Tag: Pandemic

Campus & Community stations innovate to stay afloat during pandemic

In March 2020, the pandemic was gripping the country and Canadians were being told to stay home. Community and campus stations across the country...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: CIMA President Andrew Cash on the...

It's like Andrew Cash's whole life has led up to his new role as the president of the Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA). With...

Stingray makes layoffs on East Coast

Stingray has confirmed it's laid off a number of staff at its radio stations on the East Coast as it continues to weather a...

StatsRadio insights show morning show listening extended for 61 per cent...

Audience measurement startup, StatsRadio, has analyzed pandemic listening across its 62 client stations in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick, finding among other things, that...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: Kevin Frankish on chasing The Happy...

It's been more than two years since Kevin Frankish departed Citytv Toronto's Breakfast Television after a 27-year hosting run. What's he been up to since?...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: Sean Ross & Jeff Vidler talk...

Jeff Vidler of Signal Hill Insights and music and radio blogger Sean Ross of Ross on Radio discuss pandemic radio tuning on both sides...

Jim Pattison Broadcast Group offers early retirement, lays off 40 in...

Jim Pattison Broadcast Group (JPBG) has announced that it's laying off 40 staff at its stations and has offered early retirement packages to another...

CMPA says $2.5B in film and TV production at risk as...

The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) has released new numbers suggesting the COVID-19 pandemic is projected to negatively impact the country’s film and television...

Apocalypse Now? David Bray explores AM/FM’s silver lining amid a revenue...

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Bell Media staff hours, pay reduced for next four weeks

Bell Media has confirmed that some employees are working reduced hours at 75% of their regular salary to match a change in workload due...