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November 20, 2008 -
Edmonton Sun:
CBC exec racks up big tab by Peter ZimonjicDocuments obtained under Access to Information reveal that the executive vice-president for French services at CBC is claiming almost $80,000 a year in expenses for theatre tickets, meals and travel.
November 20, 2008 - Globe & Mail: Corus battens down the hatches by Grant Robertson
Corus Entertainment has joined the growing list of broadcasters that are slashing costs amid a slowdown in advertising spending.
November 20, 2008 - Vancouver Sun: Heritage minister warns CBC about excessive spending by David Akin
Heritage Minister James Moore has warned CBC executives that excessive spending "does not sit well" with Canadians, and has asked the Crown corporation's board of directors to rein in the spending.
November 20, 2008 - Canadian Press: Bell wins 'throttling' case, but Internet traffic issue to be reviewed: CRTC
The CRTC says the regulator will hold public hearings on the issue of Internet traffic shaping next summer.
November 20, 2008 - Globe & Mail: CRTC denies Internet 'traffic shaping' complaint by Matt Hartley and Simon Avery
Canada's telecom regulator has denied a complaint brought forth by a consortium of independent Internet service companies over how Bell Canada manages Web traffic.
November 19, 2008 - Globe & Mail: CBC helps to recast defunct orchestra by Robert Everett-Green
CBC executives say the public broadcaster is willing to help the National Broadcast Orchestra with broadcasts, commissions and rehearsal space.
November 19, 2008 - Halifax Chronicle Herald: Union demands CRTC step in to prevent layoffs at CTV
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union says recently announced layoffs should prompt the CRTC to reconsider the terms of license for CTV.
November 19, 2008 - Globe & Mail: CTV plans layoffs, cuts as it braces for slump by Grant Robertson
CTV is preparing to cut costs by chopping discretionary expenses, imposing a hiring freeze and eliminating jobs.
November 19, 2008 - Toronto Star: CTV jobs on the line by Brett Popplewell
Citing a drop in advertising revenue and the financial woes of some of its biggest customers, Canada's largest television network, CTV, says it plans to shed jobs as part of a broader cost-cutting initiative.
November 18, 2008 - Canadian Press: Charest hopes to avoid Harper minority fate with cultural tax breaks
Quebec Premier Jean Charest has promised to abolish the provincial sales tax of 7.5 per cent on culture-related products.
November 18, 2008 - Hollywood Reporter: Canwest names interim broadcast chief
Peter Viner has been announced as the interim president of Canwest Global Communications' broadcasting division.
November 18, 2008 - Hollywood Reporter: Ad sales down for TV sports by Anthony Crupi
Once thought to be the sole recession-proof property on television, ad sales for sports are down as much as 15%, according to industry players.
November 17, 2008 - Toronto Star: Murdoch upbeat about the future of newspapers by Rohan Sullivan
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch says doomsayers who are predicting the Internet will kill off newspapers are "misguided cynics" who fail to grasp that the online world is potentially a huge new market of information-hungry consumers.
November 15, 2008 - Globe & Mail: Izzy'd be devastated, 'but most of it is his fault' by Gayle MacDonald
Peter C. Newman's biography of Izzy Asper comes out just as Canwest faces the implications of some of the late media mogul's decisions.
November 14, 2008 - Playback: Canwest down $1 billion by Etan Vlessing
Canwest CEO Leonard Asper says regulatory relief and cost-cutting are keys to reviving his company's conventional TV business.
November 14, 2008 - Cartt.ca: Angry Asper warns of further CRTC battles: Wants local obligations cut; fee-for-carriage re-visited by Greg O’Brien
Canwest CEO says that changes in the media world and the slumping economy means that his company has only just begun the fight for regulatory changes.
November 14, 2008 - National Post: Canwest books $1B charge, but operating profit up 13% by Grant Surridge
Canwest Global has opted to book a non-cash writedown of $1-billion related to the value of its television operations.
November 14, 2008 - Globe & Mail: Canwest's Debt ($3,715,057,000) Challenge by Grant Robertson
Columnist says with slumping ad revenue and a swooning share price, there are questions about how Canwest's debt will be repaid.
November 13, 2008 - Playback: Canwest cuts come into focus by Etan Vlessing
Columnist says there will be Canwest staff cuts to dramatic television, but regional news-gathering divisions will sent the brunt of the layoffs.
November 13, 2008 - Canada NewsWire: CanWest a victim of its own greed
CanWest should divest itself of some of its media holdings rather than its employees, says Canada's largest media union.
November 13, 2008 - CBC News: Federal government considering sale of Crown assets: Flaherty
Finance minister Jim Flaherty says the CBC is not on a list of Crown assets that could be sold as a way of balancing the government's budget.
November 13, 2008 - Hollywood Reporter: Arthur Kent sues CanWest for libel by Etan Vlessing
Journalist and newly elected MP, Arthur Kent, has filed a lawsuit against Canwest over a profile of him in the Calgary Herald and the National Post.
November 13, 2008 - Cartt.ca: Canwest Cuts: "No clear path to profitability" for local news: 210 let go, Global Ontario cancelled by Greg O'Brien
In an internal memo, Canwest Broadcasting president Kathy Dore says "The current regulatory environment makes it very difficult for us to be successful."
November 13, 2008 - Toronto Star: CanWest cuts 560 jobs
Media union criticizes Canwest's "binge of acquisitions" for the company's financial troubles.
November 12, 2008 - Bloomberg: Astral, Canadian Radio Stations Win Royalty Ruling by Joe Schneider
Columnist says a court ruling may allow the owners of Canadian radio stations to reduce royalty payments to composers and musicians.
November 12, 2008 - Hollywood Reporter: Canwest to cut 5% of its work force by Etan Vlessing
Canwest Global, Canada's largest media company, has announced plans to cut 560 jobs, or 5% of its work force, as it cuts operating costs amid a deteriorating advertising market.
November 12, 2008 - Globe & Mail: CanWest axes 560 jobs by Grant Robertson
Burdened by debt, CanWest Global is cutting 560 jobs from its operations, hoping to buy itself breathing room to withstand an economic downturn.
November 12, 2008 - Globe & Mail: Internet makes it a whole new game by William Houston
A panel of sports executives says the Internet is transforming sports broadcasting to such a degree that cable and satellite companies could become redundant and even go out of business.
November 11, 2008 - Vancouver Sun: Canwest Global to donate $700,000 to women's program
Canwest has announced it would contribute $700,000 to a mentorship program that matches high-potential women with senior members of the communication industry.
November 11, 2008 - Phoenix Strategic Perspectives: CBC Radio-Canada 2008 Opinion Leader Survey
Survey says the large majority of opinion leaders have positive overall impressions of CBC/Radio-Canada.
