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Norma Reveler
Fulford out of Showcase
Original programming boss behind Trailer Park Boys, Paradise Falls and others follows John Gill out the door. Tara Ellis still at Canwest
Canwest shuffles AA executives with its own
Nine-member team put in place under Kathy Dore, including former Alliance Atlantis VP of sales Errol Da-Ré, while Canwest execs get new roles
Crime fighters win again at CRTC
Despite complaints from Quebecor and a ‘think again’ order from cabinet, the Commission has again ruled that Avis de Recherche must be carried on digital cable — at six cents per head, please and thank you
CFTPA puts Mosque against Gas
Prairie comedies will go face to face at next month’s ‘for producers by producers’ awards at Prime Time. McDonald’s Tracey Fragments in the running with Polley and Cronenberg
More layoffs at Canwest and Alliance
Winnipeg is dropping the axe on jobs at Alliance Atlantis and its new parent, following final approval of the deal by the CRTC. AA’s John Gill is gone, but one source says its sales department will be spared
CRTC slaps limits on cross-media ownership
Private sector allowed one TV station, plus one daily paper or radio outlet per market. Market share limits also placed on mergers, sparking complaints from CAB
Done deal: CanWest gets green light from Gatineau
OTTAWA-GATINEAU: The CRTC gave CanWest Global Communications an early Christmas present Dec. 20, finding no problems with the foreign investment at play in approving the broadcaster’s $2.3-billion acquisition of Alliance Atlantis Communications. But less than an hour after the CRTC released its decision, the unions were talking appeal.
Done deal: CanWest gets green light from Gatineau
Controversial purchase of Alliance Atlantis okayed by CRTC, with $151 million set aside for producers. ‘Great day’ for both companies, says Asper. ‘Outrageous,’ says union
Discovery turns Cold
Yukon producer Arthur ‘Tookie’ Mercredi doesn’t mind Canada’s cold. His latest project, a coproduction with Toronto-based Real to Reel Productions, is a $1.3-million, six-part documentary series on the world’s coldest jobs.
Deal or no deal?
After facing a slew of opposition, CanWest Global president and CEO Leonard Asper must now wait for the CRTC to decide on his company’s fate in its $1.5-billion bid to acquire Alliance Atlantis Communications (not including the CSI television franchise and film distribution), with the backing of U.S. investment company Goldman Sachs. A decision isn’t expected until early next year.
Unions, guilds want bigger benefits from CanWest
GATINEAU, QC: The benefits package put forward by CanWest Global drew harsh criticism from unions and other groups as public hearings concluded Nov. 20 into its $2.3-billion buyout of Alliance Atlantis. Groups including the CFTPA, ACTRA and the WGC called on CanWest to put more money into the package, and on the CRTC to make it off-limits to in-house productions.
Unions take aim at CanWest’s math
The benefits package put forward by CanWest Global drew harsh criticism from CFTPA, ACTRA and others on Tuesday as public hearings concluded into its $2.3-billion buyout of Alliance Atlantis
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