Tag: Rogers Sports & Media

All things Rogers Sports & Media from Broadcast Dialogue, Canada’s broadcast industry publication of record.

Canadian Heritage upholds CRTC decision on OMNI Regional

Canadian Heritage will uphold the May CRTC decision to issue Rogers Media the broadcast licence to operate national, multilingual, multi-ethnic discretionary service OMNI Regional....

JACK 103.1 makes its return to Vancouver Island

Rogers has reintroduced the JACK FM format to Vancouver Island. KiSS 103.1 (CHTT-FM) Victoria rebranded to JACK 103.1 on Thursday, the format the station held...

TV & Film News – APTN to pursue criminal charges if...

APTN says the broadcaster will pursue criminal charges if there is further aggressive behaviour towards its female reporters. In two separate incidents last month,...

Jordan Banks named incoming president of Rogers Media

Rogers Communications has announced the appointment of Jordan Banks, former managing director of Facebook and Instagram Canada, as the incoming president of Rogers Media. A press...

1310 News Ottawa cancels The Rick Gibbons Show

Rogers has unexpectedly cancelled The Rick Gibbons Show on its Ottawa newstalk station 1310 News (CIWW-AM). Gibbons, 66, the former publisher and CEO of The...

Sportsnet cuts off-air positions as it “repositions” for the future

Rogers' Sportsnet has confirmed it's making an unspecified number of layoffs. The cuts, said to be primarily off-air positions, follow last week's sudden release of...