Category : Post Media

The glitch in Postmedia’s digital switch

Written on Sep, 30, 2011 by admin in Advertising, Ditigal Puplishing, Internet, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Post Media | Leave a comment

Source: theglobeandmail read entire story here Paul Godfrey escorted directors of Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (PNC.A-T10.00—-%) on a tour of the Calgary Herald earlier this year to showcase the struggling newspaper company’s digital future. The Postmedia chief executive officer presented a remodelled newsroom where teams juggled written and visual content for the Herald’s websites, social media platforms such as Twitter and …

Gazette locks out some production workers

Written on Aug, 09, 2011 by admin in CWA Canada, negotiations, Post Media, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Source: The Montreal Gazette About 20 full-time and a number of part-time employees who work at The Gazette’s production facility on St. Jacques St. in Notre Dame de Grâce were locked out Sunday night after rejecting the company’s final contract offer. Employees in four other units affiliated with the Teamsters – pressmen, machinist-electricians, paper handlers and building services – approved …

Postmedia a potential takeover target: RBC

Written on Jul, 21, 2011 by admin in Canwest, Post Media | Leave a comment

Source: bnn.ca While Postmedia’s daily newspaper business continues to face strong headwinds from free dailies and growing online migration, its assets and mix of shareholders make it a potential takeover target, according to a report by RBC Capital Markets. “Although the timing and/or likelihood of a potential transaction are highly uncertain, we believe investors could realize a takeout premium,” analyst Drew …

Postmedia feels impact of ‘slow and sporadic’ economic recovery, posts Q3 loss

Written on Jul, 12, 2011 by admin in Ditigal Puplishing, Media & Publishing, Post Media | Leave a comment

Source: winnipegfreepress.com TORONTO – Postmedia Network Canada Corp. lost $3.9 million in its third quarter as the newspaper and digital publisher pulled in less print advertising revenues and had higher expenses. The owner of the National Post newspaper and other major media properties said the loss amounted to 10 cents per share on $259 million in revenue, mainly from advertising, for …

Local 2000 applies for certification at StarPhoenix

Written on Jun, 11, 2011 by admin in Organized Labour, Post Media, Unionization | Leave a comment

Source: mediaunion.ca This morning CEP Local 2000 applied for certification of a new bargaining unit at the Saskatoon StarPhoenix, a Postmedia-owned newspaper in Saskatchewan’s largest city. The application covers all employees at the StarPhoenix, except those in the distribution department and some management personnel. “This is great news for all Postmedia employees, union and non-union,” said Local 2000 Vice President …

Postmedia launches pay-wall test

Written on May, 25, 2011 by admin in Ditigal Puplishing, Media & Publishing, Post Media | Leave a comment

Source: theglobeandmail.com Newspaper publisher Postmedia Network Canada Corp. launched an experiment on Wednesday to ask readers to pay for content on its websites. read entire story

Deadline deal averts strike at Windsor Star

Written on May, 16, 2011 by admin in CWA, Post Media, Union | Leave a comment

Source: cwa-scacanada.ca Windsor Typographical Union | CWA Canada Local 30553 A tentative deal reached between three unions and the Windsor Star mere minutes ahead of a Friday midnight strike deadline scored all-around thumbs up in ratification votes yesterday. The three-year collective agreement mostly preserves an enviable early-retirement provision that new owner Postmedia Network wanted to abolish. It was that stance …

The Perils of Postmedia: News staff out, managing editor in, at Edmonton Journal

Written on May, 15, 2011 by admin in Canwest, Newspapers, Post Media, Times Colonist, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Source: albertadiary.ca – By David J. Climenhaga This post also appears on rabble.ca. “The Press” … back in the day when the Edmonton Journal was a great newspaper. Below: soon-to-be Journal managing editor Stephanie Coombs, former Journal publisher Linda Hughes, Colonist founder Amor de Cosmos. Just when it didn’t seem like another drop of blood was left to squeeze from its …

$2.5-million pay-equity plan approved for Gazette workers

Written on May, 07, 2011 by admin in negotiations, Post Media, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Source: cwa-scacanada.ca Montreal Newspaper Guild | CWA Canada Local 30111 A pay-equity plan that has finally been approved at The Gazette will see about $2.5 million in back pay and penalties doled out to workers. David Wilson, the CWA Canada staff representative who has been involved with the pay-equity file in Montreal since the beginning in January 2000, says workers …

Postmedia trims for digital age, listing

Written on Apr, 13, 2011 by admin in Ditigal Puplishing, Media & Publishing, Post Media | Leave a comment

Source: torontosun.com Read entire story here: Postmedia trims for digital age, listing | Money | Toronto Sun.

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Category : Post Media

The glitch in Postmedia’s digital switch

Gazette locks out some production workers

Postmedia a potential takeover target: RBC

Postmedia feels impact of ‘slow and sporadic’ economic recovery, posts Q3 loss

Local 2000 applies for certification at StarPhoenix

Postmedia launches pay-wall test

Deadline deal averts strike at Windsor Star

The Perils of Postmedia: News staff out, managing editor in, at Edmonton Journal

$2.5-million pay-equity plan approved for Gazette workers

Postmedia trims for digital age, listing

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