THE CEOs ARE IN AGREEMENT. Canadian media companies must get bigger in order to still matter. The problem is that those companies also agree on one other thing: They're all... Continue Reading
TORONTO – According to CanWest Global CEO Leonard Asper, things are looking up for Global Television. "Looking at the fall (ad) bookings, it's looking good," Asper told the BMO Capital... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG IS ONE OF THE HOTTER bundling battlegrounds in Canada. While Shaw is the incumbent video provider and a nascent voice company in the Manitoba capital, MTS Allstream, the provincial... Continue Reading
TORONTO – All that's left are the regulators now. The deadline for CHUM Limited shareholders to deposit their shares to Bell Globemedia under the terms of the purchase offer made... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – A new CEO will lead Telesat's next act. As the company prepares for its initial public offering later this year, president and CEO Larry Boisvert announced his retirement... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Bell Globemedia has completed its financing to pay for its takeup of the shares of CHUM Limited. The ownership in BGM is now 40% by the Woodbridge Company... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Seven out of 10 Canadians don’t want the incumbent telephone companies to set their own prices for local phone service, according to a new survey conducted by a... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Broadcasting veteran Kevin Shea has been named chair of the Ontario Media Development Corporation, a provincial agency that promotes investment and employment in six cultural industries. Shea was... Continue Reading
TORONTO – High Fidelity HDTV Inc. has launched two new all-HD channels: Rush HD and Equator HD. Both are available on Bell ExpressVu and join the independent broadcaster’s other all-HD... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Bell Globemedia and CHUM Limited announced yesterday evening that approximately 6.7 million common shares of CHUM, representing more than 99% of the issued and outstanding common shares, have... Continue Reading
