Darren Entwistle, originating in Montreal, Quebec; the executive chairman, who used to be the president and the chief executive officer of a communication company - TELUS, is a successful and eminent Canadian businessman. He’s the person who turned a small telephone service company into a $25-billion national Mobile communication company and also helped it becomes one of the major Mobile communication companies, which is valued at $4.3 billion right now. “Joe is an exceptionally proven and highly capable leader” Entwistle said in a statement. He is currently stepping aside and assisting his successor Joe in corporation strategy and performance. At the beginning, he spent seven years as an executive at the cable & wireless in UK, and was …show more content…
"We have an extremely antiquated Broadcasting Act," he said. "Things get old. People get old. Legislation gets old. We 're looking for a refresh of the Broadcasting Act. It 's a reasonable request." Entwistle suggested that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission(CRTC) should displace the Canadian Television Fund with a fund created and manage by company such as TELUS. (POST, 2006)Although his suggestions drew the CRTC’s attention, the Conservative government had already set the plan to the CRTC. However, Entwistle is brave and astute to strive for the maximum benefits, not only for TELUS, but also the Canada government and the whole …show more content…
The entrepreneurial spirits include foresight, planning, management, organization, coordinating, convincing, mobilization and compromise. It is the truth that Darren Entwistle satisfies all these terms. It might explain why he made TELUS from regional into coast to coast. “Darren Entwistle exemplifies the ideals of free-market enterprise.” said Brett Skinner, Fraser Institute president. There is no doubt that he bring an extraordinary success to TELUS, especially he is the only one CEO who has finished as huge numerous transaction while in a malicious competitive market for customers. The more is that there are a number of TELUS recognition on Darren Entwistle such as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers by Maclean’s (2011), inaugural Volunteer’s Award for Business Leadership from Prime Minister Stephen Harper and etc. Besides these, Darren Entwistle’s contribution made TELUS be named the top philanthropic corporation of 2010 by the U.S. Based Association of Fundraising Professionals, the first Canadian company to win this award. The awards in his career are significant
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 can be termed as a major overhaul of the communications law in the past sixty-two years. The main aim of this Act is to enable any communications firm to enter the market and compete against one another based on fair and just practices (“The Telecommunications Act 1996,” The Federal Communications Commission). This Act has the potential to radically change the lives of the people in a number of different ways. For instance it has affected the telephone services both local and long distance, cable programming and other video services, broadcast services and services provided to schools. The Federal Communications Commission has actively endorsed this Act and has worked towards the enforcement and implementation of the various clauses listed in the document. The Act was basically brought into existence in order to promote competition and reduce regulation so that lower prices and higher quality services for the Americans consumers may be secured.
In 2014, JB Hi-Fi announced the retirement of their CEO Terry Smart. He had been with the company for more than 14 years. In an interview with Smart Company, Smart explained the process for hiring his successor. Smart (2014) stated that succession planning is not something that can be done overnight, it’s a long-term process and it’s part of the board’s role. When JB Hi-Fi promoted Richard Murray to CEO it was because of his extensive experience, knowledge, skills and contribution to the organisation over 11 years (Keating 2014). This example of JB Hi-Fi’s succession planning not only demonstrates their diligence in following their charter but also the emphasis placed on laying the right
Over the centuries, the media has played a significant role in the shaping of societies across the globe. This is especially true of developed nations where media access is readily available to the average citizen. The media has contributed to the creation of ideologies and ideals within a society. The media has such an effect on social life, that a simple as a news story has the power to shake a nation. Because of this, governments around the world have made it their duty to be active in the regulation and control of media access in their countries. The media however, has quickly become dominated by major mega companies who own numerous television, radio and movie companies both nationally and internationally. The aim of these companies is to generate revenue and in order to do this they create and air shows that cater to popular demand. In doing so, they sometimes compromise on the quality of their content. This is where public broadcasters come into perspective.
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In order for Canada to share an equal part in the overall media industry as any other country, Canadian content regulations must be in place. CanCon regulations should be enforced on Canadian media content, as it is a crucial aspect of national culture, representative of the country as a whole. Without such regulations determined by CanCon, Canadian society risks becoming lost within the commotion of international media and their varied interests.
Taras, D. (n.d.). Constructing canada: Do we need a public broadcaster to enhance democracy?. Communication and Canadian Society, 4-10.
In my role as Senior Teacher and Domain Coordinator at St Joseph's College, Geelong, I have come to know and work closely with Liam Jelley, initially as a young 13-year-old student in my class to the current day young leader of our College. In my opinion, Liam is a standout among the students I have taught and worked with.
When radio was first introduced in Canada it was privately owned, this gave leeway for American companies to absorb the rights to broadcasted content. The Prime Minister at the time, R.B. Bennett became convinced that the “existing system of private radio would almost inevitably lead to the Americanization of a crucial cultural industry.” (Vipond, 2000, p. 41). Therefore regulations were implemented to “contribute to the development of national unity and provide a...
The topic of discussion in this paper is advertising in Canada. It will argue that the Canadian advertising industry strives to protect themselves from competition in the United States. The paper will discuss how the Canadian advertising industry allots their money to different forms of media to ward off the United States competition. Tracing the history of advertising from the early 1960’s to the present day, will help to show why Canada concentrates on the television and radio portion of the media.
“Yet among men there are some endowed with vision, an insight more penetrating and more sustained. To their liberated spirit the world unfolds a farther prospect.” These words were spoken by Carleton Noyes to his class as they were analyzing The Harvard Classics (collection of poetry). This phrase means to reflect the driving genius behind such philanthropist entrepreneurs as John D. Rockefeller and Ted Turner. Both of these ‘supermen’ have displayed great determination in their lives, enabling each to accomplish far and above more mortal men. Ted Turner, for example, won the America’s Cup despite the fact that he had never been trained in competitive sailing. J. D. Rockefeller continued his work with the transportation and refining of oil though he was publicly excoriated for his merciless tactics of “winning at all costs.” We will seek to examine how determination, risk-taking, self-confidence, and vision enabled these men to excel in their respective lives.
Background One. Tel was launched by Jodee Rich and Brad Keeling in 1995 (Cook, 2001). At first, it looked to get the advantages from deregulation of the telecommunication industry by reselling other network’s capacity and making money through stock market speculation. Rich and Keeling tried to increase the company’s shares rather than profit the company (Cook, 2001). Initially, One.
We intend to exploit our leadership role by continuing to target and enter segments of the communications market that we believe will experience rapid growth or grow faster than the industry as a whole....
Summarize the key facts and events of the case including the critical issues leading to the departure of Stephanie Whitney.
Nonetheless, his charismatic leadership style didn’t mean he avoided working towards the vision. He didn’t hesitate to cut costs, even if it meant laying off employees, because his ultimate vision was about creating a valuable and respectful business. He wanted to create an organisation that would beat its rivals and in order to do this, he had to weed out mediocrity from his company. While this meant certain people had to go, it also improved the company’s communication, its development and ultimately its bottom
Profitel Inc. is a publicly traded enterprise in the telephone business. It spent many years in the market with minimal competition and currently controls majority of the telephone copper wiring across the country. The company began to have increased pressure and competition in the cellular telephone business as new technologies are emerging in the industry. Since Profitel’s dominance in the market was being threatened, the company decided to search for a new chief executive; someone who is not currently in the organization, more like an “outsider”.