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October 15, 2021 2 days ago

Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling returns to Sportsnet

OAKVILLE – Sportsnet announced today its Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling will return next week with the Masters, the first of five grand slam events being held this season. Live... Continue Reading

October 15, 2021 3 days ago

Radio Imaging Panel announced for OAB’s Connection 2021

TORONTO – Ontario Association of Broadcasters (OAB) announced yesterday the panelists for the conference’s Radio Imaging Panel, being held Nov. 3 at 1 p.m. EST. David Tyler, a Canadian communication... Continue Reading

October 15, 2021 3 days ago

CBC Gem to premiere Overlord and the Underwoods Halloween weekend

CBC ANNOUNCED TODAY Overlord and the Underwoods will premiere on CBC Gem this Halloween weekend. “The series will premiere in two parts on CBC Gem, with the first 10 episodes... Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 3 days ago

Fiona Gilfillan named executive director of telecommunications at CRTC

By Denis Carmel Starting Nov. 15, the CRTC will have a new head of telecommunications – Fiona Gilfillan. Until recently, Gilfillan was the assistant deputy minister at Innovation, Science, and... Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 3 days ago

Sportscaster Rod Black leaves TSN

TORONTO – TSN announced today Rod Black is leaving the network after more than 30 years at Bell Media. Black is known as the voice of CFL on TSN and... Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 3 days ago

Growing need for weed leads ZoomerMedia to help provide medical marijuana education

Broadcaster has also taken equity position in cannabis company TORONTO – ZoomerMedia affiliate CARP, an advocacy association for aging Canadians, announced today an exclusive partnership with Opticann by Heritage, a... Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 3 days ago

Bell announces new original Crave series Une Affaire Criminelle

MONTREAL – Bell Media announced today the new Crave original series Une Affaire Criminelle (A Criminal Case) will be available to stream in spring 2022. The series was written by... Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 4 days ago

Production begins on CBC Gem original Homeschooled

TORONTO and HAMILTON – Boss & Co, Portfolio Entertainment and CBC today announced production on Homeschooled, a new CBC Gem original YA dramedy series, has begun in Toronto and Hamilton.... Continue Reading

October 13, 2021 4 days ago

One-third of TV viewers engage in online activities related to favourite shows, MTM says

OTTAWA — CBC’s Media Technology Monitor (MTM) today released a new report called “TV Fandom” that looks at TV viewers and their fan activities online. According to the report, just... Continue Reading

October 13, 2021 4 days ago

MuchMusic’s Intimate and Interactive returns exclusively on TikTok

TORONTO — MuchMusic announced today its formative concert series Intimate and Interactive will make its return this month, 30 years after its original debut, with singer and rapper Coi Leray... Continue Reading

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