Articles Tagged ‘Unifor’
Industry news: Buzzfeed is building its own social platform
Meanwhile, Breakfast Television loses its hosts and Bell is offering 1,200 employees buyout packages.
Cuts hit The Telegram and its 150-year-old printing press
After being acquired by Postmedia last month, the paper cut nearly 30% of its newsroom.
Ontario Gov’t commits a quarter of its ad spend to local publishers
The four largest crown corporations, including the LCBO and Metrolinx, spend more than $100 million on marketing per year.
Unifor “outraged” by latest job cuts at Bell Media
The media company has cut 43 jobs as part of a restructuring it announced in February.
Torstar, Postmedia and Unifor pull ads from Meta
More companies and organizations have joined the list of advertisers responding to plans to block news content in Canada.
Twelve groups seek extension in Broadcasting Act proceedings
The groups have filed a joint request to the CRTC asking for more time to consult, develop positions and undertake research.
Unifor pushes Competition Bureau for update on Google investigation
The union is seeking urgency in response to the ad revenue crisis in Canada’s news industry.
NordStar Capital owner seeks to dissolve company over feud
NordStar Capital is the controlling company of Torstar and the Toronto Star newspaper.
Rogers says objections to Shaw deal come from competitors’ ‘self-interest’
The company said BCE and Telus presented the CRTC with “manufactured concerns.”
Unifor urges CRTC to maintain funding for Global news
Canada’s largest private-sector union asked that Rogers be mandated to continue Shaw’s funding of the Corus network, instead of diverting it to City.
Postmedia announces further layoffs
Approximately 40 unionized positions from Unifor and CWA Canada have been cut.
Layoffs hit TFO
UPDATED: The Ontario French-language public broadcaster reports it has cut 19 positions across the company.
More than 40 laid off at Bell Media
Production and post-production positions were let go, along with several on-air hosts and journalists.
ICYMI: History buzzes with Bud Dynasty, jobs saved at Vancouver Sun
In case you missed it: A banner year for The Walrus and L’Actualité, a new feature on Facebook messenger and new agreement for the Vancouver Sun.
Bell Media cuts jobs, tweaks local sports coverage
The media company has reduced the number of broadcast positions at local stations as part of a larger restructuring at the company.
