Tag: News

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

Canadian Heritage extends Local Journalism Initiative through 2027

Canadian Heritage has announced $58.8 million in funding to extend the Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) through 2027. Initially launched in 2019 as a five-year, $50...

Online & Digital Media News – ZoomerMedia acquires Curiocity Group

ZoomerMedia has added Curiocity Group Inc. to its portfolio, one of Alberta’s leading digital media publishers, with a presence in Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Ottawa....

Community Radio Fund launches ‘Frequency’ news platform

The Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC) has launched Frequency, a new platform showcasing local news from campus, community, and Indigenous radio stations across...

Bell Media layoffs hit television hardest thus far

The extent of job losses at Bell Media is becoming clearer as parent company BCE proceeds with the layoff of 4,800 employees. Thus far, it...

Most noon, weekend CTV newscasts cancelled as part of cuts at...

Almost all local noon and weekend newscasts on CTV will come to an end as part of a massive workforce reduction at Bell announced...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Online forum series tackles mental...

LISTEN: The Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma, the Canadian Association of Journalists and Carleton University School of Journalism are launching a series...

CityNews launches national talk radio show

Rogers Sports & Media launches a national talk show on its CityNews radio stations Monday, helmed by Ottawa broadcast veteran Rob Snow. "Now You Know...

TVA Group to eliminate 31 per cent of workforce in reorganization

Quebecor-owned TVA Group has announced major changes "to secure its future at a time of crisis for the global media industry," that will include...

Online & Digital Media News – Leger research indicates 59% of...

Leger research conducted in mid-September, indicates nearly half of Canadians (47%) have seen changes in their online feed since Meta blocked news content in...

OP-ED: In times of crisis, access to news is not a...

I found myself in awe at the power of radio at the age of 15, when I walked into the University of Guelph radio...