UPDATE: CanWest, Shaw deal goes before CRTC September 20; questions on benefits package remain

OTTAWA – The CRTC will have the opportunity to bless the marriage of CanWest and Shaw at a hearing scheduled for September 20, 2010.The $2 billion deal was approved by an Ontario court in June, but still requires approval by the Commission and the Competition Bureau.The Regulator said Thursday that it will first consider an application by CanWest Global Communications for a multi-step corporate reorganization which would see its broadcasting and specialty channel assets fall under one entity.Next up will be Shaw’s application to transfer the effective control of Canwest Global’s broadcasting entities to a wholly-owned Shaw subsidiary currently listed...