Tag: Rogers

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

Proposed Rogers/Shaw deal ignites competition, ownership concentration concerns

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) is among the organizations and policy experts expressing concern about a proposed transaction that would see Rogers Communications...

Rogers and Shaw to be combined in $26B transaction

Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications are to be combined in a $26 billion transaction, subject to regulatory approvals. In a company announcement, Rogers said the...

Kitchener radio host Jennifer Campbell loses battle with cancer

Jennifer Campbell, one-third of Mornings with Campbell, PJ and Billie on Country 106.7 (CIKZ-FM) Kitchener, has died after an eight-month battle with cancer. Campbell went public...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Stingray, Rogers report quarterly revenue...

Rogers Q4 2020 revenue saw a 7% drop, largely driven by an 8% decrease in Wireless service revenue as a result of lower roaming...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – CAB, FRIENDS call for ad-free...

CBC/Radio-Canada’s licence renewal hearing entered its intervention phase this week with Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) President Kevin Desjardins kicking off the presentations Monday...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – CRTC to address CBC’s expansion...

The CRTC says it will address CBC/Radio-Canada’s branded content initiative, Tandem, during the public hearing phase of the public broadcaster’s licence renewal in January....

Radio & Podcast News – Station rebrands in Ottawa, Red Deer...

Numeris PPM ratings are out for Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. The last book of 2020 reflects the 13-week listening period covering Aug....

Drex assumes helm of Jack 96.9 Vancouver morning show

Drex is contemplating whether he needs to introduce afternoon naps to his day. The former late night network host of Corus Radio's The Shift with...

Rogers rebrands Ottawa news/talk in move to FM simulcast, scraps JACK...

Rogers Sports & Media made a series of changes to the Ottawa radio landscape Thursday that included rebranding its Ottawa news/talk station 1310 News...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Dave Thomas, Denham Jolly among...

SCTV cast member Dave Thomas, former Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) President Glenn O’Farrell, and Denham Jolly, founder of Canada’s first Black-owned radio station...