Tag: TV

TV & Film News – Cardinal, Schitt’s Creek among big Canadian...

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television has virtually presented Canadian Screen Awards in the Broadcast News, Sports Programming, Documentary and Factual, Children’s and...

Canadian Screen Award winners named in Children’s & Youth, Lifestyle, Reality

The second round of virtual Canadian Screen Awards presentations were streamed Tuesday evening, recognizing excellence in Children's and Youth and Lifestyle and Reality programming. In...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: TV critic Bill Brioux on isolation...

Feeling like you've reached the end of Netflix? You're not alone and unfortunately there are more content challenges ahead for both conventional and OTT networks...

Tracy Tong to helm 11 p.m. Global News in Toronto, Montreal,...

Global News has announced that Tracy Tong will join the network as the 11 p.m. anchor for Global Toronto, Global Montreal, Global Halifax...

Sign Offs

Capt. Jenn Casey, 35, on May 17, in Kamloops. Originally from Halifax, Casey was hired right out of the University of King’s College Journalism...

Broadcast Tech News – IBC 2020 cancelled amid pandemic travel concerns

The International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) has been cancelled for 2020 with organizers deciding to go virtual over travel concerns amid COVID-19. Several large exhibitors,...

TV & Film News – TV viewing still up significantly compared...

thinktv says television viewing continues to be significantly higher than pre-COVID-19 levels. Its latest data analysis reflecting the period from Mar. 16 - May...

Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Ky Joseph, EVP of Sales for Evanov Broadcasting, is leaving the company, effective May 29. Joseph has been with Evanov for 26 years...

George Stroumboulopoulos on building community in the age of COVID-19

It's late on Thursday evening and I catch George Stroumboulopoulos by phone at his Toronto home where he's doing the dishes. After an ambitious travel...

Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Leon Hildebrandt has announced his retirement as Executive Vice President of Canadian Broadcast Sales (CBS) after 40 years with the company. Hildebrandt started...