Cable / Telecom News

Shaw gets more family friendly

CALGARY - Shaw has added Astral’s Disney XD in standard and high definition, Family Channel HD and Disney Junior to its cable lineup. The family-focused channels are available now on free preview through January 10, 2012, and associated video on demand content will be added in December.  The new channels and VOD content will join nine existing channels as part of Shaw’s ‘Family Pack’, while the HD channels will join its ‘HD Plus’ package. “We’re proud to include this additional content to our already broad selection of family programming,” said Shaw president Peter Bissonnette, in the announcement.  “With the launch of...