Bell Media is ending multiple television newscasts and making other cuts amid layoffs and the sale of 45 of its 103 regional radio stations.
Bell Ends Some CTV Newscasts, Sells Radio Stations in Media Shakeup Amid Layoffs
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Winnipeg’s Funny 1290 Closes Amid Bell Cuts
WINNIPEG — The laugh track has come to an end at Funny 1290.
Super Bowl 2019 May Be the Last Time Canadian Football Fans See U.S. Game Ads
TORONTO — Sunday’s battle between the New England Patriots and the L.A. Rams could possibly be the last Super Bowl game to be available in Canada in its original form — ads and all — through American broadcasts.
Bell Providing Grants to Seven Manitoba Organizations to Support Mental Health
WINNIPEG — Seven Manitoba organizations who deliver mental health support are receiving grants totaling $100,000 from Bell.
MuchMusic Video Awards to Air with Live Simulcast
The MuchMusic Video Awards are marking 25 years with a live simulcast across multiple networks on Sunday, June 15. For the first time, the MMVAs will air live on Much, CTV and the CTV Go app at 8 p.m. CT. "With the CTV simulcast we ensure millions of music fans across...
CRTC Denies Bell Media’s Takeover of Astral
A $3.4-billion takeover of Astral Media will not go ahead as planned. During a hearing in Ottawa on Thursday, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) denied Bell Media's plans of an acquisition. The highly publicized Canadian media deal,...
Bell Acquires Astral Media for $3.38B
Bell Canada announced Friday that it has agreed to buy Montreal-based Astral Media Inc. for $3.38 billion. Canada's largest telecommunications company will acquire all of Astral's assets, including pay television channels, radio stations, digital media properties and...
Dez Daniels, Kelly Parker New Hosts of BOB FM Morning Show
A new morning show will launch on Winnipeg's radio airwaves on Tuesday. Dez Daniels and Kelly Parker will be the new morning team at 99.9 BOB FM beginning September 6 as part of "BOB's Breakfast." Parker is BOB's current afternoon drive host, while Dez will return to...
Winnipeg Jets Award Broadcast Rights to TSN, Sports Radio 1290
The worst-kept secret in the NHL was confirmed Wednesday, as the Winnipeg Jets announced a partnership deal with Bell Media, awarding broadcast rights to TSN and Sports Radio 1290. Watch: Both stations will handle television and radio duties respectively, ending a...
New FAB 94.3 Morning Show Delayed
If you tuned in to hear the new morning show on FAB 94.3 Tuesday morning, you didn't hear much. CHUM Radio launched FAB 94.3 on December 26 as a '60s and '70s station with Beau, Tom and Frazier in the morning, but neither of the three were on the air. The postponement...
FAB 94.3 Brings Oldies Back to Winnipeg Radio
Winnipeg's newest radio station launched Sunday, bringing back classic hits to the airwaves after 1290 CFRW switched formats in September. FAB 94.3 replaces the struggling CURVE 94.3 format and will be specializing in "Super Hits of the 60s and 70s." The CHUM Radio...
Two New TV Channels Launch in Winnipeg Market
Winnipeggers may have noticed a new television channel in their lineup on Monday and another one next week. MTS TV is now carrying Filipino channel GMA Life TV, which it describes as the latest in food, fashion, healthy living, travel, showbiz news and talk shows from...
