All things Weekly Briefing from Broadcast Dialogue, Canada’s broadcast industry publication of record.
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The Weekly Briefing
RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST:
TSN 1040 (CKST-AM) Vancouver will remain the official radio broadcaster of the BC Lions with a new deal that extends the partnership through to...
The Weekly Briefing
REVOLVING DOOR:
Brad Dryden will join Natalie Fournier on the Mix 96-5 (CKUL-FM) Halifax morning show, starting Feb. 5, following the departure of Frankie Hollywood...
The Weekly Briefing
RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST:
CIBL-FM Montreal employees are mobilizing to try to save the French-language community radio station. All 13 of the station’s employees were laid off last...
The Weekly Briefing
REVOLVING DOOR:
Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, has appointed five directors to five-year terms on the CBC/Radio-Canada Board of Directors. The new members are...
The Weekly Briefing
RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST:
SiriusXM Canada’s 200+ audio channels are now available on Apple TV 4K and Apple TV (4th generation) via the SiriusXM app. Among other features,...
The Weekly Briefing
REVOLVING DOOR:
Alan Horn will step down as chair of the board of Rogers Communications Inc. effective Jan. 1. Horn, president and CEO of Rogers...
The Weekly Briefing
RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST:
980 CKNW Vancouver, 680 CJOB Winnipeg and 770 CHQR Calgary are now officially under the Global News Radio brand. They join Corus’ Ontario newstalk...
The Weekly Briefing
REVOLVING DOOR:
Gregg Zaun, Sportsnet baseball analyst and former Toronto Blue Jays catcher, has been fired following complaints by female employees about inappropriate behaviour in...
The Weekly Briefing
RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST:
Bell Media’s updated iHeartRadio app now includes Evanov radio stations and some U.S. stations. Included in the enhanced programming lineup are popular podcasts WTF...
The Weekly Briefing
REVOLVING DOOR
Stephanie Friedman is being restructured out of her position as VP Radio, Nielsen Entertainment, effective at year end. Friedman began working with BDSradio...
