Jockeying meetings, phone calls and who knows what, the Bell Media's president begged off from speaking over the phone but was quick to answer a few questions we put to him about Sunday's extraordinary Canadian broadcast extravaganza Stronger Together that is designed to calm us and replenish food banks that are under stress from the pandemic and its resultant financial hit on the pocketbooks of Canadians.
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April 24, 2020
by David Farrell
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April 1, 2020
by FYI Staff
The Canadian government is waving as much as $30M in licence fees payable to the CRTC by broadcasters for the 2020-21 fiscal year to provide relief
March 2, 2020
by External Source
Evanov Communications Inc.
January 17, 2020
by Bill King
In another age, CHUM Radio was godlike. Its contests brought jammed Bell phone lines and caused mayhem, its hit parade chart was practically a bible, its DJs were like demigods and its ringmaster was the legendary J. Robert Wood.
December 19, 2019
by Bill King
One of the glorious pleasures of writing for FYI is the people I get to speak to.
December 13, 2019
by Bill King
Some careers and lifetimes are exhausting. How much can one cram into a day and walk away wearing a big smile?
November 6, 2019
by FYI Staff
The veteran Edmonton broadcaster and label head is honoured by Folk Alliance International for his radio work at CBC and CKUA.
September 11, 2019
by External Source
The new PPM numbers from Numeris complete the thirteen-week survey period cov
August 19, 2019
by Pat Holiday
I just spent a week in NYC and was taken back by the number of people walking around wi
June 26, 2019
by FYI Staff
A new CRTC study tracks the trends in Canada's broadcast sectors.
April 26, 2019
by External Source
April 10, 2019
by David Farrell
After 30 years at the CBC (15 in his current position), Mark Steinmetz has announced he is leaving the pubcaster at the end of May.