Tag: News

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

Meta confirms end of news availability in Canada

Meta has confirmed it has begun the process of ending news availability in Canada on Facebook and Instagram, ahead of the implementation of the...

Google joins Meta in announcing plan to block news in Canada

Google has joined Meta in announcing that it will remove links to Canadian news stories from its search engine results in response to the...

Bell Media appeals to CRTC for regulatory relief on local news...

Bell Media is appealing to the CRTC to delete numerous conditions of licence (COLs) around local news coverage for its English- and French-language television...

Online & Digital Media News – Three in 10 Canadians actively...

Media Technology Monitor’s (MTM) latest report indicates three in 10 online Canadians are actively avoiding news content. The report, gauging Canadian perspectives towards news...

CTV Vancouver Island moves to remotely-anchored, half-hour newscast

In the wake of last week's layoffs at Bell Media, CTV Vancouver Island will debut a single, half-hour newscast today anchored from Vancouver. The newscast...

Three in 10 Canadians actively avoiding news, says MTM report

Three in 10 online Canadians are actively avoiding news content, according to a newly-published report from Media Technology Monitor (MTM). The report, gauging Canadian perspectives...

Meta testing news blocking in Canada in response to Bill C-18

Content from news outlets, including news publishers and broadcasters, will not be available on Facebook and Instagram in Canada if Bill C-18, the Online...

Majority of Canadians want transparency around AI and news content, says...

A strong majority of Canadians (92%) believe that news organizations should have clear and transparent policies on how they use artificial intelligence (AI) to...

Village Media CEO Jeff Elgie

Jeff Elgie is the CEO of Village Media, a growing network of more than two dozen local news sites that run on the Sault...

Google news blocking test amounts to ‘bully tactics,’ says CAB President

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) is accusing Google of using bullying tactics as the digital giant confirms it's been testing limiting Canadian users...