CanWest hires Shalev, Shipton

TORONTO – CanWest Mediaworks made a pair of new hires last week, bringing Zev Shalev and Christine Shipton on board to boost Global Television’s content offerings. Shalev is CanWest’s new senior executive producer in charge of entertainment and information program development. In his new role, Shalev will be responsible for building the company’s entertainment franchise. This will include the development and launch of a new daily entertainment program for the fall schedule. Shalev has over a decade of experience in the media industry, and was most recently executive producer for Toronto 1. There, he was responsible for the company’s current...