Editorial claims that in recent years the U.S. Federal Communication Commission has been working on behalf of media companies instead of citizens, leading to unprecedented concentration of media ownership.
Article says that at least four rivals are expected to take a serious run for Alliance's specialty TV channels, but will face a struggle to determine the value of stake in the CSI franchise.
While two years ago there were no American-made dramas in primetime on Germany's top national networks, there are now more than 20.
Independent Canadian television producers worry the number of opportunities to showcase their work will shrink with continuing media industry concentration.
CanWest Global, Astral Media and Corus Entertainment touted as potential buyers of Alliance Atlantis.
The Toronto-based entertainment firm has recently sought expressions of interest from selected potential buyers.
An in-depth look at the proposed merger of CHUM and Bell Globemedia.
The media company is distancing itself from its former controlling shareholder Bell Canada Enterprises, despite successfully arguing a few months ago there had been no ownership change of the company.
Article says CanWest Global Communications could sell its Australian television assets by August, giving the company $1.5-billion to spend on acquisitions in Canada.
Astral Media's president and CEO recommends a cautious approach to liberalizing foreign ownership rules for broadcasters.
Heritage Minister Bev Oda downplays recommendations in a Senate committee's report on media concentration.
FRIENDS advertisement placed in the delegates' program for the Liberal Party leadership convention, November 30 - December 3, 2006.
Royal Bank of Canada has announced it will purchase a merger-and-acquisition adviser to the cable, telecom and broadcast industries.
Bev Oda speaks publicly about media convergence, the digital age, Canadian content, the future role of the CRTC and the fate of the CBC.
Some of the largest U.S. broadcasters, including Clear Channel Communications, are being purchased by private equity firms, raising new regulatory concerns.
Article says Alliance Atlantis is using profits from its CSI franchise to aggressively buy back shares - a sign the company has little interest in media acquisitions.
Columnist says rumors are spreading in the broadcast industry that CanWest will make a major move such as buying Alliance Atlantis, merging with Rogers Communications or possibly going private.
The Movie Distribution Income Fund is joining Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. in putting their Motion Picture Distribution Limited Partnership up for sale.
The Jim Pattison Group, Canada's third-largest private company, is rumoured to be a potential buyer of several television stations being sold off in the takeover of CHUM Ltd.
Columnist suggests that in an increasingly consolidated media market, Alliance Atlantis is the next takeover target, with CanWest Global as the likely buyer.
ThinkFilm acquisition by a U.S. conglomerate leaves Canadian films in doubt with no Telefilm Canada funding.
Broadcaster says it wants to make a major media acquisition before it considers converting to an income trust.
The Communications Workers of America are encouraging the U.S. federal regulator to retain diversity in local TV, radio and newspaper ownership.
Analysts are predicting that CanWest Global will purchase Alliance Atlantis and further consolidate the Canadian media sector.
Internet start-up sends a message to the courts and media industry that it's going legit with a series of distribution deals with broadcasters and movie makers.
Google has made a US$1.65-billion offer for YouTube - a move to put the Web search engine at the forefront of the video online revolution.
Corus Entertainment purchases CanWest radio stations in Winnipeg and Kitchener for $15-million.
Professor says the takeover of CHUM could have been worse - a company that pushes a political ideology, such as CanWest, could have bought it.
A study that suggested greater concentration of media ownership would hurt local TV news coverage was destroyed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
CanWest problems fuel speculation that CEO Leonard Asper may want to take the company private.
CanWest Global and Corus Entertainment are on the hunt for a major media deal in the wake of Bell Globemedia's purchase of CHUM Ltd.
Federal officials have told Industry Minister Maxime Bernier that Ottawa should encourage more foreign takeovers and other investment from abroad.
An ownership shuffle at Bell Globemedia, which would give Torstar Corp. a 20-per-cent stake, has received a green light from federal Competition Bureau.
If proposed bank mergers were considered serious enough to warrant hearings before a parliamentary committee, the same must apply major media takeovers.
Toronto lawyer to watch over CHUM's roster of radio and TV operations, ensuring they are preserved until the Bell Globemedia deal is complete.
Columnist says media consolidation may be the only way to save an industry under siege and to preserve the journalistic values that so many hold so dear.
FRIENDS says a precedent set with Canwest Global points to a CRTC approval of the Bell Globemedia acquisition of CHUM.
Bell Globemedia upped bid by $127-million to secure CHUM deal.
Standard Broadcasting has emerged as one of the most sought-after takeover prospects in the Canadian media industry.
After being outbid for CHUM, media companies such as Astral Media, Quebecor and Cogeco consider buying the small-town CHUM stations BGM plans to sell - or coming up with a new strategy altogether.
Suitors have begun approaching Standard Broadcasting Corp. Ltd. to gauge the company's interest in a possible deal, a sign the Canadian media industry could be poised for an accelerated round of consolidation.
Implications of the Bell Globemedia-CHUM cash deal go far beyond any regulatory hurdles and divestiture of competing assets.
Columnist says that the mega-merger of Bell Globemedia and CHUMCity should worry Torontonians because of journalistic convergence, job layoffs in the city and loss of opportunity for independent producers.
Columnist says that the Bell-Globe Media take over of CHUM is not in the public's interest and the CRTC should oppose the deal while they still have the power to do so.
Article notes CHUM takeover proposal may affect analysis of proposed Bell Globemedia restructuring and whether the restructuring will trigger a benefits payment under CRTC rules.
The $1.7-billion offer by Bell Globemedia to acquire CHUM Ltd. contains a number of unusual elements involving the acquisition of shares.
CHUM chief executive officer Jay Switzer intends to stick with the company at least until the radio and television broadcaster is acquired by Bell Globemedia.
The Canadian Association of Journalists urges Heritage Minister Bev Oda and the CRTC to carefully scrutinize the proposed takeover of CHUM Ltd. by Bell Globemedia Inc., and ensure that Canada's media landscape doesn't suffer further erosion of diversity.
Bell Globemedia's proposed acquisition of CHUM Ltd. raises fresh questions about the concentration of media ownership in Canada and challenges the ruling Conservatives' free-market principles.
A European court has upheld a challenge to the Sony BMG merger from independent record labels - a decision that could break-up the world's second-biggest music company.
Bell Globemedia/CHUM deal will see the creation of a major television network focused on drawing younger audiences, while several smaller radio assets could be sold.
Columnist says that mergers and acquisitions always result in job cuts; and in the media industry, less news is not good news.
Astral Media has confirms it was among the suitors for CHUM Ltd. and is open to consider merging with Corus Entertainment Inc.
Shares of media stocks have taken a big leap on speculation that there will be more mergers to come in the industry.
The Thomson family, which will soon become Bell Globemedia's largest shareholder, has just made a huge statement about their belief in so-called old media by purchasing CHUM.
Industry players say that Bell Globemedia's acquisition of independent broadcaster CHUM Ltd. will likely set off a long-awaited spate of consolidation in the Canadian media business.
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. expands into television syndication by buying Debmar-Mercury LLC, which owns the rights to South Park.
Sparking concern for a new round of media concentration in Canada, media giant Bell Globemedia unveils a a CAN$1.7 billion friendly takeover bid for rival Chum Ltd.
CHUM to lay off 281 employees - critics want the proposed takeover stopped in the public interest.
Blockbuster deal will see one of Canada's iconic private broadcasters merged into the BCE-owned media conglomerate.
A timeline of important events for the Canadian media company.
Senate report recommends that CBC television should not provide services that inappropriately duplicate those of the private sector, such as the coverage of professional sports and the Olympics.
Committee's long-awaited report shrugs at CanWest Global's media concentration, targets CBC instead.
Columnist discusses Senate Committee report's conclusions on media concentration in Canada and the CBC.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard supports proposed changes to the media industry that would relax foreign ownership rules and allow media companies to enter more than one sector.
Senate report helps the public understand the news media better and media people better understand themselves.
Editorial says giving elected politicians the power to make decisions on media mergers would undermine public confidence in MPs and news gatherers.
Editorial says government and CRTC intervention in media mergers could lead to decision makers using their new power for selfish purposes.
The Senate's standing committee on transport and communications suggests setting media market share threshold at 35%.
The CBC needs a full re-examination of itself to get back to its core mandate of public broadcaster, says the head of the Senate committee on transport and communications.
A sweeping Senate report on the Canadian media industry calls for tougher ownership restrictions, a new regulatory framework for acquisitions, and a new road map for the CBC.
The head of CanWest Global says that to compete with Web giants such as Google, Yahoo and MSN, Canadian media companies not only need to get bigger - they need Ottawa to let them consolidate.
Industry Canada documents suggest intention to deregulate Canada's telecommunications industry and relax rules governing foreign ownership.
Telephone companies have been slow to roll out television services, which may see cable operators pick up some of their traditional telephone business.
British academic argues the shape of the 21st century will be determined not by the war on terror but by the unchecked digital revolution led by globalized media.
The winner of the 2008 Dalton Camp Award describes how media concentration changed the Kingston Whig-Standard from one the top independent newspapers in Canada to just another link in a chain.
Two largest unions of Canadian journalists decry "undemocratic" limits on their access to federal Conservative cabinet ministers.
Columnist decries cost cutting in the delivery of news for the sake of short-term profit.
Columnist argues Canadian media surprisingly uncritical in coverage of new Conservative government.
Study finds news becoming more repetitive and superficial despite overall increase in quantity.
Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association, which has represented Canada's cable television companies for the last half century, closes its doors following the withdrawal from membership of some of the industry's largest players.
Summary of top political contributions to federal political parties in the fourth quarter of 2005.
U.S. satellite radio stock prices decline in January despite debut of Howard Stern, other potential catalysts.
FRIENDS says Canada will not be far behind when the U.S. ends over-the-air analogue broadcasting, currently scheduled for February 2009; as many as one in six Canadians still rely on over-the-air signals.
Responses by federal political parties to questions on Canadian cultural and communications policy posed by assistant professor of Communication Studies at the University of Windsor; lack of media attention to issues such as CBC funding, foreign ownership limits, Canadian content regulations and support for the arts called a "cultural blackout of incredible democratic significance."
Recent media ownership changes foreshadow media concentration becoming a hot button issue again in 2006.
