09-02-2024, 05:43 AM
The parent company of Bell Media, BCE, eliminated 4800 positions today. This includes many who work at Bell Media.
Some of the impacts include:
* The cancellation of ALL local noon hour newscasts on CTV, except on CFTO Toronto - effective immediately.
* The cancellation of ALL weekend 6 PM and 11:30 PM newscasts on CTV and CTV2, except at CFTO Toronto, CJOH Ottawa, and CFCF Montreal - - effective immediately.
* Cancelling local news on statutory holidays, except at CFTO Toronto.
* The elimination of the evening news programs on CTV News Channel (except Power Play), which is to be replaced with rolling news from 6-10 PM.
* The cancellation of some separate programs on BNN Bloomberg.
* The cancellation of CTV's long running news magazine W5.
Bell Media is also selling 45 radio stations, citing that radio is no longer a viable business.
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Some of the impacts include:
* The cancellation of ALL local noon hour newscasts on CTV, except on CFTO Toronto - effective immediately.
* The cancellation of ALL weekend 6 PM and 11:30 PM newscasts on CTV and CTV2, except at CFTO Toronto, CJOH Ottawa, and CFCF Montreal - - effective immediately.
* Cancelling local news on statutory holidays, except at CFTO Toronto.
* The elimination of the evening news programs on CTV News Channel (except Power Play), which is to be replaced with rolling news from 6-10 PM.
* The cancellation of some separate programs on BNN Bloomberg.
* The cancellation of CTV's long running news magazine W5.
Bell Media is also selling 45 radio stations, citing that radio is no longer a viable business.
broadcastdialogue.com
www.thestar.com