TORONTO – An independent proxy advisory research firm is recommending that Corus Entertainment shareholders vote in favour of the company's proposed $2.65 billion acquisition of Shaw Media Inc.
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) offered the recommendation in a report released Monday. The special meeting of Corus shareholders will take place March 9 at Corus Quay, and holders of Class A participating shares and Class B non-voting participating shares as of the record date of February 5, 2016 are entitled to vote.
"… the strategic rationale behind the transaction appears appealing as the combined company is expected to command 34.5% of Canada's English language television…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications said that it will close its acquisition of Mid-Bowline Group Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Wind Mobile on March 1st.
Shaw said that conditions to the transaction relating to the Competition Bureau and the Ministry of Innovation, Science & Economic Development (formerly Industry Canada) and approval by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice have been satisfied.
The $1.6 billion deal, announced last December, will see Shaw become the seventh Canadian communications carrier offering a quad-play of TV, Internet, home phone and wireless (in its larger Alberta and B.C. centres, that is).
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TORONTO – Reality game show Big Brother Canada returns to Shaw Media’s Global TV next month for its fourth season, complete with new houseguests and returning brands.
Furniture retailer The Brick returns to outfit the Big Brother Canada house in style, joining “premium” brand partners OxiClean HD Laundry Detergent and streaming service shomi. The houseguests compete for a grand prize of $100,000, a $25,000 gift card from The Brick, and an OxiClean prize pack valued at $10,000 that includes $500 of fabric care products and a $9,500 wardrobe makeover.
The show’s Head of Household will once again be able to watch…
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CALGARY – Two weeks ahead of the CRTC’s March 1st deadline for all Canadian carriers to offer a stripped down “skinny” starter TV package to customers, Shaw Cable this week soft-launched Limited TV, its $25/month group of local broadcast stations and mandated must-carry channels.
As readers can see from the image (and this link), the package (this is what a customer from Edmonton would see on the Shaw web site) includes all Canadian broadcast stations (in HD and SD), as well as must carries APTN, AMI, Voiceprint, TVA and the Weather Network.
Expect other carriers to follow…
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TORONTO – With less than two weeks until its debut, Viceland unveiled more of its millennial-focused programming and confirmed that it will be available on a three month free preview at launch.
Beginning Monday, February 29 at 5:00 AM ET/PT (check local listings), viewers wake up in Viceland with the one-hour special Bar Talk, hosted by Vice Canada’s head of content Patrick McGuire from the new Toronto studio. Following that is the 13-hour special 646-851-0347 Leave A Message.
With hosts that include Canadians Ellen Page (Gaycation), Matty Matheson (Dead Set on Life), and renowned actor Michael K. Williams (Black Market with Michael…
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TORONTO – HGTV Canada has assembled 20 network stars and a raft of brand partnerships for its new interactive multiplatform series Home to Win.
Through the 10-part broadcast and microsite, viewers can immerse themselves in this unparalleled project as big names like Mike Holmes, Bryan Baeumler, Scott McGillivray and Sarah Richardson transform an average house into a gorgeous, fully furnished home that will be awarded to one lucky Canadian. Helping to shape this dream home are comprehensive…
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MARKHAM – The Ontario Association of Broadcasters will be holding its 11th annual Career Development Day on March 7 at 1:00 PM at Corus Quay in Toronto.
Career Day 2016 will include a panel discussion followed by the ever popular roundtable discussions, which will include broadcasters from all areas of radio and television. This is a unique opportunity for soon to be graduating students to speak candidly with experienced broadcasters in all areas of the business, says the OAB, providing students with first-hand information on all aspects of broadcasting. Experienced broadcasters from all areas of radio and television are invited to…
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TORONTO – With less than six months to go before Rio 2016, CBC & Radio-Canada Media Solutions has named industry veteran Errol Da-Ré to its Olympic Games sales efforts as the head of the Olympic games sales team.
Da-Ré (pictured) was previously EVP/SVP of sales at Shaw Media, and also worked in sales at Alliance Atlantis, Canwest and CTV. In his new role, which took effect this week, he will work closely with interested corporate partners, negotiating and bringing on board sponsorship and participation sales opportunities for CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of Rio 2016.
“We are extremely pleased to have Errol join our…
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TORONTO – Shaw Media’s Global News will be the presenting sponsor of the Toronto Black Film Festival (TBFF) for the fourth year in a row.
The fourth annual TBFF runs February 10 – 14 in various venues across Toronto as part of TD's Black History Month Series. Coinciding with Black History Month, the festival celebrates artistic diversity within the black community through powerful films and special events.
Global News' Rosey Edeh, anchor of News at Noon, will kick off the festival's opening night at the Isabel Bader Theatre with the film Thina Sobabili (The Two of Us), directed by Ernest Nkosi….
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Hearing starts Monday
TORONTO — CRTC commissioners have a lot of reading ahead of them, judging by the hundreds of submissions already made to the Commission’s review of basic telecommunications services, from industry players, consumer organizations, end-user businesses, and local and provincial governments. Then there are the thousands of individual consumers who have submitted questionnaires related to their usage of telecom services.
(Ed note: This is a re-post of a story we ran in February previewing the 14-day hearing that begins Monday. Cartt.ca will have daily coverage of the hearing, which will be available to hear…
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