BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.1B
- Private
- CA
Dow Jones Description
Film, Television Production & Broadcasting
Executive Vice President, Sales
Errol Da-ReNumber of Employees 100
Contact Information
121 Bloor St E Ste 1500
Toronto, Ontario M4W 3M5
(416) 967-1174
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Motion Picture and Video Production: 512110
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Alliance proposal is a go.(Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. acquires The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.)
- 2007-04-09
Alliance Atlantis Communications shareholders gave a thumbs up Thursday to the proposed C$2.3 billion ($2 billion) Goldman Sachs-CanWest Global takeover, with more than 99% voting approval at a brief meeting Thursday. Meanwhile, trustees repping the Movie Distribution Income Fund, which...
CanWest ups AAC coin.(CanWest Global Communications Corp., Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.)(Brief article)
- 2007-02-26
CanWest Global Communications has increased the amount of cash it is contributing to the ($2.3 billion ($1.98 billion) purchase of Alliance Atlantis Communications from $114 million to $172 million. CanWest has formed a complicated partnership with U.S. financier Goldman Sachs to...
Alliance distrib in flux over pact.(CanWest Global Communications Corp., The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. buy Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.)
- 2007-02-12
TORONTO Amid much kerfuffle about the C$2.3 billion ($1.94 billion) deal inked by CanWest Global Communications of Winnipeg and U.S. investment bankers Goldman Sachs to buy Alliance Atlantis Communications, little has been said of what the future may hold for AAC's film distribution business. ...
Dangerous liaison: will banker break CanWest in AAC deal?(CanWest Global Communications)(Alliance Atlantis Communications)
- 2007-01-22
TORONTO CanWest Global Communications is literally betting the family farm on a C$2.3 billion ($1.96 billion) deal for Alliance Atlantis Communications, inked with the help of deep-pocketed investment bankers Goldman Sachs. Announced Jan. 10 after months of speculation, this is make or...
Alliance sold for $2 bil.(CanWest Global Communications and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners to acquire Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.)(Brief article)
- 2007-01-15
CanWest Global Communications and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners have inked a $1.96 billion deal to acquire Alliance Atlantis Communications. Goldman Sachs-controlled companies will take AAC's 50% stake in the "CSI" franchise, while CanWest Global gets its 13 specialty channels.
Current Research on Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.
- 2007-01-10
M2 PRESSWIRE-10 January 2007-TSX News: Current Research on Alliance Atlantis Communications IncC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10012007 Current Research on Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc (TSX:AAC.A) Alliance Atlantis offers Canadians 13 well-branded specialty channels boasting targeted, high-quality programming. The Company...
CanWest sizes up Alliance Atlantis.(CanWest Global Communications Corp., Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.)(Brief article)
- 2007-01-08
Following published reports that CanWest Global has teamed with U.S. private equity player Goldman Sachs to take a run at Alliance Atlantis Communications. which put itself on the block in December. the Toronto-based broadcaster and owner of 50% of the "CSI" franchise confirmed Friday that investors...
In-Depth Research on Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.
- 2007-01-05
M2 PRESSWIRE-5 January 2007-TSX News: In-Depth Research on Alliance Atlantis Communications IncC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05012007 In-Depth Research on Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc (TSX:AAC.B) Alliance Atlantis offers Canadians 13 well-branded specialty channels boasting targeted, high-quality programming. The Company...
Net has eye on 'CSI'.(acquisition)(distributor Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. put itself on the block)(Brief article)
- 2006-12-25
The "CSI" franchise may end up the sole property of CBS if the Eye buys out series co-producer and international distrib Alliance Atlantis Communications, which is putting itself on the block in Canada. "CSI" property is not expected to be part of that selloff. ...
In-Depth Research on Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.
- 2006-12-22
M2 PRESSWIRE-22 December 2006-TSX News: In-Depth Research on Alliance Atlantis Communications IncC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:22122006 In-Depth Research on Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc (TSX:AAC.B) ALLIANCE ATLANTIS COMMUNICATIONS INC. is a specialty broadcaster with 13 specialty channels. The company...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Errol Da-Re | Executive Vice President, Sales |
| Norm Bolen | Executive Vice President, Content |
| Pam Wilson | Senior Vice President, Publicity |
| Walter Levitt | Senior Vice President, Marketing |
| Jennifer Bell | Director, Corp & Public Affairs |
| Michael Kot | Director of Original Content |
| Susan Berger | Treasurer |
| Anthony F. Griffiths | Director |
| Barry J. Reiter | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Allen Karp | Board of Directors |
| Harold P. Gordon | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. | Executive Vice President, Sales | Current |
Norm Bolen is the Executive Vice President, Content for Alliance Atlantis Communications. He has overall programming responsibility for thirteen Canadian specialty networks: Showcase, History Television, Life Network, HGTV, Food Network Canada, BBC Canada, BBC Kids, Discovery Health Channel, National Geographic Channel, Independent Film Channel, Showcase Action, Showcase Diva and Fine Living Television. Norm is also responsible for Alliance Atlantis' web based and emerging new media content and all Broadcast Operations. Norm started his career at Alliance Atlantis in 1997 as the Vice President of Programming for History Television. Prior to joining Alliance Atlantis Norm spent more than 20 years as a journalist and executive at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Senior positions there included Area Head of TV Network Current Affairs and Regional Director of Ontario. Norm has had a long-standing interest in television program development internationally. He has been a moderator at the Toronto and Amsterdam Documentary Forums. He also served as International President of INPUT, an organization that presents major screening conferences for TV producers from around the world. He is a past board member for the Canadian Television Fund and currently serves on the boards of the National Screen Institute, the Banff Television Foundation, the Hot Docs International Documentary Festival and several corporate boards.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. | Executive Vice President, Content | Current |
| Bwtvf | Chair | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. | Senior Vice President, Publicity | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance Atlantis Alberta Productions, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. | Senior Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. | Director, Corp & Public Affairs | Current |
| Alliance Atlantis Alberta Productions, Inc. | Director, Public Affairs | Current |
| Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. | Director, Corp & Public Affairs | Former |
Michael Kot is the Director of Original Content for History Television at Alliance Atlantis Communications. He is responsible for over 100 hours of original award winning programming per year and multi-platform History content. Michael has been with History TV since its 1997 launch by Alliance Atlantis, which owns and is a partner in 17 cable and digital channels seen across Canada. Among his many multi-media lives, he was on the launch team of "CBC Newsworld" where he became a Series Producer working on talk shows, magazine shows and network news specials. In 1992-1994 he created and produced the now-premiere documentary strand, "Passionate Eye." Michael independently co-produced the award winning feature documentary "Aftermath: The Remnants of War", and more recently, "Shipbreakers", an award winning feature HD documentary shot in Alang, India.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. | Director of Original Content | Current |
| History New Zealand Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. | Treasurer | Current |
| Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. | Treasurer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brookfield Real Estate Services Ltd. | Trustee and Chair of the Governance Committee | Current |
| Teknion Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Tucows, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Goodman and Carr Llp | Partner | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. | Corporate Director | Current |
| HUB International Limited | Committee Member | Current |
| Dowling & Partners | Current | |
| Thunder Bay Terminals | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Russel Metals Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Governance, Inc. | Chair | Former |
| Jaguar Mining, Inc. | Director | Current |
| HUB International Limited | Director | Current |
| Vitran Corporation, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. | Director | Current |
| Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Abitibibowater Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cunningham Lindsey Group, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Northbridge Financial Corporation | Director | Current |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. | Director | Current |
| Novadaq Corp | Board of Directors | Current |
| PreMD Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cunningham Lindsey Group, Inc. | Corp Director & Independent Consultant | Former |
| Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. | Independent Business Consultant | Former |
| Harris Corporation Broadcast Division | Board of Directors | Former |
| Harvard University | MBA | Former |
| Russel Metals Inc. | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto.Com | Partner | Current |
| Avotus Corporation | Partner | Current |
| Applied Research Technologies, Inc. | Partner | Current |
| Irwin Law, Inc. | Partner | Current |
| Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. | Director | Current |
| Avotus Corporation | Director | Current |
| Skypower Wind Energy Fund LP | Director | Current |
| Skypower Corp | Director | Current |
| Applied Research Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| 724 Solutions Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Technology Group | Co-Founder | Former |
| Torys LLP | Co-Founder | Former |
| Torys LLP | Partner | Former |
| University of Toronto | Professor | Former |
| Technology Group | Chairman | Former |
| York University | B.A. | Former |
| University of Oxford | B.C.L. | Former |
| Torys LLP | member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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