Radio

Patrick Grierson to retire from Canadian Broadcast Sales
The industry veteran will leave his post next May.

Sears buys the top: Media Monitors
The retailer purchased the most advertising in Montreal and Toronto for the week of Dec. 12 to 18.

Rob Farina upped to head of iHeartRadio at Bell Media
The music and radio business veteran will expand his roles as head of the music streaming app, aiming to increase its subscriber base in Canada.

Maureen Holloway to headline CHFI’s new morning show
The longtime radio host will assume the host position following the retirement of broadcasting veteran Erin Davis.

Sears buys the top: Media Monitors
The retailer purchased the most radio advertising time in Montreal and Toronto for the week of Dec. 5 to 11.

Numeris overview: New PPM ratings
Bray and Partners president David Bray breaks down which radio stations are on top in Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver.

Sears buys the top: Media Monitors
The retailer bought the most radio advertising in Montreal and Toronto for the week of Nov. 28 to Dec. 4.

Canadians’ number-one music streamer is YouTube: study
A new MTM survey found that while the penetration of audio streaming services hasn’t changed much, Canadians are listening to more streamed content per week than before.

Sears buys the top: Media Monitors
The retailer bought the most radio advertising for the week of Nov. 21 to 27.

Sears buys the top: Media Monitors
The retailer purchased the most radio ad time in Toronto for the week of Nov. 14 to 20.

Sears buys the top: Media Monitors
The retailer purchased the most radio advertising in Toronto for the week of Nov. 7 to 13.

Erin Davis is leaving Toronto’s CHFI
Toronto broadcast host retires from radio after three decades.

Bell Media launches cross-country Gusto campaign
The multiplatform campaign will aim to capture a mostly-female audience and direct them to the specialty channel’s free preview period.

Rogers buys the top: Media Monitors
The telco purchased the most radio advertising in Toronto for the week of Oct. 31 to Nov. 6.

Bell Media sees growth in Q3
Subscriber revenues were up 14.6%, largely as a result of CraveTV growth and the expansion of TMN.