CALGARY – Shaw Communications today announced due to the “extraordinary and unpredictable conditions created by the Covid-19 pandemic,” it has been forced to temporarily furlough about 10% of its employees starting Thursday, April 16.
This is about 1,000 people and will largely come from those working in retail and sales roles across the company, says the announcement. Most Shaw and Freedom Mobile stores are currently closed due to the coronavirus crisis.
“Government leaders across the country have taken significant and necessary steps to ensure the health and safety of Canadians and to limit the spread of the virus. These measures have…
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TORONTO – Corus Entertainment and Rogers Media are joining Bell Media to broadcast the worldwide TV and streaming special One World: Together At Home, in support of the fight against Covid-19.
Airing Saturday, April 18 at 8 p.m. ET, the special will be available on Bell Media channels CTV, CTV2, TSN, CP24, MUCH, MTV, and in French on VRAK; on Corus channels Global, National Geographic, and ABC Spark; and on Rogers Media’s Citytv.
UPDATE: CBC, TLN Media’s Univision and Sirius XM Radio have also announced they will be broadcasting the event, too.
The special will also be streamed live on the…
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By Greg O’Brien
CALGARY – “To say that the events over the last several weeks have been extremely challenging would be an understatement, both professionally and personally,” Shaw Communications CEO Brad Shaw said today kicking off the company’s second quarter conference call with financial analysts.
Of course, the call wasn’t really about the company’s fiscal quarter, which ended February 29th, but more about what has happened since then with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and its fallout.
“We want to express our deepest gratitude to those standing on the front lines doing their very best day in and day out,” Shaw added, singling…
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TORONTO – Corus Entertainment today announced the launch of #CanadaTogether, a national initiative aimed to help inspire, educate and engage Canadians as we band together during the coronavirus pandemic.
In addition to providing a trusted source of information and tools, #CanadaTogether will shine a light on the “incredible contributions and acts of kindness that businesses and individuals are making in the face of this pandemic, as Canadians demonstrate their remarkable ability to come together through this crisis,” says the broadcaster.
The initiative begins today with broadcast and social spots featuring a chorus of Canadian voices coming together to thank…
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TORONTO – Women in Communications and Technology said today its spring webinar series continues on Thursday April 23 with The X Factor: Why the World Needs More Women Leaders, which will be presented by Katherine Emberly, president, business, brand and communications at Shaw Communications.
“For most of us, our work lives look a bit different than they did just a few weeks ago. Chances are you are working from home, finding new ways to structure your day and be productive while isolated. Drawing on the talents of the many remarkable and inspiring women in our community, we are offering a…
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Quarterly results reporting begins this week
By Greg O’Brien
TORONTO – Both Cogeco Inc. and Shaw Communications will release their fiscal 2020 second quarter results this week, but since their quarters ended February 29th, those numbers will resemble more of a time capsule than an account of what is going on in the market right now and the real news will be what the companies have to say about what’s happened since with the Covid-19 crisis.
“We believe Canadian telcos and cablecos remain structurally sound and even after our target price revisions, we believe the sector will provide investors attractive potential total…
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TORONTO — Having raised $445,000 for the Canadian Red Cross already as a result of its Sunday night broadcast on Much, MTV, CP24 and iHeartRadio Canada, Bell Media’s iHeart Living Room Concert hosted by Elton John will be rebroadcast on CTV and VRAK this weekend.
The encore presentations of the benefit concert will air on CTV on Saturday, April 4 at 8 p.m. ET, and on VRAK on Sunday, April 5 at 8 p.m. ET. VRAK is a French-language specialty channel for kids owned by Bell Media. The benefit special is streaming now on demand on CTV.ca and Crave.
Airing commercial…
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TORONTO — With Rogers Media’s free preview of its FX specialty channel now extended until May 11, the broadcaster announced the new Mrs. America limited series starring Cate Blanchett will premiere in Canada on FX and online on FX Now starting April 15.
The nine-part miniseries, featuring Blanchett as conservative firebrand Phyliss Schlafly, tells the story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and the unexpected backlash it brought about. Portraying some of the most iconic women of the era, the cast also includes Rose Byrne (Bridesmaids) as Gloria Steinem, Margo Martindale (American Crime Story) as Bella…
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CALGARY — Shaw Communications announced Monday it is providing families with free access to digital educational programming for children and youth as school facilities are closed and students move to virtual learning modules due to the threat posed by Covid-19.
Shaw is partnering with Washington, D.C.-based EVERFI, which offers a digital learning platform, to make available research-backed online programming designed to give K-12 students access to curriculum-aligned topics, including personal health, financial education, mental health, digital wellness and more, says the news release.
The free, self-guided, online course modules are available for Canadians by visiting shaw.ca/shaw-helps/everfi. The digital…
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LOS ANGELES — As it gears up to launch next week, short-form mobile video streaming platform Quibi announced its roster of scripted and unscripted shows which will be available during April.
Designed specifically for smartphones, Quibi content will be available in what it calls “Quick Bites” of 10 minutes or less. Among the movies that will be available, in chapters, at launch are: dystopian action-thriller Most Dangerous Game, starring Liam Hemsworth and Christopher Waltz; and against-the-elements drama Survive, starring Sophie Turner and Corey Hawkins. Unscripted series and documentaries available April 6 will include: I Promise, an uplifting documentary series executive…
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