TORONTO – The days of "hard news" gathering appear to be over in some CHUM Television regions.
The company announced Wednesday a cross-country overhaul of its news operations which…
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"REGULATORY APPROVAL" are the two stock words every media sale announcement made in Canada has attached to it. As in: "Agreement XYZ will close after the required regulatory approval."…
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TORONTO – All-HD broadcaster High Fidelity HDTV, Toronto, and U.S.-based media company Rainbow Media, have announced a major expansion of their programming agreement.
Hi Fi has signed an agreement…
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MONTREAL – Astral Media CEO Ian Greenberg confirmed this morning his company was one of just two invited to make an offer for CHUM Limited.
During a conference call…
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TORONTO – Employees inside the companies have not yet been officially informed, sources have told Cartt.ca, but the globeandmail.com is reporting that Bell Globemedia is set to purchase CHUM…
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TORONTO – Citing serious debt concerns, Dominion Bond Rating Service placed its ratings of CanWest MediaWorks "under review with negative implications" yesterday,
"(D)ue to weakness in more of the…
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OTTAWA and TORONTO – CHUM Television’s A-Channel Ottawa announced today that it is cutting 19 full time and four part time positions as part of a company-wide purge of…
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OTTAWA – Saying it needs to enhance its prospects among potential viewers and BDUs, Catholic TV channel Salt and Light wants to change to an English specialty service.
The…
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TORONTO – Bell Globemedia wants to pay $1.7 billion for CHUM Limited.
As reported earlier today, BGM will pay $52.50 per common share and $47.25 per non-voting class…
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OTTAWA – The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union wants the CRTC to stop the layoffs at CHUM Television announced today – despite the fact the Commission has no…
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