As it awaits approval for a plan to hand over the company to its debt holders, Corus Entertainment made another round of cuts this week in TV and radio, and announced changes to how local Global News newscasts would be produced in local markets. Unifor says 43 positions were cut among its members, more than [ ]
Arsenal Media, already Quebec s largest radio broadcaster by number of stations, has been given the green light by the CRTC to acquire BPM Sports, the network of French-language sports talk stations in Montreal, Gatineau and Quebec City. The transaction, worth $1.45 million for all three stations, can now go ahead and should close in the [ ]
Fans of country music in Quebec will have reason to celebrate today, though it will be at the expense of fans of classical music in the provincial capital. On Wednesday, the CRTC approved the sale of CJSQ-FM 92.7 to Arsenal Media, and its proposed licence change from a specialty classical music format to a mainstream [ ]
It was just over three years ago that Bell Media announced it was shutting down a bunch of AM talk radio stations in markets like Vancouver, Calgary and Hamilton. This week, it s Rogers s turn to do the same. As part of cuts to 230 jobs across the country, Rogers Sports and Media is shutting down [ ]
The news came in a brief, simple joint statement from Rogers Sports and Media and CBC, issued a day and a half after the end of the Stanley Cup Playoffs: the public broadcaster will no longer carry NHL broadcasts after the current season Sunday s game, in which the Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup against [ ]
As Prime Minister Mark Carney s Liberal government has been tightening its belt on the public purse (while simultaneously making huge promises that push the country s budget back in the red), various federal departments have been looking at things they can cut to save money. The most obvious targets for such cuts are things that (a) [ ]
If you hear Bell Media talk about it, it s a landmark deal that solidifies its position as Canada’s Home of the CFL. The reality is that while it s a big deal for the CFL, it s a big change for CFL fans, who will now have to subscribe to a new service to get their games, [ ]
A week ago, the STM launched a new bus network for the north end and West Island to better connect routes with the REM and make other changes to boost efficiency. The off-island Presqu île sector of Exo also made similar changes to better connect travellers with the Anse-à-l Orme REM station. The STM s major overhaul of [ ]
The Alouettes are changing radio stations after a decade and a half with Cogeco s 98.5 FM. It s not a huge shocker, but what s surprising is that they re not going to Montreal s French-language all-sports station, BPM Sports 91.9, but have instead signed a deal with CJPX-FM 99.5, owned by Leclerc Communication (which also owns WKND 91.9 [ ]
Get ready, West Island. Not only does the REM s Anse-à-l Orme branch officially open on Monday after a weekend open house (finally making real the long wish of transit nerds to put the old Doney Spur rail line to good use), but the STM is timing its restructuring of the West Island and centre-north bus network [ ]