CALGARY – Shaw Direct has launched a new on-line video-on-demand (VOD) library allowing customers to watch hundreds of movies and TV shows on their Internet-connected computers anywhere in Canada.
By visiting VOD.SHAWDIRECT.CA, customers may select TV shows from HGTV, Food Network and History Channel; new release movies from Universal Studios, Maple Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM); or music programming from one of 40 on-line channels available on the Galaxie Broadband Player. In addition, customers with Movie Central as part of their TV package can watch its movies and shows at no additional charge.
"The entertainment landscape is changing and more than ever consumers want to access content on the go," said president Peter Bissonnette, in Tuesday’s announcement. “Shaw Direct’s new Online VOD library is only the beginning of our continual commitment to deliver full-access on demand content to our customers, so they can experience exceptional entertainment anywhere in Canada."