Category : Glacier Media Inc

New publisher moves ‘Daily News’ forward

Written on Jun, 01, 2012 by in | Leave a comment

Source: canada.com Restructuring at the Nanaimo Daily News has resulted in a change in the publisher’s office for the 138-year-old flagship newspaper. Hugh Nicholson takes over immediately as publisher of the Daily News, Harbour City Star and their digital counterparts. Nicholson joined the Vancouver Island Newspaper Group in January, representing Glacier Media Inc. as the division manager. read entire story here

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Glacier Reports Third Quarter Results

Written on Jan, 26, 2012 by in | Leave a comment

Source: online.wsj.com/ Glacier Media Inc. (TSX:GVC) (“Glacier” or the “Company”) reported cash flow, earnings and revenue for the period ended September 30, 2011. Read entire story here

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Glacier appoints Island divisional manager

Written on Dec, 21, 2011 by in | Leave a comment

Source: canada.com Hugh Nicholson will begin his new duties Jan. 4 as company integrates Island titles into operation Glacier Media has appointed a divisional manager to lead its newly acquired newspaper group on Vancouver Island. Hugh Nicholson, currently publisher of Glacier Media’s Prince George Citizen, will begin his new duties Jan. 4, leading nine publications purchased in a $86.5-million deal …

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Glacier Reports Third Quarter Results

Written on Nov, 11, 2011 by in | Leave a comment

Source:  glaciermedia.ca Read Glacier Third Quarter Results here

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CBC Radio interviews of Times Colonist sale

Written on Oct, 20, 2011 by in , , | Leave a comment

Source: cbc.ca/ontheisland/    iTunes Podcast @ CBC Hawking papers. The Victoria Times Colonist and many other island papers have been sold. We’ll hear about their new owner, Glacier Media.   CBC Radio interview with Andrew MacLeod of The Tyee [audio:http://vving.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cbc-times-colonist.mp3|titles=Andrew MacLeod interview]   CBC Radio interview with Chris Carolan, President of the Victoria-Vancouver Island Newspaper Guild [audio:http://vving.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/chris-carolan-interview.mp3|titles=Chris Carolan interview]   No …

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Let’s hope sale of Victoria Times Colonist means better days ahead for local jobs, journalism

Written on Oct, 19, 2011 by in , , , , | Leave a comment

NEWS RELEASE – CWA|SCA CANADA   October 19, 2011 / OTTAWA — CWA|SCA Canada, the union that represents workers at the Victoria Times Colonist, is cautiously optimistic about the sale of the paper to Glacier Media. For years, Postmedia has been cutting jobs and sacrificing quality across the chain to service a huge debt load. Glacier appears to be in …

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Postmedia’s Vancouver Island Newspapers Sold

Written on Oct, 19, 2011 by in , , , | Leave a comment

Source: youtube.com/user/ctvvi – http://www.ctvvancouverisland.ca

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Glacier Media to acquire B.C. papers from Postmedia for $86.5 million

Written on Oct, 18, 2011 by in , , | Leave a comment

Source: winnipegfreepress.com Glacier Media Inc. (TSX:GVC) says it will buy the Victoria Times Colonist and other daily and community papers in British Columbia, continuing a recent wave of deals in the Canadian newspaper industry. The $86.5 million acquisition from Postmedia Network Inc. also includes two other dailies and 20 weekly and bi-weekly community papers and related digital media and real …

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Glacier Media buys Victoria daily and BC community papers

Written on Oct, 18, 2011 by in , , | Leave a comment

Source: thetyee.ca A media company The Tyee identified two years ago as well placed to expand has bought the Victoria Times Colonist and several community newspapers from Postmedia Network Inc.. “One of the companies likely to emerge from the downturn owning more papers is Vancouver’s Glacier Media Inc., a company that attributes its opportunity to grow to the failure of …

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