Tag: Television

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

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Chris Howden has been named the new co-host of CBC Radio’s long-running current affairs evening show As It Happens, alongside Carol Off. Howden,...

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RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST: Numeris' PPM release for the 13-week period covering Aug. 26 to Nov. 24, 2019, reveals that CBC Radio One is still number one A12+...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Bell Media’s Newstalk 610 CKTB St. Catharines has a new weekday lineup headlined by Niagara in the Morning with Tim Denis, from 6...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Scot Turner, program director at KFUN 99.5 (CKKW-FM) and operations manager for Bell Media’s Kitchener-Waterloo Radio group, is among those caught up in...

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RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST: Radioplayer Canada – the radio streaming app backed by a consortium of more than 500 Canadian radio stations – has surpassed one million downloads...

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RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST: Harvard Broadcasting says it will rename Power 107 (CJNW-FM) Edmonton, following a Monday court ruling granting Corus Entertainment a temporary injunction against Harvard’s use...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Steven Guilbeault, the newly-elected Montreal MP who headed Greenpeace Quebec for a decade, will take over the Canadian Heritage portfolio following a federal...

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RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST: The Ontario Association of Broadcasters (OAB) handed out its annual awards Thursday recognizing the radio staff behind Creative, Promotions, and Sales as well as...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Don Cherry has been fired by Sportsnet. Cherry, 85, has been hosting intermission segment Coach's Corner during Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC) broadcasts...

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RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST: The 2019 Canadian Podcast Listener (CPL) study finds that more than 40% of podcasting’s share of listening time is new media time. While traditionally...