{"id":807301,"date":"2026-07-17T06:38:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T06:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/807301\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T06:38:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T06:38:45","slug":"slumping-ad-dollars-force-corus-to-centralize-regional-newscasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/807301\/","title":{"rendered":"Slumping ad dollars force Corus to centralize regional newscasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s media landscape is enduring more layoffs and cutbacks, as one of Canada\u2019s largest TV news providers takes a knife to its news production.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>While exact numbers of those handed pink slips aren\u2019t yet known, early word suggests Corus \u2014 the parent company of Global TV \u2014 will shutter its studios and control rooms in Calgary and Edmonton, moving operations to Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>While anchors and reporters are expected to remain in their markets to gather and report on local news, newscasts for both markets will instead be produced remotely from Global\u2019s studios in Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>The move is expected to be complete by the end of August.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from Corus to the Toronto Sun said the changes were meant to\u00a0improve efficiency, support long-term sustainability, and continue to provide journalism for Canadians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile some roles have been impacted as we centralize production, we are adding additional roles to continue providing news programming in these markets,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a result of these changes, we have had to say goodbye to some of our Global News personalities \u2014 we greatly appreciate their time with us and wish them the best in their future endeavours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Corus declined to state how many jobs would be lost in its move.<\/p>\n<p>Read More<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/news\/national\/rogers-to-offer-voluntary-buyouts-to-half-its-workforce-report\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rogers will soon offer buyout packages to half its workforce, a report said.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rogers.jpg\"  class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Rogers to offer voluntary buyouts to 10,000 employees<\/p>\n<p> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/news\/national\/70-of-canadians-say-crushing-taxes-destroying-standard-of-living-poll\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Centre Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sunday, May 25, 2025.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_8206-scaled-e1748266144598.jpg\"  class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>70% of Canadians say crushing taxes destroying standard of living: Poll<\/p>\n<p> <\/a>Slump in ad revenue<\/p>\n<p>Corus, like other mainstream news outlets, is struggling with stark declines in ad revenue.<\/p>\n<p>In the period ending May 31, Corus\u2019 Q3 financial results reported a 20% year-over-year revenue drop, falling to $120.3 million, with overall revenue from its TV operations down 16%.<\/p>\n<p>Revenue from its radio division also saw a 15% drop.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s cuts come just weeks after Rogers Sports &amp; Media shuttered six local radio stations \u2014 including 660 NewsRadio and Sportsnet 960 in Calgary \u2014 which saw 80 people lose their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Global Television has slowly cut back on its operations for nearly 20 years, starting with the Canada-wide closures of local master control rooms and replacing them with regional playout hubs in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Toronto \u2014 all under previous parent Canwest.<\/p>\n<p>Under the ownership of Shaw Media, Global transferred the presentation of local late-night and weekend newscasts across Canada to studios in Toronto in 2015, using Toronto-based anchors and green-screen \u201cvirtual sets\u201d to make the transition appear seamless.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\"><a data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" link=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"mailto:bpassifiume@postmedia.com\">bpassifiume@postmedia.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Share this article in your social network<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Article content Canada\u2019s media landscape is enduring more layoffs and cutbacks, as one of Canada\u2019s largest TV news&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":807302,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194291],"tags":[49,48,3302],"class_list":["post-807301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-toronto","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=807301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/807302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=807301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=807301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=807301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}