TORONTO and OTTAWA - Shaw’s acquisition of the TV assets formerly controlled by Canwest Global garnered cautious approval from a number of industry stakeholders.After the Commission gave its official thumbs up... Continue Reading
CALGARY – Shaw Communications will take full ownership of Canwest Global on Wednesday, the company announced this afternoon, just after the CRTC said it approved of the transaction."We are pleased... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Shaw Communications will soon own Canwest Global’s TV properties as the final regulatory hurdle was cleared this afternoon.The CRTC today approved Shaw’s acquisition of... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Fiscal 2010 EBITDA increased by 100% to $7.6 million thanks to strong revenue growth across all platforms, reported Score Media late Wednesday.Revenue for the year ended August 31st... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Silver Screen Classics and Movieola-The Short Film Channel have been added to the Shaw Cable lineup, reports Channel Zero, the two channels’ parent company.“Silver Screen Classics offers the... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – The CRTC decision on the purchase of Canwest Global Communications’ TV assets by Shaw Communications will be announced tomorrow at 4 p.m., a Commission spokesperson told Cartt.ca.Watch the... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Yesterday was World Statistics Day (no, really!) and in honour of that, Toronto’s Solutions Research Group put together some Canadian figures about viewers of the big, smaller and... Continue Reading
TORONTO - CBC announced the appointment of veteran journalist Kirk LaPointe as its new ombudsman, effective November 1.LaPointe replaces Vince Carlin, whose mandate will officially expire December 31, 2010.The CBC... Continue Reading
CALGARY – Newly rebranded Bite TV has been added to the Shaw digital cable channel line-up, Bite owner Glassbox Television announced today.The comedy-focused channel will be in a free preview... Continue Reading
OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, the majority of CE devices purchased, including digital TVs, Blu-ray players and gaming consoles will be web-enabled, with 137 million devices shipping in the U.S.... Continue Reading
