CTV Cancels Holiday Party After Staff Cuts

CTV has cancelled its corporate holiday party, scheduled to take place December 18 at the Guvernment & Kool Haus, after the network cut more than 100 positions last week, reports Mafalda Caruso, CTV's director of special events. "Due to the layoffs that happened last week, employees didn't feel right in having a party this year, so we cancelled," said Caruso, who planned a Doctor Zhivago-themed party for the broadcaster's 3,000 employees last December. According to The Toronto Star, the changes primarily affect the broadcaster's music and youth channels—MuchMusic, MuchMoreMusic, and MTV Canada.