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ET Canada Rings In 2010 With 'New Year's Eve In Niagara Falls'
Counting Down the Minutes 'til Midnight, ET Canada Hosts the Nation's Hottest New Year's Eve Celebration Featuring Special Musical Performances by STYX & Glass Tiger The 90-Minute Live Broadcast Begins Thursday, December 31 - 11pm ET/PT on Global For additional photography and press kit materials visit: www.canwesttvmedia.com TORONTO, Dec.
Canwest latest 'media giant' to exploit news operations
Editor's Note: This is the first of a five-part series that will address the need to develop independent media -- print, broadcast and Internet-based -- in Canada.
Wal-Mart Canada says it's not surprised the highest court in the country has ruled the multinational was entitled to close a unionized store in Quebec in 2005.
CanWest suitor search draws 20
From Thursday's Globe and Mail Published on Thursday, Dec. 03, 2009 12:00AM EST Last updated on Thursday, Dec.
Ad Hoc Committee of 8% Senior Subordinated Noteholders Extends...
Canwest Global Communications Corp. announced today that members of the ad hoc committee of 8% senior subordinated noteholders of Canwest Media Inc.
Barry Rubin and Leonard Asper Rewrite History
Articles 00:39 12/01/2009 What is true is that, yes, the Palestinians are victims of military occupation.
Nov 30, 2009 a " CanWest pensioners' lives in limbo by Janet McFarland
At age 72 and with health problems to contend with, Bob Ireland says there's not a "heck of a lot" he can do to find new work to replace his crumbling pension plan.
Toronto's main stock index rebounded from an early 1 percent fall on Friday as gains in financial stocks overcame worries about debt problems in Dubai.
Canwest Global's revenue and operating profits fall
WINNIPEGa 'Canwest Global Communications says overall revenue in its latest quarter fell to $624 million, down 13 per cent from a year earlier, but adds that most of its business units continued to perform better than the industry average.
"At the end of the day it's all about the money; you are making this sound like a religious crusade." -- CRTC chairman Konrad von Finckenstein to Rogers cable executives at the hearings into whether broadcasters can demand a fee from cable companies carrying their signals.
Nov 23, 2009 a " Astral's specialty TV ambitions by Andrew Willis
Astral Media Inc. makes no secret of its interest in acquiring the specialty television arm of CanWest Global Communications Corp.
Dose.ca Now More Entertaining Than Ever
Canada's online entertainment site, Dose.ca has launched a redesigned site that gives visitors more of what they want and advertisers new and unique ways to talk to young, hip urbanites.
Goldman seeks more CanWest control
Close You asked. We're building it. Andrew Willis Published on Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 12:00AM EST Last updated on Monday, Nov.
OK, it's official now: this is Kindle launch day in Canada. @AngelaJames is pointing to a news story on Canada.com - apparently based on the press release ahead .
CRTC asked to order talks on TV signal compensation
Canwest Global Communications Corp. is imploring the CRTC to order the country's cable and satellite firms to come to the table to negotiate a compensation plan for the TV signals they redistribute, and it wants some oversight in the room when it happens.
No need for cable bills to rise, Quebecor says
Cable and media giant tells CRTC hearing that conventional broadcasters should share in fees paid to specialty channels Julian Beltrame THE CANADIAN PRESS GATINEAU, Que.
TSX Venture Exchange closes up 8.10 points to 1,386.04 Tuesday
The TSX Venture Exchange settled at 1,386.04 up 8.10 points on Tuesday. The volume at 5 p.m. was 242.78 million shares.
CRTC hearing on Canada's media landscape begins
CTVglobemedia Inc., the owner of one of Canada's big, conventional TV networks, is urging the nation's regulator to move quickly to erect a new "value-for-signal" regime that would allow broadcasters to negotiate with cable and satellite firms, like Rogers Communications Inc., for financial compensation for their over-the-air signals.
Rogers, BCE Battle Canwest, CBC on Television Distribution Fees for Canada
CanWest Global Communications Corp. and other broadcasters will lock horns this week with distributors including BCE Inc.
When Channel Zero paid $6 in June to acquire CHCH from CanWest, it saved the station from going dark.
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