opened a public consultation on a temporary fund to support local radio news. The commission announced in June that new funding collected...

Stingray moves away from 24/7 newstalk in Kamloops

Stingray is moving away from airing 24/7 news/talk programming on Kamloops, BC heritage station, CHNL. The network says going forward the AM station will now...

TV & Film News – TIFF pauses screenings of controversial doc...

The Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) says it's profoundly alarmed by a decision by TVO’s Board of Directors to withdraw support for the documentary...

Pluto TV to debut FAST channels dedicated to news

Paramount's free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service Pluto TV is debuting a string of FAST channels dedicated to news, including four from Canada's public...

Ward Smith among those moving into expanded roles at Corus

Corus Entertainment has confirmed that some of the company's top media division leaders have taken on expanded roles. Ward Smith will now be overseeing both News...

Global Okanagan newscasts being delivered out of Metro Vancouver going forward

Global Okanagan newscasts are being delivered out of the network's studios in Metro Vancouver going forward as Corus Entertainment continues to look for operational...