Two settlements down, one to go in the Robertson copyright class action

Canwest Global Communications Corp. has announced the settlement of the long-standing copyright class action lawsuit about the electronic rights of freelancers that has worked its way through the courts for 13 years. Canwest (Canada) Inc., Canwest Limited Partnership / Canwest Societe en Commandite,-- collectively called LP Entities -- and the named writer in the suit, Heather Robertson, have

CanWest papers, including National Post, now officially up for sale

The National Post and all the CanWest newspapers in major cities across the country are now officially for sale. 

The chain was put into bankruptcy protection this morning and it was reported that the major creditors, including Canada's five largest banks, plan to put in a "stalking horse" bid for the whole package of papers -- not to own and run them, but to establish the starting price for an

Prelude to a sale: National Post to join the family of CanWest dailies

If it can get permission from the courts and its senior lenders, the National Post is being moved out this Friday of its holding company, CanWest Media, to join other CanWest dailies and weeklies in CanWest Limited Partnership. This is not mere paperwork, but a means of tuning up the money-losing national daily and putting it in a place where it could be sold along with the other papers in the

CanWest files for bankruptcy protection

Troubled CanWest Global Communications, which owns the National Post, most of Canada's major urban newspapers and Global Television, is filing for creditor protection, according to a story from the Canadian Press. The move will give it additional 4-6 months to restructure its huge debt and, likely, sell off many of its assets.Canwest Global Communications Corp. (TSX:CGS) has been struggling for

Designing the daily Dose

The Torontoist blog carries an interesting retrospective on the art of the 270 covers of the late daily magazine Dose. As you'll recall, CanWest MediaWorks killed the project after one year of publication.Former editor-in-chief Pema Hegan submitted to a q & a with Marc Lostracco about the creative process behind Dose's designs. Seen all together, the covers are much more impressive than they

CanWest buys out editor-in-chief at The New Republic

CanWest now owns 100% of the New Republic. When it bought control, editor-in-chief Martin Peretz was said to be retaining a 25% stake. But according to a story in the New York Observer, that was just a negotiating hiatus and Peretz has now sold his stake, which means that, for the first time in 30 years, he owns nothing of the magazine he edits (at least for now).There are no guarantees in the

CanWest now owns The New Republic

CanWest Global Communications now owns The New Republic. Without much fanfare, the company bought control by acquiring 50% of the magazine from a pair of investment bankers to add to the 25% they already bought last January. Editor-in-chief Martin Peretz retains 25% . According to a story in the New York Times, CanWest plans major renovations, including reducing the magazine's frequency to every