CBC and the Toronto Star announced Monday a partnership to create a new investigative true crime podcast exploring the story of Canadian Olympic snowboarder and alleged drug lord Ryan Wedding, now an FBI Most Wanted fugitive.
Hosted by Michelle Shephard, former national security reporter at the Toronto Star, alongside Star reporter Calvi Leon, the podcast will feature new on-the-ground reporting and original interviews, and will be released in fall 2026 on both CBC’s Uncover and the Star’s Suspicion feeds, everywhere podcasts are available.
CBC previously announced an original documentary series, Snow King: From Olympian to Narco about Wedding, which also features Leon’s…
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By Ahmad Hathout
CBC has appointed Douglas Smith as its executive vice-president, effective February 2.
Smith most recently worked at Paramount as senior vice-president of streaming and content licensing since January 2023, “where he was instrument in orchestrating the Canadian launches of Paramount+ and Pluto TV,” a Thursday press release said. Prior to that, he was senior vice-president of client relations at Paramount Global.
“He combines rigorous business discipline with a strong ability to navigate teams through periods of industry disruption,” the release added.
“Doug has an extensive track record in the media industry and a deep understanding of the Canadian ecosystem and…
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CBC announced Wednesday the expansion of its local news coverage, which will see CBC News this year add 33 local journalists and create 11 new bureaus in communities underserved by CBC.
This will increase CBC’s footprint from 66 to 77 local stations and bureaus, and is in addition to last year’s CBC News local service expansion of 30 journalists hired in 22 communities across Canada, CBC said in a Wednesday press release.
The 11 new bureaus include: Richmond, B.C.; Haines Junction and Dawson City in the Yukon; Swift Current, Yorkton and…
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TV5 Québec Canada announced Tuesday the appointment of Louis Therrien-Galasso as its senior director of marketing and communications.
Therrien-Galasso brings more than 15 years of experience in the media industry, having held key roles in marketing, partnerships and management for several broadcasters, including ARTV, CBC/Radio-Canada, Groupe TVA and Bell Media. After most recently serving as director of programming, marketing and sales at the Centre culturel de l’Université de Sherbrooke, he is now returning to the media sector by joining TV5 Québec Canada.
In his new role, Therrien-Galasso will oversee the marketing, communications and sales teams…
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By Ahmad Hathout
A study commissioned by the CRTC, made public Thursday, presses the need for the regulator to allow broadcasters to allocate a portion of their Canadian content expenditures on audience development, such as marketing and promotion.
The Nordicity report, which studied discoverability strategies of Canadian and international players, said Canadian audiences are now viewing content on multiple screens and platforms, which requires marketing budgets to scale appropriately.
“This shift in behaviour stretches the marketing task, requiring larger, smarter, and longer-term investment to sustain interest from early development through release and into catalogue,” the report…
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CBC on Wednesday announced its new winter 2026 podcast slate, featuring new in-depth investigations in its original series Someone Knows Something, Understood and Uncover as well as a new weekly debrief on the biggest political stories unfolding in Washington, D.C.
Launching Jan. 14, Two Blocks from the White House will feature veteran CBC reporters Paul Hunter and Katie Simpson every Wednesday sitting down with their colleagues at CBC News’ Washington bureau to discuss the big stories in the U.S. capital and what they mean for Canada. CBC describes the podcast as “Unscripted, smart analysis from reporters with…
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Hamilton’s CHCH-TV announced Tuesday its all-Canadian live New Year’s Eve special, The Countdown to 2026, co-produced with Victoria, B.C.’s CHEK, drew a record audience of more than 1.27 million viewers across Canada.
The fourth edition of The Countdown drew the annual broadcast’s biggest audience yet, with viewers tuning in on conventional TV via CHCH-TV and CHEK, and streaming via Parrot TV and YouTube, said a CHCH press release.
The total number of more than 1.27 million viewers is a combined total of all TV and…
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TVO Media Education Group (TVO) on Tuesday announced the appointment of Pary Bell as its new CEO, effective Jan. 12.
Bell succeeds Jeffrey Orridge, who left Ontario’s public broadcaster in August after serving as CEO since November 2020. TVO’s chief operating officer, Jennifer Hinshelwood, had been serving as acting CEO following Orridge’s departure.
Incoming CEO Bell was most recently CEO of The Podcast Exchange (TPX), which in July 2025 filed a notice of intention under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and was subsequently…
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Earlier this month, the Governor in Council approved the extension of CBC’s agreement to lease space in its headquarters at 250 Front St. W. in Toronto to The Walt Disney Company (Canada) Ltd. by an additional 11 years and two months.
The value of the agreement is reportedly in excess of $4 million. The extended lease is for approximately 50,400 square feet of space, with an additional 39,833 square feet to be leased for 10 years under the amended agreement. Disney also has the option to lease up to an additional 50 per cent in square…
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Two legacy media brands in Hamilton, Ont., CHCH-TV and 1150 CKOC, announced Monday a partnership that will see CHCH Evening News at 6PM carried live on 1150 CKOC each weekday, starting Dec. 8.
Bringing local news to radio listeners in the Hamilton, Halton, Brantford and Niagara regions, the news program will be aired in its entirety for 1150 CKOC’s radio audience, in simulcast with the CHCH-TV live TV broadcast originating from its studios in Hamilton at 6 p.m. daily.
“We’re thrilled to distribute our news to an even wider audience in our community,” said Greg O’Brien, news…
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