Broadcast Dialogue

Broadcast Dialogue serves as the authoritative publication for Canada’s broadcasting sector. Every Thursday, it delivers the Weekly Briefing to its subscribers through a controlled circulation method.

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Medicine Hat's CHAT-TV closing its doors after 68 years

4 days ago | broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan

Pattison Media has announced that CHAT-TV in Medicine Hat, AB is closing its doors after 68 years of serving the community. In an announcement Tuesday morning, Pattison Media President Rod Schween said despite exploring avenues to sustain operations, shrinking support for local TV and ongoing losses make it impossible to continue TV operations in Medicine Hat.
Radio rallies around wildfire evacuees with Manitoba Day of Caring

4 days ago | broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan

Radio groups from across Manitoba are rallying around wildfire evacuees, coming together for a province-wide Radiothon this Thursday, June 5 in support of the Canadian Red Cross 2025 Manitoba Wildfires Appeal. The Manitoba Day Of Caring For Wildfire Evacuees is modelled after a similar effort undertaken last summer in Alberta, following wildfires that devastated the community of Jasper. It went on to raise more than $2.9 million.
Canada's Drag Race leads overall Canadian Screen Awards winners

4 days ago | broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (the Canadian Academy) revealed the final group of winners of the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards on Saturday evening as this year’s awards program celebrating the best in Canadian film, television, and digital media, came to a close.
CAJ Awards recognize the best of Canadian journalism

5 days ago | broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan

The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) capped off its 2025 national conference in Calgary this past weekend by presenting this year’s CAJ Awards. Both Gold and Silver winners were named this year for the first time, chosen from a record 540 entries across 18 categories. Radio-Canada Info, La Presse, The Globe and Mail, and the Investigative Journalism Bureau led wins with three apiece.
Hollywood Suite refreshes channel lineup, brand identity

5 days ago | broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan

Hollywood Suite has launched a refreshed channel lineup, alongside a new logo and visual identity for the group of specialty channels. “When we first launched Hollywood Suite’s decade-based channels in 2016, the concept was enthusiastically embraced by film lovers across Canada.
Paul Larsen honoured with WAB Broadcast Hall of Fame Award

1 week ago | broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan

The Western Association of Broadcasters (WAB) 89th Conference wrapped up Thursday evening in Banff with its Gold Medal Awards Gala, recognizing veteran broadcaster Paul Larsen with its Broadcast Hall of Fame Award. The former president of Clear Sky Radio, Larsen came out of retirement in 2020 when he acquired Kelowna’s CKOO-FM, an early casualty of the pandemic.
Will Aiello joins CTV Morning Live Ottawa

1 week ago | broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan

Will Aiello has been announced as the new co-anchor on Ottawa’s CTV Morning Live, beginning Monday, June 16. Aiello, who most recently delivered the weekday weather forecasts for CTV News Kitchener, joins co-anchors Rosey Edeh and Melissa Lamb, weekdays from 6-9 a.m. ET. The move marks Aiello’s return to his hometown, where he started his career behind-the-scenes in promotions.
Bell AI Fabric to create Canada's largest AI compute project

1 week ago | broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan

Bell Canada has announced Bell AI Fabric, a major investment that will create the country’s largest artificial intelligence (AI) compute project. Bell AI Fabric promises to create a national network, starting with a data centre supercluster in B.C., that aims to provide upwards of 500 MW of hydro-electric powered AI compute capacity across six facilities.
LISTEN: Scott Fybush of Fybush Media talks Radiodays NA takeaways, FCC & more

1 week ago | broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan

Scott Fybush of NorthEast Radio Watch and the Top of the Tower Podcast in Rochester, New York joins this special crossover episode of Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast. Fybush and I discuss our takeaways from Radiodays North America in Toronto, regulatory happenings on both sides of the border, and our mutual appreciation for the moment Alt Rock is having, among other news from the world of broadcast.
Cabin Radio, Le Droit awarded $125K Norman Webster Fellowships

1 week ago | broadcastdialogue.com | Connie Thiessan

The Michener Awards and Rideau Hall Foundations have announced they are awarding the inaugural Norman Webster Fellowships to Yellowknife-based digital news outlet Cabin Radio and Le Droit, covering Eastern Ontario and the Outaouais. Valued at $125,000, each fellowship will provide the winning news organizations with the opportunity to produce a groundbreaking story, while offering early career journalists a chance to hone their craft.