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Inuit broadcasters ask Shaw to add channel to satellite offering


So northern BDU can offer the channel there IQALUIT — Three Inuit broadcasters this week appealed to Shaw Communications to add IsumaTV’s 24-hour Inuktut-language television channel to Shaw’s satellite TV service in Nunavut. IsumaTV Nunavut Independent Inuit Broadcasting is operated by non-profit Nunavut Independent Television Network (NITV) in partnership with Inuit Broadcasting Corporation (IBC). The three broadcasters sent a letter September 28 to Shaw CEO Brad Shaw requesting the IsumaTV Nunavut channel be added to Shaw Direct as soon as possible. This followed an earlier appeal on September 10 to BDU Arctic Co-ops Limited CEO Ron Wilson asking for IsumaTV...