TORONTO – Shaw and Shaw Direct customers now have access to TV Everywhere application Hollywood Suite GO (HSGO), which is available at no additional cost for existing subscribers.
The independent broadcaster’s app gives movie lovers the freedom and the ability to enjoy their favourite movies in high definition, with unlimited access whenever and wherever they want on the device of their choice.
HSGO includes a customizable watchlist and social features allowing users to share their watchlists and experiences with friends, as well as notification options to keep users informed about new movies and collections and a Wi-Fi-only streaming option…
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TORONTO – The Toronto chapter of Women in Film & Television (WIFT-T) and Shaw Media are collaborating on a new program designed to provide screen-based professionals with the skills they need to be strong and effective managers.
Launching this October, the Shaw Media Management Accelerator will cover key managerial principals including business communications, project management, essential financial concepts, plus marketing and strategic planning. Following completion of the program, each participant will be placed in a customized mentoring group, led by an industry leader who will provide additional learnings and guidance. Successful participants will also receive a recognition of completion award…
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CALGARY – The announcement yesterday that Shaw Communications plans to roll out U.S. cable giant Comcast’s X1 platform shows how the company is continuing an extensive internal makeover.
Last quarter, it told analysts it was moving away from bundling home phone in with all of its products because it no longer makes business sense and wasn’t particularly customer-friendly. Shortly before that, it restructured its TV business to move away from old silos and towards thinking more completely like a digital media company.
This quarter, during its Q3 conference call,…
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CALGARY – Third quarter profits fell 8.3% at Shaw Communications as the company continued to lose video and landline phone subscribers.
Shaw said Thursday that its net income for the quarter ended May 31, 2015 was $209 million, down from $228 million for the same period last year, which included the impact of a $55 million (or $41 million on an after tax basis) write-down of IPTV assets.
Consolidated revenue for the quarter was $1.42 billion, up 5.7% from $1.34 billion year-over-year, primarily attributable to the new Business Infrastructure Services division due to the acquisition of ViaWest as well as customer growth…
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TORONTO – Bell Canada said today it will spend $1.4 billion in Toronto alone to bring fibre to every home and business, and then upped the stakes even further by announcing it will soon bring 1 Gbps speeds to many cities in its footprint – which is up to four times as fast as cable companies offer most of their subscribers in Bell's area.
BCE CEO George Cope said Thursday that Gigabit Fibe Internet and television service will start this summer some Toronto neighborhoods, and will be extended to all of Toronto in three years. Quebec City and Halifax will…
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GATINEAU – Consumer representatives say the CRTC’s proposed TV Service Provider (TVSP) Code of Conduct should mirror many aspects and be “as consistent with the Wireless Code as possible.” The broadcast distributors, on the other hand, say that while having a standard set of practices for all TV providers is a worthwhile initiative, using the wireless code as a template just won’t work.
The TV providers Code of Conduct idea is something that came out of the CRTC's Let's Talk TV, TV Policy Review.
In a joint submission, the National Pensioners Federation (NPF) and Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) argue that…
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OTTAWA – Canadians in every region of the country now have a choice between four wireless providers as a result of Wednesday’s spectrum licence transfers between Rogers, Shaw, Mobilicity and Wind as part of Rogers’ acquisition of Mobilicity.
As a result, says Industry Canada, new wireless companies now hold approximately 25% of the total wireless spectrum available, up from only 2% in 2006.
"The approval of these spectrum licence transfers is a win for Canadian consumers. A new wireless competitor has secured valuable spectrum it needs, and high-quality spectrum that went unused for almost a decade will now be…
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TORONTO – The new Rogers-Mobilicity agreement, which will see Wind Mobile bulk up its wireless spectrum in five provinces, will help to solidify its role as Canada’s fourth national carrier, the wireless provider said Wednesday.
Under the terms of the acquisition, Wind Mobile will receive new spectrum previously held by Mobilicity and Shaw Communications, which it says will at least double its network capacity in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Northern and Eastern Ontario.
"This new spectrum acquisition means Wind Mobile now has a 20 megahertz AWS-1 corridor from Victoria to Ottawa," said CEO Alek Krstajic, in a statement. "This will significantly…
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TORONTO – Mobilicity has accepted, and Industry Canada, the Ontario Superior Court and late Wednesday the Competition Bureau, have blessed, Rogers’ proposal to acquire 100% of Mobilicity’s ownership for $465 million, the communications giant confirmed Wednesday morning.
The announcement also said Rogers will buy Shaw's unused AWS-1 spectrum for $100 million, in addition to the down payments made when an option agreement was originally announced in January 2013, and will then divest some of that spectrum to Wind Mobile. Specifically, Rogers and Wind will undertake an AWS-1 spectrum swap in Southern Ontario to create contiguous spectrum for Rogers, and Rogers will also divest certain…
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TORONTO – Amidst reports that Rogers and Telus are battling to acquire Mobilicity, the owners and employees of the struggling wireless provider said Monday that have made an offer to Industry Canada and the federal government to acquire Mobilicity’s current subscribers, dealers, and partial infrastructure by setting up a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) relationship with any potential acquirer.
Obelysk Inc., the holding company of Mobilicity founder John Bitove, issued a statement saying that it wants to maintain the Mobilicity brand in Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Ottawa where it currently operates, retain its 155,000 subscribers and current dealer network of…
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