1. Week 3 Canadian Industry Overview

2. Bell TV Holdings….so far

3. Bell’s radio subsidiaries…

4. THE BIG TAKEOVER Only a few short years after Bell acquired the CTV family, the corporation is now in negotiation talks with the CRTC to take over the properties of one of its largest competitors, ASTRAL. *Update- As of June 23, 2013, the CRTC has approved Bell’s takeover bid of $3.4 Billion dollars Good for Canadians?

5. Astral’s TV Holdings: TMN, HBO Canada, Family, Super-Ecran, Teletoon, Cartoon Network Astral also owns hundreds of radio stations across Quebec and the Maritimes. *That’s a small but significant chunk of the French market.

6. AND then there was SHAW Based mainly in the West HOLDINGS: Global Television, Food Network, Showcase, HGTV, History, Slice SHAW MEDIA SHAW MEDIA Global Television (BC, Okanagan, Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Maritimes) BBC Canada BBC Kids Dejaview DIY Network Canada Food Network Fox Sports World Global Reality Channel HGTV

7. Food Network Canada History Television Showcase IFC Movietime Mystery National Geographic Action Showcase Diva Slice TV Tropolis Twist TV

8. Corus is a Shaw FAMILY thing, not a Shaw corporate thing. Q. What is Corus Entertainment’s current relationship with Shaw? A. Corus Entertainment was created from the media assets of Shaw Communications Inc. Corus became a separate and distinct, publicly traded corporation in September 1999. There is no formal ownership or control relationship between Corus Entertainment and Shaw Communications. The Shaw family holds the majority of voting shares in both companies. Shaw Cable is one of Corus Entertainment’s largest customers. *If we include Corus’ holdings, Shaw also has hundreds of radio stations.

9. Rogers, more small time but still a player TV Holdings: CityTV OMNI The Biography Channel Sportsnet ….THEY NOW OWN THE RIGHTS TO NHL! G4 Tech TV The Shopping Channel Rogers TV OLN Dome Productions

10. Rogers is a big time publisher Canadian Business, Money Sense, Profit, L'actualité, Maclean's, baby & toddler, bout de chou, enfants, poupon, newborn, pregnancy, Today's Parent Toronto, Today's Parent, connected, Connected Business, Chatelaine (two publications - English & French), Cosmetiques, Cosmetics, Flare, glow, Hello! Canada, Lou Lou (two publications - English & French), Pure, Advisor's Edge, Advisor's Edge Report, Assurance, Autoplant, Advantages, Benefits Canada, Capital, Canadian Contractor, CCCA, Canadian Directory of Shopping Centres, Canadian Grocer, Canadian Healthcare Manager, Top Broker, Canadian Investment Review, Canadian Manufacturing.com, Canadian Metalworking, Canadian Packaging, CP - Canadian Printer, Card online, Coatings, Conseiller, Design Engineering, ETC.

11. Rogers also owns… Rogers Wireless - Rogers, Fido, ChatrRogers Wireless Rogers Cable A few dozen radio stations SPORTS Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club Rogers Centre (Toronto) naming rights for Vancouver's Rogers Arena (a 10-year sponsorship deal that runs until July 2020 with the owners of the stadium, Canucks Sports & Entertainment which is owned by Aquilini Investors Group)

12. And then there was Quebecor And they deal in: analog and digital broadcasting; cable and wireless telephone; internet access; newspaper, magazine, and book publishing; and the distribution and retailing of a wide array of cultural products

13. A Sampling of Quebor’s properties Sun Media (newspapers) (includes the former Osprey Media)Sun MediaOsprey Media TVA Group (broadcasting, publishing & production)TVA Group Vidéotron (cable television and internet service provider)Vidéotron Canoe Inc. (internet websites including Canoe.ca/Canoe.com portal and Archambault.ca)Canoe Inc. MediaPages (print and online directories) TVA Publishing Inc. (largest magazine publishing company in Quebec)TVA Publishing Inc. Quebecor Media Book Group (book publishing companies)Quebecor Media Book Group Archambault stores (books, music and video)Archambault Distribution Select (distributor of CDs and videos)Distribution Select Le SuperClub Vidéotron (DVD and Blu-ray movie rental stores)Le SuperClub VidéotronDVDBlu-ray Nurun Inc. (interactive agency)Nurun Inc.

14. What can we conclude? lack of ????? ________ integration bad or good for competition? production value? Unique programming? CanCon?

15. If you think the media industry in Canada is under major corporate control, check out America

16. Corporate Constellations

19. The major defense contractors most connected to media giants seem to be Honeywell and Northrop Grumman. Honeywell has a 2nd degree connection to CBS via Merril Lynch, a 2nd degree connection to Disney via Edison International, and a 2nd degree connection to GE via Verizon. Northrop Grumman is connected to GE via Deere and Chevron, to Disney via Washington Mutual, and to CBS via Merrill Lynch. Haliburton and Raytheon are connected to Time via Citigroup. Lockheed is connected to News Corp via Ford Motor, and to Time via Dell. (Note that News corp is relatively isolated from the other media giants.)

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