HomeWeekly Briefing ArchivesThe Weekly Briefing

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR:

Marilyn Denis & David Corey

David Corey has joined Marilyn Denis as the new co-host of The Marilyn Denis Show on Toronto’s CHUM 104.5. Corey began his career at KISS 108 (WXKS-FM) Boston as a teenager where he ascended to the role of Assistant Program Director and Music Director, before joining Bell Media as VP of Radio Programming and Program Director of CHUM 104.6 in 2006. He held that role for over a decade before leaving for Beasley Media Group as Country Brand Manager and PD of Boston’s WKLB in 2017. He went on to serve as Director of FM Programming for Cumulus Media. He returned to Bell last September as a Radio Programming Management Consultant. Read more here.

Jordana Katz

Jordana Katz has left her role as Senior Account Manager at Indie88 (CIND-FM) Toronto. She had been with the station for 11 years. Katz has accepted the position of Account Manager, Local/Direct Media Sales at Rogers Sports & Media in Toronto.

Paul Burton

Paul Burton has joined MBC (My Broadcasting Corporation) as General Manager and General Sales Manager in Kingston. Burton formerly spent 22 years as Sales and Distribution Manager at Kingston This Week and another 12 as an account exec at Metroland Media. Most recently, he’d been serving as Senior Publisher at Toronto’s Annex Business Media.

Stephanie Henry

Stephanie Henry has announced she’s departed Citytv’s Breakfast Television as the show moves in a new direction with its traffic coverage. She’d been with the station since 2019 and with Rogers Sports & Media since 2016 when she started as a traffic reporter on 680 News (CFTR-AM). Henry, who went back to school to become an automotive services tech, says she’s looking forward to expanding She Auto Know, her car clinic and blog helping women learn more about their cars.

Ana Almeida

Ana Almeida has announced she’s leaving CTV Atlantic to move back to Ontario to be closer to family. Almeida started contributing to CTV Halifax in 2011, hosting a weekly pop culture segment. She’s been with the station full-time since 2013, most recently as a co-host and producer on the Atlantic edition of CTV Morning Live. Her last day on the show is Friday, Sept. 20.

Abby O’Brien

Abby O’Brien is leaving CTV Toronto’s digital desk for a new opportunity. O’Brien had been with CTV and CP24.com since 2021. Prior to that, she was a staff writer with Narcity Media.

Janet Brown

Janet Brown has parted ways with 980 CKNW Vancouver and Global BC. A 2021 RTDNA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, prior to joining CKNW in 1989, Brown was a reporter at CKEG Nanaimo, CJNL Merritt, and CHNL Kamloops.

Olivia Bowden

Olivia Bowden has announced she’s returning to freelancing full-time after reporting for CBC Toronto for the past year and a half. Prior to this stint at CBC, Bowden had a brief run as a national news writer and producer at CTV News.

Donnie Coulter

Donnie Coulter has announced he’s leaving Newstalk 1010 (CFRB-AM) Toronto for the second time in his career. Coulter had been a producer with the station since 2015.

Hana Mae Nassar

Hana Mae Nasser has announced her departure from CityNews Vancouver after almost eight years. Nasser had been a web editor since 2021.

Sarah Scott

Sarah Scott has joined Golden West Broadcasting’s The Eagle 100.9 (CKUV-FM) Okotoks and Air 106.1 (CFIT-FM) Airdrie, AB in afternoon drive. Scott previously hosted mornings on Stingray’s New Country 95.9 (CKSA-FM) Lloydminster, up until this past spring.

Marina Barnes has joined the morning show, alongside John Kalil, on Harvard Media’s Play 103 (CFVR-FM) Fort McMurray. Barnes was previously heard in swing on Corus Entertainment’s Fresh Radio 93.1 (CHAY-FM) Barrie for the last six years, up until this past February. 

Alan Black

Alan Black, Chief Operating Officer at Canadaland, has announced his intention to leave the podcast network in the next few months, saying in a post to LinkedIn that “it’s time to move on and pursue some new projects.” Black joined the organization in 2022 after a decade as Director of Operations for the Hot Docs Festival and Managing Director of Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema.

Mark Shopiro & Dan Slepak

Mark Shopiro has been promoted to Head of Amazon Prime Video Canada, reporting to Magda Grace, Head of Prime Video for Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Shopiro has been at Amazon since 2019, most recently as Head of Engagement, Marketplace & Sports in Canada. Dan Slepak steps into the newly-created role of Head of Marketplace, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. He’s been at Amazon since 2022, most recently in content acquisitions for Prime Video Channels & TVOD. They join Brent Hayes, Head of International Originals, Canada, Amazon MGM Studios; Shaun Alperin, Head of Content, Prime Video Canada, and Owen McCorquodale, Head of of Comms for Canada.

Carlyn Staudt

Carlyn Staudt has been promoted at Blue Ant Media to EVP, Global Channels and Streaming. After leading Love Nature as General Manager since 2021, her expanded role will now see her lead Blue Ant Media’s international channels, including Love Nature, Declassified, HauntTV, Total Crime, Homeful, Drag Race Universe, Love Pets and Love Drama. Her expanded scope will focus on the continued growth of Blue Ant Media’s channel footprint across all platforms including FAST, SVOD, AVOD and Pay-TV. Based out of Washington, she’ll continue to report to Jamie Schouela, President, Global Channels and Media, and now also reports to Michael MacMillan, co-founder and CEO, as a key member of the senior leadership team. 

Katherine Pavoni

Katharine Pavoni has been named to the newly-created role of Deputy Director, B.C. Film Commission at Creative BC, responsible for oversight and delivery of the film commission’s operations and services, specifically collaborative initiatives like Reel Green, Creative Pathways, and regional services promoting production across B.C. locations. Pavoni was most recently Director of Industry Programs and Services with Actsafe, the entertainment industry’s health and safety association, and previously served as Manager, Industry and Community Affairs at Creative BC.

Sean Cohan

Sean Cohan, President of Bell Media, has been elected Chair of the BANFF Foundation Board of Directors. Cohan succeeds Kevin Beggs, Lionsgate Television Group Chair & Chief Creative Officer, who served as Chair for three years. Beggs will continue to serve on the BANFF Board. Appointed President of Bell Media in 2023, Cohan previously spent 15 years with A+E Networks, ultimately in the role of President, International and Digital Media. More recently, he was Chief Growth Officer & President at Nielsen.

 

 

RADIO & PODCAST:

Evanov Communications (ECI) has found a buyer for CHRC-FM Clarence-Rockland and CKHK-FM Hawkesbury, two of the three Ontario FM stations it had slated for closure this month. GO FM, which operates non-profit, community French-language station 92.1 GO FM (CHOD-FM) – licensed to Cornwall, ON, but operating out of studios in Casselman – is set to acquire the assets of the stations, pending CRTC approval. GO FM is owned and operated by the Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria cooperative. Terms of the transaction have not been divulged. ECI President Paul Evanov said the agreement ensures the two stations, which both carried Hot Country formats, continue to serve their respective communities without interruption. The three stations, including Lite 98.5 (CJWL-FM) Ottawa, were set to be shuttered this Friday. Read more here.

Stingray’s CFCW led the radio category winners at the 42nd annual CCMA Awards, handed out over the weekend at Country Music Week in the Alberta capital. Longtime CFCW Program Director Jackie Rae Greening was named Country Personality of the Year, with the Edmonton heritage station winning Radio Station of the Year (Large Market). Stingray’s New Country 95.5 (CKGY-FM) Red Deer was named Radio Station of the Year (Medium/Small Market). Rogers Sports & Media Country network show, Boomer’s Canadian Club, hosted by National Music Curator – Country, Wendy Boomer, won Country Music Program or Special of the Year. Read more here.

SiriusXM Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA), kicked off Country Music Week 2024 by announcing Zach McPhee of Vernon, BC, as the champion of the 2024 SiriusXM Top of the Country competition. Fans were treated to a live broadcast of the competition’s grand finale on Top of the Country Radio (Ch. 171). The title comes with a $25,000 grand prize.

Sequel has launched, a new independent podcast production venture co-founded by former Pacific Content showrunners Tori Allen and Andy Sheppard. Allen and Sheppard, both former CBC Radio producers, started the “brand storytelling” venture in July in the wake of Rogers Sports & Media’s move to shutter its branded podcast division. UK-based podcast production agency Lower Street has since acquired the Pacific Content brand and trademarks. Sequel has recruited a number of former Pacific Content staff, including Sound Designer Robyn Edgar, and showrunners Aparita Bhandari, Pippa Johnstone, Pedro Mendes, and Brittany Duggan. Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab are among the clients the team is continuing to work with. Read more here.

Canadaland has announced the fall lineup of CanadaLabs workshops and events. It includes an in-person session in October dedicated to journalists making the move to audio, the podcast network’s inaugural Podcast PitchFest in November, and a session on the Business of Podcasting in December. The events are geared towards podcasters and journalists of all levels. 

The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) has launched Uncharted Country, a three-part podcast series, hosted by Morgan “MJ” James, featuring conversations with The War and Treaty, Steven Lee Olsen, and CCMA Award winner SACHA. The podcast builds on ongoing collaborative efforts between CCMA and ADVANCE, Canada’s Black Music Business Collective.

 

Triton Digital has released the latest Canada Podcast Ranker for August 2024 (July 29 – Sept. 1), as measured by Triton’s Podcast Metrics measurement service. The top three Canada originating English-language podcasts included Front Burner (CBC/Radio-Canada) again at #1, The World This Hour (CBC/Radio-Canada) again at #2, and World Report (CBC/Radio-Canada) climbing to #3. The top three Canada originated French-language podcasts were Le Radiojournal (Radio Canada) again at #1, Mario Dumont (QUB) climbing to #2, and Les chroniques financières du 98,5 (Cogeco Media) again at #3. Yet again, the top ranked podcast overall was Dateline NBC (NBCUniversal News Group). SiriusXM Podcast Network earned the #1 spot again on the Top Networks Report with 3.90M Average Weekly Downloads, followed by Wondery and CBC/Radio-Canada. August saw four debuts including Noble (SiriusXM Podcast Network) and The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert (Paramount) for the top ranked podcasts. 

Liam the Kid Reporter, the Virgin Radio (CKFM-FM) Toronto morning show’s dedicated TIFF correspondent, was a big hit on the red carpet, securing interviews with Selena Gomez, Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller and Denzel Washington, among other stars. Liam Ton, 8, was chosen as Daryn and Deepa’s red carpet correspondent from an open casting call on the show earlier this year.

LISTEN: Jordan Heath Rawlings, host of Rogers Sports & Media’s The Big Story Podcast, returns to the Sound Off Podcast to discuss the evolution of daily news podcasts over the past five years. The Big Story has evolved into video, releasing episodes on two YouTube channels, reaching 100,000 views, despite minimal video content. Listen on your favourite podcast app or here:

SIGN OFFS:

Randy Richards

Randy Richards (aka Randy Quinn), 66, on Sept. 14, following a three-year battle with  cancer. Richards got his first taste of radio at CFB Trenton, where he hosted his first radio show at the age of 16. After attending Loyalist College, Richards worked at radio stations from  Belleville, ON to Calgary, including FM 108 Burlington, CJCS Stratford, CJOY Guelph, CKAN Newmarket, and eventually Barrie where he landed in 1991 and went on to work at Rock 95 (CFJB-FM) for 30 years. He also did a stint in sales at the Barrie Examiner. Richards, who had most recently been heard in afternoons on Rock 95, had been on leave from Central Ontario Broadcasting for the past few years.

Paul Meagher

Paul Meagher, 70, on Sept. 12. Born and raised in Halifax where he attended St. Patrick’s High School and then St. Mary’s University, Meagher’s foray into broadcasting began in 1977 at CHNS Halifax. From there, Meagher spent the bulk of his career at CFDR, and later SUN-FM and CHFX-FM. He also spent time at CHSJ Saint John, NB. More recently, he’d been heard on Eastern Passage, NS community station 105.9 Seaside FM (CFEP-FM).

TV & FILM:

DGCThe Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) has announced the 12 long-listed films for the 2024 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award, spotlighting emerging Canadian directors to watch out for this festival season. This year’s long list includes Matthew Rankin’s Universal Language, which will represent Canada in the race for Best International Feature Film; Tamara Segura feature documentary Seguridad, exploring the Newfoundland-based filmmaker’s complicated relationship with her father in the context of the Cuban Revolution; and Melanie Oates’ second feature Sweet Angel Baby, which is making its premiere at TIFF this week. Read more here.

The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) has unveiled the recipients of its annual Indiescreen Awards, Martin Katz and Ngardy Conteh George. Celebrating the best and brightest in Canadian independent feature film production, the winners were announced last week at the Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF) in Halifax. Katz, founder and president of Toronto-based prodco Prospero Pictures, was named the recipient of the 2024 Established Producer Award. Conteh George, co-founder of OYA Media Group, is the recipient of the 2024 Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award. Read more here.

TIFF has officially concluded the 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, by celebrating the best of the fest with its annual awards slate. This year’s People’s Choice Award winners were Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck, Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, and Mike Downie documentary The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal. The 2024 Best Canadian Feature Film Award was Sophie Deraspe’s Shepherds, while the 2024 Best Canadian Discovery Award went to Matthew Rankin’s Universal Language.

The YA Future Impact Awards have opened to nominations, celebrating excellence across 12 categories including Notable Newcomer, Collaborator, Mentor, Innovator, and Media Buyer of the Year. Nominations close Oct. 3.

Telefilm Canada has unveiled its 2024-27 strategy for the Atlantic film industry, developed for, and with Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and P.E.I. Its purpose is to co-develop actions to stimulate and support the Atlantic film industry, outlining three priorities including building capacity and equitable access, evolving competitiveness and increasing discoverability, promotion and market reach.

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has launched its 2024-27 EDIA Strategy, titled All In: Embedding Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the audiovisual industry. Part of CMF’s ongoing efforts to create a more inclusive and accessible audiovisual industry in Canada, a new Sector Development Support program will focus on capacity building, market access, and workforce development for companies owned by Black, Indigenous, and other Equity-Deserving Communities. The CMF will also review its Jury Recruitment and Training Policy to address unconscious bias and ensure project evaluation panels reflect the diversity of Canada’s population. The CMF is additionally ramping up collaborations with diverse industry organizations, festivals, and networking events to foster greater inclusion. 

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has announced an investment of $10,157,021 in the production of 23 audiovisual projects by production companies owned and controlled by Black and racialized individuals. The funding is being allocated via CMF’s Program for Racialized Communities. Of the 23 projects, 16 are in English. They include 11 documentaries, three projects for children and youth, and two dramas. The successful prodcos are in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and Manitoba. The seven French-language projects include four dramas and three documentaries. 

The Creative Export Canada Export Development Stream is investing $90,000 to support Ottawa-based Capital Motion Picture Group’s JustWatchMe.tv. The platform’s content is broadcast through multiple streams, including ad-supported free on-demand, subscription on demand, premium on demand, live stream, and pop-up cinema. Capital Motion Picture Group is receiving funding to support its business expansion into the UK, U.S., Australia, New Zealand and other markets, providing Canadian content creators with opportunities for international exposure. 

Firecracker Department, the creative collective and podcast dedicated to supporting female and non-binary artists, has announced its expansion to Vancouver and Calgary. The Vancouver launch is set for Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Roundhouse, and the Calgary launch on Sunday, Sept. 29 at Joey Chinook. In honour of each new chapter, Firecracker Department will present a Blaze Award to a community leader who exemplifies creativity, vision, and excellence in the arts. Veena Sood, an award-winning actor and comedian, will be recognized in Vancouver for her outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry, while Susan Serrao will receive the Blaze Award in Calgary for her tireless work as a comedian, writer, and producer. Looking ahead, Firecracker has set its sights on launching new chapters in New York, Los Angeles, Halifax, Winnipeg, and the UK.

VOD Evolution is the fifth consecutive study by Roku on the state of TV streaming and addressable TV advertising audiences in Canada. It finds that eight in 10 TV viewers are streaming and for the first time ever, more than half of all TV viewers are now addressable audiences who watch ad-supported TV streaming. Addressable TV streaming audiences have grown +25% in the last year from 44% to 55% of all internet users. Download the white paper here.

Corus Entertainment has unveiled the branding for its two new lifestyle networks set to launch in Canada at the end of the year. Flavour Network and Home Network will both launch Dec. 30, with more than 460 hours of lifestyle content. Corus says the channels will feature a mix of Canadian original programming, as well as international acquisitions through new and expanded license deals. The channel unveilings come following Corus’ loss of the Canadian broadcast rights to Food Network Canada and HGTV Canada, among other Warner Bros. Discovery content, in a coup by Rogers Sports & Media to scoop brand and content licensing rights from both Corus and Bell. Flavour Network and Home Network will replace the current channel position of Food Network Canada and HGTV Canada. Corus has confirmed 110.5 hours of commissioned originals destined to air on the new networks, including titles originally slated for Food Network Canada and HGTV Canada. Read more here.

APTN, CBC/Radio-Canada, and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the three partners work collaboratively on the annual production of national broadcast, Remembering the Children: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Supported by Canadian Heritage, the live, 90-minute event on Sept. 30, will honour residential school survivors and pay tribute to the children who never made it home. Presented in English, French, and Plains Cree, it will be broadcast from Parliament Hill across APTN and CBC/Radio-Canada channels, and made available to all Canadian broadcasters. Participating networks include Blue Ant Media: T+E, Makeful, Cottage Life, Smithsonian and BBC; The Canadian Press; CHCH TV; CityTV in Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and Winnipeg; CPAC; CTV2; Hollywood Suite; Inuit TV; Knowledge Network; OUTtv; TFO; and Unis TV. Read more here.

CTV Original comedy docuseries Mark McKinney Needs A Hobby airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT, beginning Oct. 2 on CTV, CTV.ca, and the CTV app, and available to stream on Crave, beginning Oct. 3. Filmed across Canada and the U.S., Season 1 consists of 10, half-hour, episodes, following McKinney (Superstore, The Kids in the Hall) as he embarks on an epic quest to answer one of the most pressing questions of the 2020’s – who are we when we are not working? Featuring special guests like comedian Margaret Cho and actress Maria Vacratsis (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), the series is produced by Sphere Media, in association with CTV, and created by Kim Bondi, Mark McKinney, Rob Sheridan (2 Broke Girls, Corner Gas), and directed by Nick McKinney (The Daily Show).

(l-r): Carolina Bartczak, Arnold Pinnock, Ennis Esmer

CBC and KOTV have announced that production is now underway in Montreal on a third season of time-bending anthology drama series PLAN B (6×60). An adaptation of the popular French-language drama series of the same name (now in its fourth season for Radio-Canada), the new  season will focus on a new story, starring Carolina Bartczak (Painkiller, X-Men: Apocalypse), Arnold Pinnock (The Porter, Combat Hospital) and Ennis Esmer (Children Ruin Everything, Blindspot).  

OUTtv has commissioned a raft of new series including docuseries Get Hooked (7 x 30’), a co-commission with Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) launching in Spring 2025, showcasing how members of the queer, Black, Indigenous and disability communities capitalize on the mental health benefits of fishing; Stripped Down (6 x 30’), a docuseries about dancers at a gay strip club in Florida; scripted comedy series Off Shoot (6 x 30’) following a photographer and his assistant to unpredictable photo sessions with queens, celebrities, porn stars and models; and comedy Settle Down! (6 x 20’), following a matchmaker with an unmatched success rate in pairing queer individuals, despite the chaotic mess of his own romantic life. In addition, the network has commissioned mockumentary Drag House Rules as well as Wish You Were Queer, a multi-format variety series.

REGULATORY, MEDIA & TELECOM:

Rogers Communications has signed an agreement to buy Bell’s 37.5% ownership stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) for C$4.7 billion. MLSE owns the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Toronto FC, Toronto Argonauts, Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League, the NBA G League Raptors 905, MLS Next Pro team TFC II, and the Raptors Uprising Gaming Club, the Toronto Raptors esports franchise in the NBA 2K League. It also owns and operates Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena and has invested in and operates five other Toronto sports facilities. Rogers and Bell have had a combined ownership position in MLSE since 2012. When the transaction closes, subject to league and regulatory approvals, Rogers will gain a 75% controlling interest in MLSE. The deal provides Bell with the opportunity to renew its existing broadcast and sponsorship rights longterm. Read more here.

Morningstar DBRS has downgraded Corus Entertainment’s credit rating, placing its senior unsecured notes in the “CCC” category, denoting speculative or junk grade, and a high level of default risk. Its recovery rating was also downgraded to RR5 from RR4 as the global credit rating agency continues to express concerns about the company’s liquidity position. The agency says those concerns, in part, are based on the higher seasonal working capital required to secure programming for the upcoming season and continued pressure on operating results, reflecting “secular headwinds” or a dampened environment for long-term growth. Corus announced earlier this month, it had amended its credit agreement in the face of more than $1 billion in outstanding debt, securing a 4.75 debt to cash flow ratio extension with its bank group until mid-October. Read more here.

Telesat Lightspeed has received a $2.14 billion loan from the federal government to expand internet and 5G network access using space-based technology. Lightspeed is being billed as Canada’s largest ever space program, supporting 2,000 jobs across the country through Telesat and its supply chain, including satellite contractor MDA Space, which is best known for developing the Canadarm technology, used by the Canadian Space Agency. Low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite networks operate 35 times closer to the Earth than traditional telecommunications satellites, taking less time to send and receive information. The program is already underway, with the first of an initial 198 low-Earth-orbit satellites scheduled to launch in 2026, accelerating the federal government’s pledge to connect all Canadians to high-speed internet by 2030. Read more here.

CBC/Radio-Canada will welcome executives from around the world to Ottawa-Gatineau. Oct. 8–10. for the 2024 Public Broadcasters International conference (PBI Ottawa 2024). Over three days, participants will discuss how to tackle the challenges facing public media, including the rise of artificial intelligence, the proliferation of disinformation, the fragmentation of audiences in the era of global digital streamers and social media platforms, and threats to public broadcasters’ long-term sustainability. The conference kicks off with a full day devoted to public media and Indigenous stories, including a panel featuring CBC/Radio-Canada President Catherine Tait, APTN CEO Monika Ille, Canada Media Fund President & CEO Valerie Creighton, and Indigenous Screen Office CEO Kerry Swanson.

The Jack Webster Foundation has revealed the finalists in the 15 categories for the 2024 Webster Awards, recognizing excellence in B.C. journalism. Winners will be announced during the Webster Awards gala on Oct. 28 at the Hyatt Regency, Vancouver. This year’s event will feature Bob Rae, Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations, and will be hosted by Global BC’s Chris Gailus and Fairchild TV anchor Clement Tang.

CPAC (Cable Public Affairs Channel) is launching 20 video explainers on disinformation and democracy as part of an ongoing project that aims to equip viewers with the knowledge they need to identify and counter the spread of false information. Starting on International Democracy Day on Sept. 15, two new video explainers will be released each week on CPAC’s social media platforms throughout the fall. Funded in part by the Department of Canadian Heritage’s Digital Citizen Contribution Program, the Disinformation and Democracy series is based on nationwide data on Canadians’ perceptions of democracy and disinformation

BROADCAST TECH & ENGINEERING:

IBC2024 saw 45,085 visitors from 170 countries converge on the RAI Amsterdam, Sept. 13-16, bringing together the global media, entertainment and technology community. In addition to drawing 2,000+ more visitors than last year, the show attracted over 1,350 exhibitors – up 100 from 2023 – while the amount of exhibition space reached 46,000 sq. metres. Winners of this year’s IBC Innovation Awards, include Olympic Broadcasting Services, which won the Content Creation Award (with partners Haivision, Neutral Wireless, Cyan View, AMP VISUAL TV, Intel, Samsung, Cisco, Orange) for live broadcast production with more than 200 smartphones contributing video for the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony and a sea-based 5G network for sailing competitions in Marseille. The National Hockey League picked up the Content Distribution Award, in partnership with Verizon, AWS, Zixi, Vizrt, Net Insight and Evertz, for producing a 5G and Edge compute framework for assembly, control and delivery of live broadcast. Find the full list of winners here.

SUBSCRIBE NOW - IT'S FREE!

At Broadcast Dialogue®, we are committed to delivering industry-leading insights, news, and analysis directly to your inbox—completely free of charge.

By providing full / accurate information, you are helping us sustain Broadcast Dialogue® as a free resource. In return, we commit to delivering high-quality content that keeps you informed on the latest trends, technology, and news shaping the broadcast landscape—at no cost to you.

The Weekly Briefing from Broadcast Dialogue® is delivered exclusively to our subscribers by email every Thursday.
Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.

Your Subscription Information

Your Name
Your Email Address
Broadcast Dialogue uses this information to understand our audience and deliver relevant content.
Broadcast Dialogue uses this information to understand our audience and deliver relevant content.

Your Company Information

A Couple Of Questions

Do you consider yourself retired?
Are you seeking employment opportunities?

Broadcast Dialogue
Broadcast Dialoguehttps://broadcastdialogue.com
Broadcast Dialogue is Canada’s broadcast industry publication of record. The Weekly Briefing from Broadcast Dialogue is distributed by controlled circulation every Thursday. Broadcast Dialogue content may not be reproduced in whole or in part without written consent of the publisher. To report a typo or error please email - [email protected]

Latest News

MBC to acquire three stations from Rogers Sports & Media

My Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has announced it's entered into an agreement with Rogers Sports & Media to acquire two of its stations in Southwestern...

Validate: Revitalizing Radio Advertising Measurement & Attribution in the Digital Age

The radio industry is facing a significant challenge in proving its return on investment (ROI) in today's digital age. Advertisers, drawn to the measurable...

Events / Conferences