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The Canadian Press

Company Overview

The Canadian Press, not-for-profit multimedia news agency, provides news and information, photography, and distribution services in Canada. It offers news stories in English and French languages, photos, graphics, audio and online video, and online reference guides for editors and writers. The company also provides content and services; press release distribution services; commercial photographers and photography services; media monitoring and forecasting services; Internet media monitoring services; monitoring media stories on the Canadian Press Wire and receiving instant news alerts; ad distribution and services; and satellite distribution of audio; as well as reference books for writing a...

Detailed Description

36 King Street East

Toronto, ON M5C 2L9

Canada

Founded in 1917

Phone:

416-364-0321

Fax:

416-364-0207

www.thecanadianpress.com

Key Executives

Chief Executive Officer and President
Chief Financial Officer
Director of Sales & Marketing
Director of New Product Development
Compensation as of Fiscal Year 2009.

Key developments for The Canadian Press

The Canadian Press Launches Multimedia News Service for Blackberry Smartphones Together with Canada's News Brands

The Canadian Press introduced the next phase of its mobile venture with the launch of English and French news applications optimized for BlackBerry(R) smartphones from Research In Motion. Canada's trusted news leader partnered with CTVglobemedia, Torstar, Transcontinental and The Associated Press to unveil the country's most comprehensive news app, now available as a paid download on BlackBerry App World(TM). The Canadian Press Mobile is Canada's first app to automatically load and refresh the latest local, national and international news from many trusted sources all in one place, available for an introductory price of CAD 3.69 ($2.99) for a one-year subscription. Users can quickly and easily view, search, save, share and rate news and photos personalised to their choice of postal codes and topics-without having to set up RSS feeds or visit multiple news sites. Content covering business, sports, hockey, entertainment, technology, science, travel and wacky news will come from more than 20 communities and a growing list of quality sources, including: The Canadian Press, exclusive distributor of AP's global news in Canada and the Host National News Agency for the 2010 Winter Games, with 250 journalists in 14 bureaus across the country; The Globe and Mail, Canada's No.1 national newspaper; CTV, Canada's No.1 television network with coverage from British Columbia, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal; The Toronto Star; Transcontinental Media, Cape Breton Post, Truro Daily News and The News (New Glasgow); Prince Edward Island's Journal Pioneer (Summerside) and The Guardian (Charlottetown); Saskatchewan's Moose Jaw-Times Herald and Prince Albert Herald; Newfoundland's The Telegram (St. John's) and The Western Star (Corner Brook).

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