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What will the Shaw-Canwest deal mean?
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February 16, 2010 - Posted by Regan Ray
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When Canwest announced it had agreed to sell a controlling stake in the company to Calgary-based Shaw, the speculation began.
In an article titled, "Future uncertain for CanWest's newspaper chain," Toronto Star reporters noted that the deal "leaves significant assets of both companies on the sidelines," including Canwest's newspapers, which were not a part of the deal, and Shaw's stake in Corus Entertainment.
A Globe and Mail report called "Why Shaw wants Canwest," notes that "as industries converge, it is important for telecom companies to be more than just 'dumb pipes,'" and then compares the outcome of the Shaw deal to models that have worked for both Quebecor and Rogers.
And what about New York investment firm Goldman Sachs? A Financial Post article notes that Goldman, which controls the 13 specialty channels Shaw is acquiring, ultimately "wants the opportunity to flex its muscles and remind the players any successful bid needs its support."
Freelance journalist and blogger Steve Faguy lists the assets involved and reminds readers that Shaw and Canwest have been rivals in the fee-for-carriage battle and the deal will force "Shaw to prove its point about how conventional television isn't in need of financial support from cable and satellite companies."
The Globe's Andrew Willis calls it a "dark day for the Asper family" as he lists the "Winners and losers at Canwest."
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Is Apple's iPad "underwhelming" or "a game changer"?
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January 28, 2010 - Posted by Regan Ray
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After a whole lot of hype about Apple's newest "creation," the company launched the iPad yesterday in San Francisco. Even
before the existence of the device had been confirmed, enthusiastic
tech and media watchers were wondering if Steve Jobs' latest wonder
product was going to sweep in and save the publishing world.
And the predictions continue. For instance...
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Could Apple's tablet save print journalism?
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January 6, 2010 - Posted by Regan Ray
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As the hype surrounding the rumoured unveiling of an e-reader tablet from Apple Inc. grows, New York Times columnist David Carr jumped into the conversation and suggested the new device could be a saviour for journalism. In a Jan. 3 column titled "A saviour in the form of a tablet,"
Carr asks, "So, is the Apple tablet a figment of so much Web-borne
pixie dust or is it the second coming of the iPhone, a so-called Jesus
tablet that can do anything, including saving some embattled print
providers from doom?" While the existence of such a device from Apple is still only rumoured...
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David Olive's "stubborn faith in newspapers"
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October 20, 2009 - Posted by Regan Ray
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Toronto Star business and current affairs columnist David Olive explains his "stubborn faith in newspapers" in a recent post to his Star blog Everybody's Business. He outlines the reasons for his positive outlook under these main headings...
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Reconstructing journalism
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October 19, 2009 - Posted by Deborah Jones
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One of the most comprehensive reports on the future of modern
journalism is now online, prior to Tuesday's official release by the
graduate school of journalism at Columbia University.
"The Reconstruction of American Journalism,"
written by Leonard Downie, Jr., former executive editor of The
Washington Post, and Michael Schudson, a Journalism School professor,
is very much about American journalism, but has relevance elsewhere.
The report offers hope for...
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Canwest shares delisted from TSX
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October 16, 2009 - Posted by Regan Ray
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The Toronto Stock Exchange has informed Canwest Global Communications
Corp. that its shares will be delisted at the end of the trading day on
Nov. 13, the company announced. The company's subordinate voting shares and non-voting shares are being delisted for...
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Carleton's Waddell on the Canwest restructuring
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October 8, 2009 - Posted by Regan Ray
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Chris Waddell,
director of Carleton University's School of Journalism, took questions
about the Canwest restructuring and what it means for the Canadian
media landscape during a live online discussion today at
globeandmail.com
At the time of posting (1:25 p.m. on Oct. 8), the discussion was still live.
Waddell fielded all kinds of great questions about the newspaper industry, including...
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Canwest newspapers are making money, the circulation slide may be over and newspaper stocks are outperforming the Toronto Stock Exchange, writes