Dec 22, 2010 — News Article: News Corp. to control BSkyB
A European Commission says the takeover of BSkyB by the publisher of the Wall Street Journal won't "significantly impede effective competition".
Dec 21, 2010 — News Article: How Comcast and Huge Telecom Players' Latest Gambit Could Destroy the Internet as We Know It by David Rosen and Bruce Kushnick
Columnists say unless the debate over congestion and pricing is opened up and refocused to the larger question of industry consolidation, the FCC December 21st proposal will only make the problem worse.
Dec 13, 2010 — News Article: English's grip on internet loosening
The predominance of English on the Web is declining, with Chinese and emerging languages such as Arabic and Russian making up ground.
Dec 5, 2010 — News Article: Does choice = price hike? by Luann Lasalle
Columnist says when big telecom companies buy up billions of dollars worth of media, entertainment and sports properties, the result for Canadians is choice, but it's not clear whether that results in higher or lower pricing for consumers.
Dec 3, 2010 — News Article: Pursuing MLSE a survival strategy for Rogers by Bruce Dowbiggin
Columnist says for an unprecedented second consecutive quarter in the United States, cable TV subscriptions have declined.
Nov 29, 2010 — News Article: The digital earthquake is coming by Etan Vlessing
Columnist says the open Internet is being closed and colonized by digital giants like Apple, Netflix and Facebook that stand to control the media business for a generation.
Oct 8, 2010 — News Article: Murdoch may 'abuse power' with BSkyB bid by Lindsay Powers and Mimi Turner
BBC director general Mark Thompson says if Rupert Murdoch-owned News Corp.'s bid for the remaining 61 percent of BSkyB goes through "there might be a significant loss of plurality in our media market".
Oct 6, 2010 — News Article: TV versus the Internet by Steve Anderson
Columnist says telecom companies seem to have enough money to invest to ensure that their TV services operate unfettered, yet people rarely question whether Canada's decline in key broadband metrics might have something to do with the inherent conflict of interest in having the same entities provide access to two competing mediums.
Sep 7, 2010 — Policy Brief: Re: CRTC Broadcast Notice of Consultation 2010-551: Application #2009-1674-4
FRIENDS comments on an application by Corus for a broadcasting licence to operate a regional specialty television channel.
Aug 23, 2010 — Policy Brief: Re: Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2010-498: Shaw Communications acquisition of CanWest Global's Broadcasting entities
As part of Shaw's application to take over CanWest's broadcasting assets, FRIENDS recommends the CRTC ensure commitment to local programming and adequate public benefit consistent with commission policies.
Aug 11, 2010 — News Article: Quebecor prepares for wireless launch; profit dips by Iain Marlow
Columnist says Quebecor's new wireless service is set to launch in late summer at a steep discount within a bundle of existing services.
Jul 30, 2010 — News Article: What Media Crisis? by Dwayne Winseck
Columnist says that while certain media conglomerates may be in trouble, the industry as a whole is hardly sliding into oblivion.
Jul 13, 2010 — Policy Brief: Digital Economy Consultation
FRIENDS recommends that the Canadian Media Fund, and other federally-sponsored funds, be augmented by tapping into the huge profits of the four big cable monopolies, whose profit before interest and taxes in 2009 exceeded 25%.
Jun 17, 2010 — News Article: Canadians spend $3.2 billion on tech products in Q1 by Emily Claire Afan
Darrel Ryce, NPD director of information technology and entertainment states, "Canadians have grown so accustomed to their computers and constant connectivity that IT products are no longer viewed as optional purchases. "
Jun 16, 2010 — News Article: Media industry to grow 5% annually until 2014: PwC by Melita Kuburas
Columnist says there is good news ahead for entertainment and media industries who are set to make a large post-recession comeback.
Jun 15, 2010 — News Article: Rogers: TiVo can unite industry by Etan Vlessing
Columnist says Rogers wants to see marketers, cable operators and networks united behind the solutions TiVo offers to what ails the industry during a time of incessant digital change and disruption.
Jun 13, 2010 — News Article: MTV Serves as Model for AOL Site by Brian Stelter
Columnist says Cambio is being billed by its backers as a next-generation video network for the Web with features similar to MTV but "without the middleman".
Jun 6, 2010 — News Article: Hooked on Gadgets, and Paying a Mental Price By Matt Richtel
Scientists say juggling e-mail, phone calls and other incoming information can change how people think and behave, with our ability to focus being undermined by bursts of information.
Jun 4, 2010 — News Article: The Dalton Camp Award
In a radio interview, FRIENDS spokesperson Ian Morrison and 2010 Dalton Camp Award winner Ethan Rabidoux discuss the award and the man who inspired it.
Jun 3, 2010 — News Release: 2010 Dalton Camp Award winners announced
Ethan Rabidoux of Stratford, Ontario and Rosalyn Yake of Peterborough, Ontario are the 2010 winners of the Dalton Camp Award.
Jun 3, 2010 — News Article: The power of political cartoons by Ethan Georges Rabidoux
In his Dalton Camp Award winning essay, Rabidoux explores the role of political cartoons in giving a outlet to the "working folk" to strike back at the elite.
Jun 1, 2010 — News Release: Winners of the 2010 Dalton Camp Award to be announced
The winners of the 2010 Dalton Camp Award will be announced Thursday, June 3 at the Musée des beaux-arts in Montreal.
Apr 14, 2010 — News Article: Corus declares Canadian ad recession over by Etan Vlessing
Corus' overall revenue reported at $192.6 million, up from $181.3 million a year earlier.
Apr 14, 2010 — News Article: Canwest's improved losses will have little impact on asset sales by David Friend
Columnist says "nobody is surprised" by the improved results and they will have little effect on bids for Canwest's newspapers.
Apr 12, 2010 — News Article: Harlequin takes full ownership of its German publishing unit by Eric Lam
Torstar subsidiary to take control of its publishing business in Germany.
Apr 11, 2010 — News Article: The Incidental Video Screen Is Seen by More Viewers Than Prime Time by Stephanie Clifford
Columnist says as consumers move away from traditional media, place-based media is gaining momentum in the advertising market.
Apr 9, 2010 — News Article: Shaw steps up with ‘a quad-play' by Iain Marlow
Shaw CEO hopes bundling four services will entice exhisting customers to choose it for cell phone service.
Apr 8, 2010 — News Article: Pillars of Shaw Communications' growth ambitions face uncertainty by Lauren Krugel
Analyst says unless Shaw moves forward within the wireless sector, investors are going to get frustrated.
Apr 7, 2010 — News Article: The problem with Shaw by David Berman
Blogger says limited wireless exposure and uncertainties related to CanWest's broadcasting assets are to blame for lagging share prices.
Apr 4, 2010 — News Article: Shaw to launch wireless business in late 2011, invest $100 million this year by Lauren Krugel
Senior Vice President states that by waiting to release its wireless service, Shaw will be able to offer the most leading-edge products.
Apr 1, 2010 — News Article: Moses Znaimer cleared to take over VisionTV
ZoomerMedia to take over multi-faith religious broadcaster.
Apr 1, 2010 — News Article: Unions side with telcos against Globalive by Suzan Ayscough
FRIENDS, ACTRA and CEP are backing Public Mobile in its bid to challenge the federal government's approval of Globalive and its mobile brand Wind.
Mar 30, 2010 — News Article: Static on the CBC by Ish Theilheimer
FRIENDS says the CRTC decision on fee-for-carriage entrenches the power and wealth of the cable companies.
Mar 25, 2010 — News Article: CBC reporter gets free flights by Stephen Maher
CBC Krista Erickson is registered as the designated traveller for Conservative MP Lee Richardson, which means she is entitled to receive flights paid for by taxpayers.
Mar 25, 2010 — News Article: Canwest wins approval to fast-track Shaw appeal
Canwest has won approval from an Ontario court to fast-track appeal hearings into Shaw's bid for its television assets.
Mar 24, 2010 — News Article: CanWest broadcast sale urgent, court told by Dana Flavelle
Canwest is asking courts to speed up the process for dealing with the objections of Goldman Sachs.
Mar 15, 2010 — News Article: Canwest sale moves forward by Doug Ward
Canwest has announced that an unspecified number of suitors have been invited to participate in Phase 2 of the sale process, which will involve management presentations, site visits and further due diligence.
Mar 11, 2010 — News Article: Big funds stalk Canwest newspapers by Theresa Tedesco
The sale of Canada’s largest English-language daily newspaper chain has attracted some of the country’s financial heavyweights as potential suitors.
Mar 10, 2010 — News Article: Aspers bid to reclaim newspaper chain by Grant Robertson and Susan Krashinsky
The Asper family has emerged as one of about six finalists chosen for the short list of bidders for the newspaper division of CanWest Global Communications.
Mar 6, 2010 — News Article: Canwest's newspapers benefit from Torstar earnings as sales deadline nears by David Friend
Columnist says on the heels of strong earnings from Torstar, Canwest's newspapers are looking more attractive to potential buyers.
Mar 5, 2010 — News Article: Leonard Asper quits as CanWest CEO
Leonard Asper says he's stepping aside to avoid the appearance of conflict of interest in the debt laden company's restructuring process.
Mar 4, 2010 — News Article: Black Press founder joins CanWest paper chase by David Ebner, Grant Robertson and Tara Perkins
B.C. newspaper magnate David Black is making a bid for CanWest LP's chain of dailies.
Mar 4, 2010 — News Article: Asper to fight Shaw for TV assets by Jamie Sturgeon and Theresa Tedesco
A group including Leonard Asper, Catalyst Capital Group and Goldman Sachs is planning to appeal a transaction that would see Canwest fall under the control of Shaw Communications.
Mar 2, 2010 — News Article: Goldman 'in no worse position' after Canwest deal with Shaw by Jamie Sturgeon
An Ontario Court justice says the Shaw takeover of Canwest was made in "good faith" and did not purposefully exclude other interested parties now objecting to it.
Feb 25, 2010 — News Article: Quebecor blocked in Canwest bid by Etan Vlessing
Media giant Quebecor Media says it was set to make a play for voting control of restructuring rival Canwest, but was blocked from talking to key shareholder Goldman Sachs & Co.
Feb 20, 2010 — News Article: Shaw wins court fight for CanWest assets by Susan Krashinsky, Grant Robertson and Andrew Willis
Columnist says the court approval sets stage for talks between Shaw and Goldman Sachs over Canwest's specialty channels.
Feb 20, 2010 — News Article: Judge okays Shaw bid for CanWest TV assets
The Ontario court overseeing the restructuring of CanWest Global approved a takeover bid for the company by Shaw Communications.
Feb 19, 2010 — News Article: Asper backs rival bid for CanWest by Andrew Willis and Grant Robertson
Catalyst Capital Group and Goldman Sachs set to tender a bid for Canwest that would see the Asper family play a continuing role in the restructured company.
Feb 15, 2010 — News Article: Shaw, Canwest move to appease Goldman by Janet Whitman
Goldman Sachs lawyers say they are "gravely concerned" that Canwest entered into a deal to be acquired by Shaw without its knowledge.
Feb 13, 2010 — News Article: Future uncertain for CanWest's newspaper chain
FRIENDS says Shaw's decision to keep Corus at arm's length from its Canwest acquisitions might be a strategy to keep the CRTC from intervening.
Feb 12, 2010 — News Article: Canwest reaches agreement on equity investment
Canwest Global Communications announces that it has secured an equity investment commitment from Shaw Communications.
Feb 12, 2010 — News Article: Shaw Announces Equity Investment in a Restructured Canwest
Shaw to take effective control of a restructured Canwest.
Feb 12, 2010 — News Article: CTRC must show backbone on Shaw takeover of Canwest
The NDP Cultural spokesman says the merger of Shaw and Canwest presents a dangerous new threshold in media concentration.
Feb 12, 2010 — News Article: Shaw Comms. to control Canwest Global by Etan Vlessing
In a move that confirms cable's increasing dominance of Canadian TV, cable giant Shaw is set to acquire a controlling stake in Canwest.
Feb 12, 2010 — News Article: Why Shaw wants CanWest by Iain Marlow
Columnist says Canwest's TV assets puts Shaw on equal footing with rivals Rogers and Quebecor.
Feb 10, 2010 — News Article: CanWest auction heats up by Grant Robertson and Susan Krashinsky
Sources say two leading consortiums have been formed to buy company’s chain of 46 newspapers in a deal that could see the winner spend as much as $1-billion.
Feb 1, 2010 — News Article: Canadian media woes as major company un-dergoes failed media convergence experiment by Mark Bourrie
FRIENDS says the end of Canwest dominance in the newspaper industry is a good thing for Canada.
Feb 1, 2010 — News Article: Canadian media woes as major company undergoes failed media convergence experiment by Mark Bourrie
FRIENDS says it is unlikely that anyone will be able to re-establish the Canwest newspaper and TV chain and restore it to the market dominance it held a decade ago.
Feb 1, 2010 — News Article: Canwest to make changes to newspaper auction after noteholders complain
Canwest says the bidding process for its newspaper assets has been made more robust.
Jan 28, 2010 — News Article: Canwest's would-be suitors: The Paper Chase
Article looks at the various media players that may be interested in Canwest's daily newspapers.
Jan 19, 2010 — News Article: CanWest shows no appetite for piecemeal bids by Grant Robertson
CanWest officials say the company and its creditors have little interest in pursuing partial bids for the company's newspaper assets.
Jan 19, 2010 — News Article: Trio eyes 3 CanWest papers by Dana Flavelle
A group led by a former Liberal senator is interested in purchasing the National Post, Ottawa Citizen and Montreal's Gazette.
Jan 15, 2010 — News Article: CanWest chain leaves 300 creditors unpaid by Paul Waldie
CanWest's newspaper chain has left a stack of unpaid bills to creditors, including charities, labour union locals, several news services and a pair of National Hockey League teams.
Jan 14, 2010 — News Article: CanWest, rival deliver upbeat earnings results by Dana Flavelle
Corus says it's eyeing Canwest's specialty TV channels, but not its newspapers.
Jan 13, 2010 — News Article: Pensions at risk in CanWest mess by Dana Flavelle
Reports indicate at least seven former senior newspaper executives stand to lose as much as $14.4 million in pension benefits now that CanWest Limited Partnership has filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors.
Jan 12, 2010 — News Article: CanWest draws four potential bidders by Andrew Willis
Corus, Shaw, Fairfax and Pattison are said to be interested in Canwest's specialty and conventional TV networks.
Jan 11, 2010 — News Article: CanWest lenders can't wait on sale, Scotiabank tells Asper by Grant Robertson
The sale of CanWest's newspaper chain has exposed a deep and bitter rift between its chief executive officer Leonard Asper and what was once one of the company's most trusted banks.
Jan 10, 2010 — News Article: Quebecor watching Canwest paper sale with interest
Pierre Karl Peladeau indicates Quebecor may be interested in snapping up a Canwest newspaper.
Jan 9, 2010 — News Article: CanWest's newspaper empire for sale
In the biggest shakeup in Canadian media in years, debt-laden Aspers cede a chunk of the family's legacy.
Jan 9, 2010 — News Article: Let bidding begin, CanWest creditors say by Dana Flavelle and Rita Trichur
Canwest has an offer for it's daily newspapers from its secured creditors, a group led by Canada's biggest banks, for $950 million - the amount they are owed.
Jan 8, 2010 — News Article: CanWest newspapers go on block despite CEO Asper's objections
Assets expected to fetch at least $1-billion, but chief executive argues they would be worth more down the road.
