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SHAW/CANWEST: No CCAA discount, no free satellite gear, say interveners

GATINEAU – Be careful, dig deeper and have a look around at what other information is out there, the final submissions from several interveners tell the CRTC as the Regulator writes its decision allowing Shaw Communications to buy Canwest Global.No CCAA discountThe Directors Guild of Canada insists in its submission that Shaw should be forced to pay the full 10% tangible benefits package – and for that matter, the company should be paying based on an even higher valuation of Canwest.While the Commission and Shaw settled on a transaction valuation of $2.047 billion, that’s actually an amazing bargain, writes the...