CanWest Media Inc.
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Canwest Agrees with Ad Hoc Committee of 8% Senior Subordinated Noteholders to Extend Deadline for Filing a Recapitalization Plan [Press Release]
Business Wire | 18 days 22 hours 48 minutes ago
Canwest Global Communications Corp. (“Canwest” or the “Company”) announced today that Canwest and certain of its subsidiaries have agreed with members of the ad hoc committee of 8% senior subordinated noteholders (the “Ad Hoc Committee”) of Canwest Media Inc. to extend until November 30, 2009 the date by which the Company must file a consensual recapitalization plan with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the “Court”). The previously announced support agreement between Canwest and certain...
Canwest Seeks Court Approval of Transition of National Post and Re-Alignment of Certain Shared Services [Press Release]
Business Wire | 27 days 19 hours 52 minutes ago
Canwest Global Communications Corp. (the “Company” or “Canwest”) announced today that an agreement has been reached between Canwest, Canwest Limited Partnership (“Canwest LP”) and Canwest Media Inc. (“CMI”) for the transition of the assets and business of the National Post to Canwest Publishing Inc. (“CPI”) through a newly-incorporated, wholly-owned subsidiary of CPI.
Canwest Successfully Obtains Approvals of Transition of National Post and Re-Alignment of Shared Services [Press Release]
Business Wire | 24 days 23 hours 7 minutes ago
Canwest Global Communications Corp. (“Canwest”) announced today that it has received approval and a vesting order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in respect of the transition of the business of the National Post to Canwest Publishing Inc. (“CPI”) through a newly incorporated, wholly-owned subsidiary of CPI, and the re-alignment of certain shared services between its subsidiaries Canwest Media Inc. (“CMI”) and Canwest Limited Partnership (“Canwest LP”).
Canwest Recapitalization Transaction Milestone Extended [Press Release]
Business Wire | 32 days 19 hours 24 minutes ago
Canwest Global Communications Corp. (“Canwest”) announced today that its subsidiary, Canwest Media Inc. (“CMI”), has agreed with the members of the ad hoc committee of 8% senior subordinated noteholders of CMI pursuant to the terms of their Support Agreement to extend to October 30, 2009 the date by which CMI must enter into a definitive agreement with Canwest Limited Partnership in respect of the transfer of the business operated by the National Post and has agreed that the transfer must be ...
Canwest says National Post could close after Friday
Yahoo! | 26 days 2 hours 36 minutes ago
TORONTO (Reuters) – The National Post, the flagship daily newspaper of Canada's beleaguered Canwest Global Communications, will likely be forced to close after Friday if it isn't transferred to a new holding company, Canwest said in a court filing.
Canwest shares to list on TSX Venture Exchange
Canada.com | 11 days 14 minutes ago
Shares in Canwest Global Communications Corp. will begin trading on the TSX Venture Exchange as of Monday.
Goldman acts to shield TV assets from Canwest filing
Canada.com | 21 days 19 hours 20 minutes ago
Goldman Sachs has launched a legal battle against Canwest Global Communications Corp. to shield their joint specialty-TV assets and protect the two firms' partnership from Canwest's creditor protection proceedings.
No outside buyer, CanWest shuffles National Post
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 24 days 15 hours 6 minutes ago
Cost to close paper deemed prohibitive
CanWest cleared to shuffle National Post
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 25 days 52 minutes ago
As part of bankruptcy proceedings, court allows media conglomerate to align money-losing flagship with rest of newspaper assets
Court okays CanWest shift of National Post
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 25 days 1 hour 38 minutes ago
As part of bankruptcy proceedings, media conglomerate will align money-losing flagship with rest of newspaper assets
Canwest shares to be delisted
Canada.com | 40 days 1 hour 10 minutes ago
Canwest Global Commmunications Corp. will see its shares delisted next month as the holding company for Canadas largest media conglomerate continues to restructure under creditor protection.
Canwest publishing OKs Post transfer
Canada.com | 27 days 4 hours 56 minutes ago
Canwest's publishing division signed a deal last night to reunite the National Post with its other newspaper assets after a four-year absence.
National Post will be transferred to Canwest's publishing arm
Canada.com | 25 days 12 minutes ago
The National Post will be transferred to Canwests publishing division along with the rest of its newspaper assets following court and lender approval Friday.
Canwest extends deadline for National Post move
Canada.com | 32 days 1 hour 17 minutes ago
The deadline to bring the National Post back into the Canwest Global Communications Corp. division that holds the rest of the media conglomerates newspapers has been extended to Oct. 30, while final details are worked out.
Post to be transferred to Canwest publishing
Canada.com | 24 days 2 hours 18 minutes ago
The National Post will be transferred to Canwests publishing division along with its other newspaper assets following court and lender approval on Friday.
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Company Overview
| Company: | CanWest Media Inc. |
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| Industry: | Television Station Groups |
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CanWest Media, the holding company for CanWest Global Communications ' entertainment assets, has operations in television broadcasting, newspapers, radio broadcasting, cable channels, and Internet websites. The company has interests in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 1,511 (2003) |
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| One-year % Growth in Sales | 0.0 (2003) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 0 () |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 () |
| Number of Employees | 2,000 (2003) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 0.0 (2003) |
| Fiscal Year-End | August |