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Canwest

Company name2737469 Canada Inc. (formerly Canwest Global Communications Corp.)
Company typePublic
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IndustryCommunications
Media Services
FateBankruptcy (Assets primarily sold to Shaw Communications and Postmedia Network)
SuccessorShaw Media (broadcasting) and Postmedia Network (publishing spin-off)
Founded1974
Founder(s)Israel H. Asper
DefunctOctober 27, 2010
HeadquartersWinnipeg, MB, Canada
Area servedCanada
Key peopleDerek H. Burney
(Chairman of the Board)
ProductsBroadcasting
Advertising
RevenueC$ 2.867 billion (2009)
Operating incomeC$ 197 million (2009)
Net incomeC$ −1.689 billion (2009)
Total assetsC$ 3.876 billion (1Q 2010)
Total equityC$ −449 million (1Q 2010)
Employees12,072 (May 2009)

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Canwest Global Communications Corporation, which operated under the corporate brand Canwest, was a major Canadian media company based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with its head offices at Canwest Place. It held radio, television broadcasting and publishing assets in several countries, primarily in Canada.

Canwest entered creditor bankruptcy protection in late 2009, leading to the sale of the company's assets. Canwest's newspaper arm was sold to a group of creditors led by National Post CEO Paul Godfrey, through a newly-formed company named Postmedia Network. The sale of the company's broadcasting arm to Shaw Communications closed on October 27, 2010, after CRTC approval for the sale was announced on October 22; those assets are now collectively known as Shaw Media.

Following the sale of assets, the company was renamed 2737469 Canada Inc., ceased to carry on business, and commenced bankruptcy proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. The company is still registered as an "active" corporation with Industry Canada as of June 2011, but this merely indicates that the aforementioned bankruptcy proceedings continue.

Canwest Video

Joel very graciously agreed to talk my dear friend Angela, since she couldn't make it to canwest
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Canada's biggest media empire has launched a lawsuit to strike down restrictions against prescription drug ads. But your media isn't telling you. UPDATE JUNE 2009: CANWEST HAS TEMPORARILY DROPPED THIS CASE! SEE robwipond.com
4.88 min. | 4.68 user rating
Global TV ID from 1993. My favourite one, something good was always on back then.
0.25 min. | 5.0 user rating
Who doesn't love spelling bees & how cute is this ad? Here's a blurb about this year's CanWest spelling bee... Canada's top spellers set to face-off in Ottawa www.cnw.ca The wait is almost over for 41 of Canada's top students at the third annual CanWest CanSpell National Spelling Bee, presented by Canada Post. The regional finalists, the best of the best from across Canada, have gathered in Ottawa-Gatineau to compete for the title of Canada's top speller. The national competition begins with preliminary rounds on Friday, April 13th at 1 pm EDT which will be web-cast live at www.canspell.com, brought to online viewers by TELUS.
0.55 min. | 4.83 user rating
from www.workingtv.com The campaign in BC Supreme Court by Canwest Media, Canada's largest media conglomerate, to bully three Vancouver Palestine solidarity activists who disagree with Canwests pro-Israel media bias.
5.63 min. | 4.87 user rating
A fun faux-1950s instructional video I did for CanWest for the 2007 Canadian Newspaper Association Conference. My challenge was to accurately recreate that old cruddy low-budget feel. Yay, Winnipeg!
1.88 min. | 4.53 user rating
!!!PLEASE READ IMPORTANT!!! This is the first episode of the "Xero Hour" series and the first machinima by the Canwest Machinimatix production team. It was made using Halo 3 and created using the programs "Pinnacle Studio 11" and "Audacity." Kathleen Zuelch (Tex of Red Vs Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles) also plays a fairly big part in this machinima as well. Please pay close attention to the disclaimer. One thing we forgot to mention in the disclaimer is that this episode has nothing to do with the storyline. Just putting that out there. We hope to have the next episode of Xero Hour out by the end of June; begining of July at the latest. For more information visit CanwestMachinimatix.blogspot.com Thank you and enjoy.
10.37 min. | 4.02 user rating
A portrait of one of Winnipeg's most charismatic buildings. Bathed by the sun on a beautiful morning, its glass facade sparkles like a jewel at the corner of Portage and main. Produced by George Siamandas
2.67 min. | 3.0 user rating
CHCH News report from Feb 05, 2009 Calling all Hamiltonians and fans of CHCH news. CHCH is currently under review by owner Canwest global and may be sold or closed completely leaving Hamilton, Halton and Niagara without a news station. Please show your support for the station. More on the review can be read here: www.thespec.com CHCH may be closed unless we take action now. Please check out the following facebook groups for more information: Fans of CHCH news in Hamilton: www.facebook.com Save CHCH News: www.facebook.com
3.48 min. | 4.66 user rating
Canwest Global, Canada's largest media company, has launched a War on Satire to punish the evil-doers who spoofed Canwest's Vancouver Sun newspaper. Brave Canwest is teetering on the verge of bankruptcy but will continue the fight to ensure that these fun-damentalist fanatics don't threaten its sacred freedom to monopolize media or mock its profound pro-Israel and neo-conservative bias. Find out more about Canwest's anti-satire SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) at seriouslyfreespeech.ca
4.17 min. | 4.8 user rating

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COMEDY CENTRAL Hires Walter Levitt as Executive Vice President, Marketing - TradersHuddle.com Tweet this news
TradersHuddle.com--Levitt comes to COMEDY CENTRAL from -Canwest- Broadcasting, one of Canada's largest media companies, where he was chief marketing officer. "Walter's experience and pedigree are unparalleled. He has been masterful at b - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:53:51 GMT+00:00
[ Walter Levitt to join Comedy Central as EVP of marketing ] - Marketing Magazine Tweet this news
Marketing Magazine--Walter Levitt, the former chief marketing officer for -Canwest- Broadcasting, has been named executive vice-president of marketing for US specialty channel Comedy Central. His appointment is effective April 11 and no, he can't get - Date : Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:38:56 GMT+00:00
Canadians voters have opportunity to raise profile of web issues - Vancouver Sun Tweet this news
Vancouver Sun--Over the past year, Canada has witnessed increasing vertical integration among its large broadcasters and broadcast distributors, with the mergers of Shaw and -Canwest- Global as well as Bell and CTVglobemedia. Where do you stand on vertica - Date : Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:40:19 GMT+00:00
PSP hires director in private equity - Globe and Mail Tweet this news
Globe and Mail--Mr. Roll was most recently with Aver Media LP, a fund focused on media that is run by Peter Sussman. Mr. Sussman was a controlling shareholder of Alliance Atlantis Communications before it was sold to -CanWest- and Goldman Sachs.--- - Date : Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:04:21 GMT+00:00
Postmedia takes 1st step toward IPO - CBC.ca Tweet this news
CBC.ca--Postmedia, the company that rose from the ashes of the now-defunct -Canwest- newspaper chain, is the largest English-language newspaper publisher in Canada. It is the owner of 11 daily newspapers including the National Post, Montreal Gazette, ... - Date : Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:47:22 GMT+00:00
The medicine ball: What's old is new again - Vancouver Sun Tweet this news
Vancouver Sun--The bouncing medicine ball appeals to athletes and participants at any point in the fitness spectrum because it gets the cardio revving, while building muscle and endurance. ... - Date : Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:01:45 GMT+00:00
Grab the skis and tour BC's Powder Highway - Calgary Herald Tweet this news
Calgary Herald--Soft snow and big views make tree-skiing at Whitewater Winter Resort a must-do on British Columbia's Powder Highway tour. With so many ski resorts in British Columbia, you could spend a lifetime visiting one ... - Date : Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:03:56 GMT+00:00
Flustered Bears navigate return to national glory - The Gateway Online Tweet this news
The Gateway Online--After failing to reach the podium at this year's -CanWest- final, the Bears confidence is at an all-time low. However, with the stakes raised and a rematch of last weekend's -CanWest- bronze medal game against the Trinity Wes - Date : Thu, 03 Mar 2011 07:55:00 GMT+00:00
Kirkland: An all-star on the rise - Camrose Canadian Tweet this news
Camrose Canadian--Kirkland, 14, was inducted into the -Canwest- Hockey Association Hall of Fame in 2008, garnering a Diamond Ring Award, also in 2008 he was the ... - Date : Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:35:25 GMT+00:00
BCE's mobile strategy: CTV shows for all - at a price - Globe and Mail Tweet this news
Globe and Mail--In the fall, during the hearings to approve the purchase of the -CanWest- TV assets by Shaw Communications Inc., Shaw agreed that it would make its broadcast ... - Date : Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:26:00 GMT+00:00

Shaw Communications Inc.

Corporate Directors:Adrian Burns * Jim Dinning * George Galbraith * Ronald Joyce * Charles Keating * Don Mazankowski * Michael O'Brien * Harold Roozen * Jeffrey Royer * Bradley Shaw * Jim Shaw * J.R. Shaw * J.C. Sparkman * John S. Thomas * Bill Yuill
Assets:Shaw Broadcast Services * Shaw Business Solutions * Shaw Direct * Shaw Tracking * CJBN-TV
Related companies:Corus Entertainment



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