Canada

Mark on April 11th, 2008

Yesterday I wrote a short post about the fact Canadian newspapers are in a stronger position than many in the U.S and laid out a couple of reason why I thought that might be. Seems I missed one. This morning, the Globe & Mail is reporting on the latest quarterly results for Canwest, the Canadian [...]

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Mark on April 10th, 2008

Data from the Canadian Newspaper Association showing that Canada newspaper revenues only slipped less than one per cent in 2007 have been given some web play over the last week, much of it dealing with contrast with the American industry. The numbers: Total 2007 revenues, including online operations, slipped only 0.8%, with print advertising decreasing [...]

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Mark on March 27th, 2008

Canada’s long and inexplicably delayed do-not-call list is crawling toward implementation but, as many have pointed out, the legislation is so full of holes that being on the list isn’t going to stop the phone from ringing. One of those who has detailed the weaknesses is Michael Geist, who points out both the flaws in [...]

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