Tag: Pandemic

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...

Shaw temporarily lays off 10% of workforce

Shaw Communications says it's made the difficult decision to temporarily lay off approximately 10% of its workforce, mostly those in retail and sales roles,...

CBC launches $2M Creative Relief Fund

CBC has launched a Creative Relief Fund that will make $2 million in development and production funding available to Canadian storytellers. The fund is aimed...