Rogers Communications is to cut another 900 jobs nationwide to streamline its management and better compete against rivals Bell Canada and Telus Corp., a cut which accounts for around 3% of the company’s 30,000-strong workforce. Rogers did not break out the latest job cuts in terms of geography or division, and only indicated they will fall more heavily on backroom operations as the company continues to hire more ‘customer-facing’ employees, including at call centers.
U.S. cable channel renews hit Canuck series for a third season
Despite solid showing, Global musical comedy loses Wednesday night to CTV crime drama
U.S. channel buys eight-hour mini, slated for production next spring under Canuck helmer Jon Cassar
Festival headquarters receives additional $5.2 million in donations
French production funding reaches five-year high according to annual report
Dumpings for hire, S&M and Afghani gunplay mark shorts by graduates of film program
J’ai tué ma mère is on the short list for best foreign film, with Pedro Almodovar’s Broken Embraces
Former Alliance and Canwest exec exits The Early Show to launch news and social media site
Nine-screen opening arrives next to Disney’s Princess and the Frog and Warner’s Invictus
Canwest and Hot Docs hand out another $222,000, India exports its film awards to Toronto
Mirkopoulos-led deal for five soundstages in Windy City could come up short, says report