Entertainment, Media & Sports
Covering all issues relating to the arts, music, sports, film and TV in Vancouver, British Columbia and Canada as a whole
Resurgent Vancouver Canucks score at the box office
The resurgence of the Vancouver Canucks on the ice this season, with some help from a full slate of the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise’s 50th-anniversary celebrations, have propelled business...
What are we reading? January 16, 2020
Each week, BIV staff will share with you some of the interesting stories we have found from around the web. Mark Falkenberg, deputy managing editor: What Donald Trump calls a “very large and...
C-suite overhaul sets stage for Vancouver Whitecaps rebuild
New executives aim to return city's underperforming soccer franchise to former glory
What are we reading? January 9, 2020
Each week, BIV staff will share with you some of the interesting stories we have found from around the web. Glen Korstrom, reporter: In an era when sex-assault stories are more frequent and...
Kirk LaPointe appointed publisher of Business in Vancouver
New publisher brings over three decades of experience as senior media manager to new position
Vancouver Whitecaps hire former AS Roma executive Mark Pannes as CEO
Pannes’ experience includes managing nearly US$1.5B in capital, as well as 10 years with the New York Knicks
Georgia Straight newspaper to be sold in $1.25m deal
What happened: Media Central set to acquire long-standing Vancouver weekly newspaper Why it matters: The move comes amid other notable shifts in the city’s newspaper landscape Another media shakeup...
What are we reading? January 2, 2020
Each week, BIV staff will share with you some of the interesting stories we have found from around the web. Glen Korstrom, reporter: Former Vancouverite Rick Antonson’s latest book, Walking with...
What are we reading? December 19, 2019
Each week, BIV staff will share with you some of the interesting stories we have found from around the web. Nelson Bennett, reporter: IBM is claiming to have made a significant breakthrough in...
B.C. film sector caught in ‘streaming war’ crossfire
Local producers under increased pressure to meet booming demand for content