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Canwest hires Cuff

TORONTO - Brian Cuff will be joining Canwest Broadcasting on September 29th as its new vice-president, distribution strategy. “Brian will work to establish our strategic distribution plans, then lead negotiations with the cable/satellite/telephone companies,” said the Canwest memo notifying employees of the change. He replaces Chris Fuoco, who left the company last month. A Newfoundland native and lawyer by training, Cuff has a over decade of experience in the Canadian media industry. He was part of the team that launched Star Choice, negotiating affiliation agreements with Canadian and U.S. programming services. He then moved to Astral, spending several years as...