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3 weeks ago | 
broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan |Kate Marshall
Humber College has told faculty and students that 2026 will mark the final graduating class from its Broadcasting – Radio program after more than 50 years. There will be no fall 2025 intake of new students for the diploma program, with current first year students to be the last offered a second year.
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3 weeks ago | 
broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan |Kate Marshall
Natacha Mercure has been officially named Executive Director, Audio and Radio, for Radio-Canada. Mercure, who has held the position on an interim basis since January, has been with Radio-Canada since 2000.
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3 weeks ago | 
broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan |Kate Marshall
Departure Festival + Conference, Loft Entertainment and Oak View Group’s “reimagined” Canadian Music Week (CMW), has announced that CMW founder Neill Dixon will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
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4 weeks ago | 
broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan |Kate Marshall
ACTRA Toronto has announced the nominees for the Members’ Choice Series Ensemble Award and the ACTRA Toronto Stunt Ensemble Award. Prime Video superhero series The Boys leads the Stunt Ensemble nominees, while Bell Media, CBC and Citytv are equally reflected in the Series Ensemble category with nods for Shoresy, Murdoch Mysteries and Law & Order Toronto, among those nominated.
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4 weeks ago | 
broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan |Kate Marshall
Skywild Pictures is the new Toronto-baed scripted television and film prodco, founded by writer and executive producer Travis Farncombe and TV executive/producer Angela Jennings. Jennings, who’ll serve as president, will oversee the company’s stakeholder relations and corporate development, in addition to managing creative, financial and legal strategies, and daily operations.
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4 weeks ago | 
broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan |Kate Marshall
Bell Media has acquired a majority stake in global content distributor Sphere Abacus, bolstering its relationship with Montreal-based parent company, Sphere Media. As part of the acquisition, UK-based Sphere Abacus – which will continue to be led by Managing Director Jonathan Ford – becomes the primary international distributor of Bell Media-owned distribution rights.
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4 weeks ago | 
broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan |Kate Marshall
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent leads nominations heading into the upcoming Canadian Screen Awards, set to be handed out over a series of five awards shows, May 30 – June 1. The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (the Canadian Academy) has announced this year’s nominees in 149 film, television, and digital media categories.
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1 month ago | 
broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan |Kate Marshall
Canadian OTT access revenue will continue to mostly benefit non-Canadian players, according to Convergence Research Group’s latest Battle for the Canadian Couch Potato report looking at OTT and television subscription trends. Convergence says Canada is increasingly being impacted by what it terms “the OTT war” being waged by global, mainly American programmers and independent OTT providers.
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1 month ago | 
broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan |Kate Marshall
The CRTC has postponed three upcoming hearings in the wake of last weekend’s federal election call. The federal regulatory agency says it’s exercising the “Caretaker Convention,” which encourages restraint during an election. Starting with its hearing on defining “Canadian program” and supporting its creation and distribution in the audio-visual sector, which was slated for March 31, the commission is postponing all three public hearings under The Path Forward broadcast modernization regime.
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1 month ago | 
broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan |Kate Marshall
Corus Entertainment has increased its cash flow, announcing its updated its revolving credit to $75 million. The updated credit facility, which takes the company into March 2027, also removes certain limitations on how Corus can use its excess cash, increasing its maximum Total Debt to Cash Flow Ratio to 9.5:1.00 through Dec. 31 of this year.
