Canwest Global Communications
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Canwest Global Communications was a major Canadian media conglomerate that owned television networks, specialty channels, and newspapers before its restructuring and eventual dissolution in the early 2010s.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canwest Global Communications canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct company
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media conglomerate ⓘ |
| broadcastingAssetsAcquiredBy | Shaw Communications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastingAssetsLaterBecame | Corus Entertainment television division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceasedToExist | early 2010s ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| covered |
entertainment programming
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local news in Canadian cities ⓘ national news in Canada ⓘ sports broadcasting ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 2010s ⓘ |
| experienced | financial difficulties in late 2000s ⓘ |
| filedFor | creditor protection under Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Israel Asper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadBrand |
Global National
NERFINISHED
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Global Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadKeyPerson |
Israel Asper
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leonard Asper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadPrimaryBusinessModel | advertising-supported media ⓘ |
| hadReputationFor | concentrated media ownership in Canada ⓘ |
| hadSubsidiary |
Canwest Media Inc.
NERFINISHED
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Canwest Publishing Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ Global Television Network Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
broadcasting
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mass media ⓘ newspapers ⓘ television ⓘ |
| languageOfContent | English ⓘ |
| operated |
newspaper publishing operations
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online news websites ⓘ specialty channels ⓘ television networks ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Canadian media market
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English language media market ⓘ |
| owned |
Canadian newspapers
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Global TV stations in Canada ⓘ Global Television Network NERFINISHED ⓘ National Post NERFINISHED ⓘ Southam newspaper chain NERFINISHED ⓘ radio assets in Canada ⓘ specialty television channels in Canada ⓘ various local daily newspapers in Canada ⓘ |
| publishingAssetsAcquiredBy | Postmedia Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
sale of broadcasting assets
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sale of publishing assets ⓘ |
| underwent | restructuring in late 2000s ⓘ |
| wasOneOf | largest media companies in Canada ⓘ |
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