REVOLVING DOOR:
Rogers Sports & Media is cutting 230 positions encompassing 80 staff at six radio stations that abruptly went off the air last Tuesday, including 1130 NewsRadio (CKWX-AM) and Sportsnet 650 (CISL-AM) in Vancouver; 660 NewsRadio (CFFR-AM) and Sportsnet 960 AM The Fan (CFAC-AM) Calgary; NewsRadio 95.7 (CJNI-FM) Halifax; and 570 NewsRadio (CKGL-AM) Kitchener. Overall, about half of the positions impacted are corporate and support roles across sales, marketing, and programming, in addition to production and some on-air roles on the television side.
Griff and Caroline, who had hosted the JACK 92.9 (CFLT-FM) Halifax morning show for the past 13 years, were also among last week’s cuts, alongside 98.5 The Ocean (CIOC-FM) Victoria morning duo, AJ & Mira. Read more here.
Corus Entertainment is undertaking another round of layoffs that will see the company part ways with an unknown number of Global News and Corus Radio personalities. Corus said the changes will be reflected on-air in the coming weeks. Among the talent scrubbed from their station websites are Ed Garcia, afternoon host at Winnipeg’s Power 97 (CJKR-FM); and 103.1 Fresh Radio (CFHK-FM) London morning show, The Morning Rush with Mark LeBel and co-host Taylor Tsakoniatis. Read more here.
Paul Kaye has been named Pattison Media’s next president as Rod Schween gets set to retire after 14 years at the helm. Schween will remain in the president’s role through the end of the year to support the transition, as Kaye begins onboarding, starting Aug. 31. Read more here.
Tom Gazzola is the new morning show host on Stingray’s Sports 1140 AM (CKJR-AM) Edmonton. Gazzola steps into the role vacated by the retiring Kevin Karius, who’d been the station’s morning show host since its launch in 2023. Gazzola announced his departure from Edmonton Sports Talk in early June. Read more here.
Darren McCaffrey is now a Breaking News Host on CBC News Network. McCaffrey was most recently an anchor with Sky News, based in London, UK, presenting the network’s flagship Business Live program, in addition to hosting Politics Hub.
Jen Barr has left CBC’s Washington Bureau for a new position in Toronto. Barr had served as CBC News’ Senior Producer, U.S. Bureaus for the last year and a half.
Daniel Jardine has left CBC after a decade. Jardine first joined the public broadcaster in Toronto in 2016. He was hired to shoot news at CBC Halifax in 2022 and more recently had been working as a video producer with the bureau.
Philip Croucher has left Global News in Halifax after five years and more than 25 in journalism. Croucher is joining the Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Change as a Communications Advisor. He’d been the Newsroom Manager at Global for Halifax and New Brunswick since 2021.
Noah Rishaug has joined CTV Edmonton as a reporter. Rishaug arrives from Global Edmonton, where he’s worked off and on since early 2025, most recently as a sports reporter. He previously was a VJ with CTV Saskatoon.
Gary Robson retired from CTV Winnipeg on July 3 after 55 years in broadcasting. Robson began his 39-year run with the station as a camera operator at the formerly branded CKY-TV, before leaving to work with CBC Manitoba. He eventually returned to CTV Winnipeg, holding various positions behind-the-scenes, including film editor, technical director, and director for Kinsmen Bingo.
Keira Stephens has joined APTN National News as a reporter in Winnipeg. A recent graduate of the Assiniboine College Media and Communications program in Brandon, Stephens recently wrapped up a news internship with the station.
Jannie-Karina Gagné has joined Cogeco’s CKOI as Program Director. She was previously with Bell Media for six years as the Content Producer for Rouge FM’s La Gang Du Matin.
Dan Wylie, Director of Programming at Blackburn Media in London, ON, has parted ways with the company. Wylie had been with Blackburn for the last 13 years.
Lana Gay is now being heard in middays on Toronto’s Indie88 (CIND-FM), from 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Adam Ricard moves from middays into Gay’s former afternoon drive time slot from 2:30 – 7 p.m. weekdays.
Dylan Fiessel has taken over as the new morning show host for Golden West Broadcasting’s Country 106.7 (CHWY-FM) Weyburn, SK. A graduate of Western Academy Broadcasting College, he previously hosted the morning show on Golden West’s AM 1190 (CFSL-AM) and Magic 103.5 (CKRC-FM) in the market.
Ella Mack has joined the lineup at CFAJ Classic 1220 AM St. Catharines/Niagara. The host of Drive Smart Living, weekdays from 3 – 6 p.m., the media personality recently returned to her hometown of Niagara after living in Australia for several years.
Amanda Wawryk has started a new position as a Senior Communications Advisor at BC Ferries. Wawryk, a former anchor at 1130 NewsRadio (CKWX-AM) for 15 years, had most recently served as Director of Editorial with ZoomerMedia where she was caught up in layoffs in April.
Alexandra Thibault has been appointed Bell Media’s new Senior Head of Agency, a newly-created role aimed at strengthening the company’s relationships with agencies. Thibault arrives from UM Worldwide, where she most recently held the title of Senior Director, Connections Planning.
Sharath Cherian is the new CEO of Vancouver-based digital music promotion platform Play MPE and Destiny Media Technologies. Cherian is a music industry entrepreneur and tech executive best known for founding HipHopDX, prior to its acquisition by Warner Music Group in 2020. L.A.-based Cherian joins Play MPE after serving in an advisory capacity with the company since early 2025.
Ken Katigbak has joined CBC as Executive in Charge of Production for Unscripted Content. Katigbak arrives from Insight Productions, where he’s been the Senior Producer of The Amazing Race Canada for the last five years. He also spent 15 years with Bell Media as a line producer and editor with MUCH and Senior Producer with the CTV Specials Unit.
Shaun Alperin has left Prime Video Canada to join NBCUniversal’s Peacock as VP, Acquisitions. Alperin had served as Head of Content for Prime Video Canada since early 2024 and had been with the streamer since 2020.
Stephanie Demers has been tapped as French Regional Director for Telefilm. Demers arrives from Montreal distribution studio, h264, where she was a Partner and served as Co-president.
Scott Marchand has been named Head of Quality Assurance and Support & Sustain at Nautel. A 29-year veteran of the company, Marchand had previously been leading Support & Sustain activities through his role as Production Engineering Manager.
Matt McGowan, VP of Business Solutions at Bell Media, has been appointed Chair of the thinkTV board of directors. CBC Chief Revenue Officer Hisham Ghostine continues in the Vice-Chair position. Payal Gabrani-Bahl, SVP Consumer & Small Business, Bell Media; Christopher Mercer, SVP Media Solutions & Sales, Corus Entertainment; and Mike Searson, Group VP, Corus, also join the board.
Peter Kent has been appointed to the Community Broadcasters Foundation of Canada Board of Directors. The retired journalist, who had a long career with Global, CBC and NBC, among other outlets, also served 14 years as the Member of Parliament for Thornhill.
The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) Board of Directors has welcomed new members: Jon Thompson, Ricochet; Mandeep Pujara, Prime Asia TV; and consultant Linton Garner. They’ll serve alongside returning directors Jason Markusoff, CBC News; Thomas Chabot, Quartier Libre; Nathalie Sturgeon, CHCO-TV; Brent Jolly, National NewsMedia Council, and Zane Schwartz, Investigative Journalism Foundation.
RADIO & PODCAST:
Rogers Sports & Media’s radio station closures in Vancouver, Calgary, Kitchener, and Halifax, have sparked a handful of petitions to the House of Commons. Kelly DeRidder, Member of Parliament for Kitchener Centre, said the loss of “an essential platform for local journalism” in the Waterloo Region raises immediate concerns, including the future of radio coverage for local Ontario Hockey League (OHL) team, the Kitchener Rangers. Among the demands of a locally-circulated petition are “a full public inquiry” into the closures and their impact on local news, emergency information, and democratic accountability in affected communities. Read more here.
LISTEN: Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast is joined by a lineup of Rogers Sports & Media ‘green brand’ alumni to reflect on the loss of the stations and the future of broadcast news. We’re joined by former 95.7 NewsRadio talk hosts Sheldon MacLeod and Lisa Blackburn from Halifax, and industry veterans Robert Linden and Amanda Wawryk, who both spent the bulk of their careers with Vancouver’s 1130 NewsRadio.
OP-ED: Larry Gifford, former National Director of AM Radio for Corus Entertainment, writes “The closure of CKWX feels different because it wasn’t simply downsized. Rogers didn’t sell the station. It surrendered the licence. Along with CISL, Vancouver’s last all-sports radio station, Rogers handed both licences back to the CRTC, acknowledging that the economics of commercial AM radio no longer justified keeping them on the air.” Read more here.
Whiteoaks Communications Group’s 610 CKTB St. Catharines has rebranded as CKTB News. Whiteoaks says the refreshed identity marks the next chapter “for a station rooted in local reporting, live conversation, and the communities it serves” and gives CKTB more room to grow across radio, digital, and streaming. As previously reported, the station is expanding its coverage into Hamilton, and simulcasting on 102.9 FM-HD2, alongside its existing 610 AM broadcast. Station programming now has a broader focus with Hamilton stories included alongside St. Catharines and Niagara coverage.
The CRTC has approved an application by Arsenal Media, on behalf of Media ClassiQ, for authority to change the ownership and effective control of French-language CJSQ-FM Québec City. The commission also approved Arsenal’s request for a new broadcast licence and to amend conditions of service to allow the station, currently operating under a Specialty format (Classical music), to a commercial mainstream (Country) format. The commission has also approved Arsenal’s application, on behalf of RNC Media, to acquire French-language commercial FM stations CFTX-FM Gatineau and its transmitter CFTX-FM-1 Gatineau (Buckingham); CKLX-FM Montréal; and CHXX-FM Donnacona and its transmitter CHXX-FM-1 Sainte-Croix-de-Lotbinière.
The CRTC has issued a call for comments on market capacity and the appropriateness of issuing a call for radio applications to serve Truro, NS. Novocast Media, which operates GO Rock (CFLB-FM) Lunenburg, has applied for an FM licence for the market. The deadline for comments is July 27.
The CRTC has also issued a call for radio applications to serve Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, and Shawinigan and Mékinac Regional County Municipality, Quebec where LE5 Communications has applied for licences to operate commercial French-language FM stations. The deadline for comments is Aug. 5.
The Coast 89.7 (CKOA-FM) Glace Bay, NS General Manager Bill MacNeil has been inducted into the Cape Breton Music Industry Hall of Fame in the Builder category. He began his career at CKBW Bridgewater in 1979 and in 1981, returned home to help launch Cape Breton’s first country station, CKPE-FM, where he served as Music Director and Operations Manager. In 1993, MacNeil took a break from radio to manage and produce several East Coast artists, including Bruce Guthro. In 2003, he led the founding of Coastal Community Radio Cooperative and began special event broadcasts as The Coast 89.7. His efforts led to the launch as a full-time station in 2007, where he continues to serve as GM and Music Director.
Alex Bird’s podcast I’m Old Fashioned has been picked up by JAZZ.FM91 (CJRT-FM) Toronto. The JUNO Award winner dives into the story behind a lesser-heard gem in each episode. The podcast, I Hate Jazz (Or Do You?), sees host Ralph Benmergui sit down with a JAZZ.FM91 host, musician, or jazz fan to challenge them to make him fall in love with their particular corner of the jazz world. New episodes of both podcasts will drop twice a month on Wednesdays, available on the station’s 24/7 streaming channel via its website and app.
SiriusXM Canada is airing new weekly interview series, That Said with Talia Schlanger, Sundays at 10 a.m. ET on Canada Talks (Ch. 167). Hosted by the broadcaster, writer, producer and musician, the series features conversations with guests including comedian Margaret Cho, musician Williams Prince, and Survivor favourite Stephen Fishbach. Schlanger is the former host of NPR’s World Cafe and a frequent guest-host on CBC Radio.
SiriusXM Canada and Rolling Stone Canada have launched Rolling Stone Canada on SiriusXM, described as “the soundtrack to the magazine that has defined music culture for generations.” Rolling Stone Canada Radio is available to listeners on the SiriusXM app and in vehicles equipped with SiriusXM with 360.
The Rod Pederson Show is partnering with influencer marketing agency, Creatorade. The former Harvard Media sports director turned podcaster drops daily episodes, Monday to Friday, covering the NHL, NFL, CFL and MLB, among other topics.
Movers & Shakers is a new interview series from Two Small Men with Big Hearts, featuring conversations with notable Canadians on moving, memory, identity, and belonging. Inaugural guests include Letterkenny star K. Trevor Wilson, CHOM morning man Jay “MadDog” Michaels, radio and TV personality Frank Cavallaro, and Montreal media veteran and punk rock pioneer Paul Gott of The Ripcordz.
The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) has announced an all-Canadian first wave of performers for the 2026 CCMA Awards, taking place in Saskatoon, on Sept. 19, including Dean Brody, The Reklaws, Owen Riegling, Tenille Arts, Hunter Brothers, and Jess Moskaluke. Available exclusively on CTV and streaming on Crave, Bell Media will also deliver multi-platform coverage across broadcast, radio, digital, and social media, including iHeartRadio Canada’s Pure Country.
LISTEN: Josie Dye and Nat Hunter are making history as the first new morning show to launch on Toronto’s legendary CHUM-FM in more than 40 years that doesn’t include long-serving hosts Marilyn Denis or Roger Ashby. Nat & Josie joined Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast, alongside CHUM 104.5 Program Director Christian Hall, to talk about the monumental feat of prepping to follow a legacy show and why this is a great opportunity to bring more listeners back to radio.
LISTEN: Justin Jackson is on the latest Sound Off Podcast. The owner and operator of Canadian podcast hosting company, Transistor.fm, discusses the evolution of podcast hosting and where the industry is headed.
SIGN OFFS:
Roy Gardner, 83, on July 4. Raised in Souris, MB, Gardner started his broadcast career at CKX-TV in Brandon in 1964. He went on to hold roles in Kelowna and Kamloops, before joining CHEK-TV in 1973 where he spent 15 years, ascending to the role of General Manager. Gardner joined BCTV (now Global BC) in 1987, retiring as the station’s General Manager in 2008. He later came out of retirement in 2013 to guide CHEK Media Group through a period of organizational restructuring to help stabilize the employee-owned station, as President and General Manager. His industry advocacy efforts included serving as President of the B.C. Association of Broadcasters (BCAB) from 1989 to 1990. He was recognized with the BCAB’s Broadcaster of the Year Award in 2003. Read more here.
Doug Thorne, 74, unexpectedly on July 3. Thorne was hired right out of Ryerson University by Dick Smyth at CHUM in 1973. After working in the newsroom for five years, he moved into sales in 1977, managing accounts for clients including Universal Studios, Paramount, United Artists, Levi-Strauss, Speedy Muffler, and Ontario Place. Thorne moved on to Kingston in 1988 to fulfil his dream of being an on-air announcer, heard in afternoon drive on CFLY-FM. He was part of downsizing at CHUM Limited in 2000, and moved into a new career with Gordon F. Tompkins Funeral Homes. He later worked with the Ambassador Conference Resort as Senior Manager of Business Development, in addition to continuing to do voiceover work under the banner of Doug Thorne Productions.
Tommy Hunter, 89, on July 2. Known as “Canada’s Country Gentleman,” Hunter got his start in country music television in 1956 when he became a cast member of CBC’s “Country Hoedown.” “The Tommy Hunter Show” began airing as a CBC Radio program in 1960, before Hunter was given his own television show in 1965, which replaced Country Hoedown and went on to air for the next 27 years. Prior to its cancellation by CBC in 1992, the show was also broadcast on The Nashville Network (TNN) in the U.S., reaching as many as 75 million homes. The recipient of three JUNO Awards and one Gemini, Hunter was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1984 and given a star on the Country Music Hall of Fame’s Walkway of Stars in Nashville in 1990. He was inducted into the Order of Canada in 1986. Read more here.
Michael Zaplitny (aka Mike Douglas), on June 28, in Swift Current, SK, after a battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Born in Dauphin, MB, Zaplitny graduated from Brandon University in 1974. His radio career included a stint as Program Director for CJME and Z99 (CIZL-FM) Regina, later becoming General Manager for 650 CKOM and C95 (CFMC-FM) Saskatoon, and then 66 CFR Calgary. Zaplitny was named Operations Manager for the Rawlco Radio group in 1987. Among other industry initiatives, he served as president of the Saskatchewan Association of Broadcasters (SAB) from 2001-03, in addition to serving on the board of the Western Association of Broadcasters (WAB). He additionally served as president of the Regina Chamber of Commerce. Zaplitny was awarded the Canada 125 medal at Government House in 1992, given to “citizens who had made significant contributions to their community and to Canada.”
Tom Jeffries, 77, on June 25. Jeffries got his first taste of broadcasting at University of Victoria campus station UVIC Radio (CFUV-FM) in his hometown of Victoria in the early 1960s when he sat in for a friend who couldn’t make his show. That led to work as a part-time announcer at CFAX and CKDA, beginning in 1967. He detoured to CKPG Prince George in 1970 where he hosted all-nights, before arriving in Vancouver in 1972 and his first stint at CFUN and CKVN. The son of a career naval officer and no stranger to moving around, the young announcer headed east to CFRA Ottawa in 1974, and then CFTR Toronto, before making his way back to CFUN, where he helmed middays and afternoon drive from 1978 to 1986. He went on to join the CJCH Halifax morning show from 1986-90, once again returning to the West Coast and a 10-year run in afternoons on Vancouver’s CKKS-FM. Jeffries later helmed mornings at CKBD Vancouver from 2001-03. His last turn in radio was at CKNW Vancouver, where he hosted the CKNW Weekend Morning News and filled-in on Housecalls, before retiring in 2010. Read more here.
TV & FILM:
Making history! 📺
Madison Shipman makes her regular season debut as analyst tonight, becoming the first woman to work the booth for a @BlueJays game on @Sportsnet 👏
Watch the Blue Jays take on the Padres tonight at 9:40pm ET on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+! pic.twitter.com/A9h2AxQjrd
— Sportsnet PR (@SportsnetPR) July 10, 2026
Madison Shipman has made history as the first woman to work the TV broadcast booth for a Toronto Blue Jays game on Sportsnet. Shipman made her regular season debut last week as an analyst, alongside Ben Shulman. With a background playing professional softball at the University of Tennessee, Shipman previously worked as an analyst and commentator for ESPN before joining the Blue Jays team in 2023.
Bell Media says Canada-Morocco now holds the record for the most-watched Canada match at the FIFA World Cup and biggest non-Final FIFA World Cup match on record, drawing an average audience of 5.4 million viewers across TSN, RDS, CTV, Noovo, and Crave. Overall, 11.7 million unique Canadian viewers tuned in for some part of the match, with audiences peaking at 7.3 million viewers at 2:41 p.m. ET as Canada fought to level the score. Read more here.
CBC/Radio-Canada and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have announced that Canada will participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria. The world’s largest live music event, Eurovision celebrated its 70th edition this year, reaching 132 million people across 35 measured TV markets. Read more here.
CBC/Radio-Canada will be the broadcast and streaming home in Canada for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, July 23 – Aug. 2 in Glasgow, Scotland. The network will air coverage of the 12-day multi-sport event across CBC TV, CBC Gem and ICI TOU.TV, starting with the Opening Ceremony on July 23, along with up-to-the-minute news across CBC Sports and Radio-Canada Sports digital and social media platforms.
CBC has given long-running podcast and CBC Radio show, Q with Tom Power, its own FAST (free ad-supported streaming) channel. Available now on CBC Gem and the Q with Tom Power YouTube Channel, it features more than 450 conversations from Q’s vast catalogue. Read more here.
Netflix and BBC, in association with CBC, have started production on new YA comedy series, Camped Out. Filming in Ontario, it follows three teen slackers who escape repeating a year of high school by agreeing to work at their guidance counsellor’s financially strapped summer camp. Starring Oscar Chark (Allegiance, Tracker), Yuvraj Kalsi (Allegiance, Alert: Missing Persons Unit), and Evan Mok (Small Achievable Goals, Slo Pitch, the show’s creator, showrunner and executive producer is Matt Kippen (Kim’s Convenience, Schitt’s Creek).
CBC and Parks Canada have partnered to bring Indigenous films and series to national parks and historic sites across the country this summer. Titled Rooted: A CBC & Parks Canada Indigenous Stories Screening Series, free screenings are underway now until Aug. 31.
Bell Media’s first co-commission with Versant’s USA Network, Anna Pigeon, debuts in Canada Aug. 7. Filmed in Calgary and starring Canadian actress Tracy Spiridakos (Chicago P.D.), the 10-episode hour-long Crave original airs Fridays at 10 p.m. ET on USA Network, and streams on Crave. From director Lea Thompson (Back to the Future) and Canadian showrunner Morwyn Brebner (Saving Hope), the series is based on the Anna Pigeon mystery novels by Nevada Barr, following a former urbanite who becomes a park ranger after a devastating loss.
Fiasco Global Media and Bonus Production Services have announced a strategic alliance to identify, develop and produce select scripted television projects. The alliance between the two Manitoba women-led production companies is designed to maximize both company’s strengths, while remaining independent.
Temptations Under The Sun: Cyprus debuts on Crave with two episodes on Friday, Aug. 7. With English audiences already tuning into OD: Tentations Aiu Soleil, the #1 French-language reality series on Crave, the one-hour, 10-episode spinoff series follows 17 Canadian singles as they face temptation, strategy, and unexpected twists under the Mediterranean sun. Two new episodes stream on subsequent Fridays until the finale on Sept. 4.
NBCUniversal’s Hayu and Vancouver’s Lark Productions is bringing Bravo reality TV series Summer House to Canada. Filming for Summer House Canada, Hayu’s second original commission and the first international adaptation outside of the U.S., is underway in Muskoka, with the 10-episode series set to stream exclusively on the service next year.
Stingray has launched Stingray Soccer Anthems featuring “the world’s most iconic stadium songs, global hits, and fan-fueled chants that define the spirit of the game.” The channel is available on LG Channels across North and South America (channel 103 in Canada, 112 in the U.S.) , as well as Tivify in Spain. Expanding its reach in July, it will launch with leading TV partners like Bell, Rogers, TELUS, Videotron and Cogeco in Canada. Read more here.
ONLINE & DIGITAL MEDIA:
MuchMusic is celebrating five years since the brand’s digital-first relaunch in 2021. Bell Media says MuchMusic has evolved into Canada’s most-followed entertainment brand, growing a community of nearly 8.5 million followers across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Threads, WhatsApp, and X. The brand has broadened its editorial focus to spotlight emerging fan communities—including country music and K-pop—and explored the growing connection between music, sports, and culture through marquee events like Super Bowl, FIFA World Cup, Grey Cup, and Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix.
Gander Social, a new Canadian social media network, launched nationally on July 1. Built with input from thousands of beta testers across the country, Gander’s Founder and CEO Ben Waldman, an Ottawa-based tech designer, says the app allows users to control their experience, without fear of having their data sold off or engagement-driven algorithms dictating what they see.
REGULATORY, TELECOM & MEDIA:
Rogers Communications intends to buy the remaining 25% ownership stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), subject to approvals. Rogers previously bought out Bell’s 37.5% ownership stake for C$4.7 billion. Sport investment group Kilmer Sports owns the remaining 25% share, valued at $4.35 billion. Rogers intends to finance the MLSE transaction by selling a minority stake in its consolidated Rogers sports, media and entertainment assets over the next year. Read more here.
Michael J. Fox has been promoted within the Order of Canada to Companion as Governor General Louise Arbour announced 61 new appointments. New Companion appointments from the media and entertainment sector include Rhombus Media founder Niv Fichman, (The Red Violin, BlackBerry) and Halifax journalist Stephanie Nolen, who has reported from more than 80 countries. New Members include youth television creator Roger Price of You Can’t Do That Productions in Ottawa and trailblazing Toronto Star journalist Mary-Deanne Shears, the first woman to serve as managing editor.
The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has concluded that CTV National News breached both the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) Code and RTDNA Code of Journalistic Ethics after airing a February story about violence in Puerto Vallarta that featured a Canadian tourist stating that cartel members were “killing bus drivers, they’re killing cab drivers, they’re after the police.” A viewer complained that there were no bus or cab drivers killed, so CTV should not have broadcast the statement. CTV argued it was a breaking news and did not represent as verified fact. The CBSC panel found CTV should not have broadcast the erroneous information or at the least indicated it was unverified or corrected the comment in a subsequent report
The Investigative Journalism Foundation (IJF) is launching free access for journalists. Reporters can now access the non-profit’s 23 million+ rows of data as well as paywalled stories.
BROADCAST TECH & ENGINEERING:
ATSC has unveiled the first comprehensive update to its A/85 Recommended Practice: Techniques for Establishing and Maintaining Audio Loudness for Digital Television since 2013. Aimed at providing broadcasters, equipment manufacturers, content creators and streaming providers with modern guidance for delivering a consistent, high-quality audio experience, the update introduces two important new annexes: guidance for establishing and maintaining consistent loudness for streaming media services using both metadata-based and non-metadata-based audio codecs; and a new Loudness and True Peak Quick Reference designed to simplify implementation for engineers and content providers. Read more here.
North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) hosted a panel, in conjunction with the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA), as broadcast leaders explore new approaches that could improve interoperability, collaboration and operational flexibility. At the heart of these discussions is the Dynamic Media Facility (DMF) and related Media eXchange Layer (MXL), emerging frameworks intended to help broadcasters determine how the next generation of software-defined workflows could work. Read more here.
FEATURE: The 76th edition of the WABE Conference will happen in Vancouver this year, from Oct. 5-7 at the Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront. Registration is open for all attendees, sponsorship levels, and the exhibit hall. Twelve years after attending his first WABE Conference, Alex Loewen is now Vice-President of the organization, elbows deep into planning this year’s conference. Read his reflections here.
