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Radio / Television News January 9, 2012 14 years ago

CES 2012: Great user interfaces is the next era in consumer electronics

LAS VEGAS – The last decade in consumer electronics (CE) has been one dominated by the digital transition of music, film, and tape. The next era in CE will be characterized by leveraging the potential of these digital devices by creating vastly improved user interfaces (UI). This was one of the key predictions made by Shawn DuBravac, the Consumer Electronic Association’s chief economist, during the CES 2012 pre-show press event in Las Vegas on Sunday. Ironically it was Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer who made a very similar prediction two full years ago as the keynote speakers at CES 2010. At the time… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News January 9, 2012 14 years ago

Shaw launches 15 new Galaxie music channels

CALGARY – Shaw has become the first provider in Canada to launch the 15 new music channels from Galaxie which offer music from around the world. The new channels have a focus on cultural music, with stations ranging from Bollywood Hits, to Arabic, to Guangdong. They also include Canadian Indie, Today’s Latin Pop and Classical India, among others, and may be accessed by tuning into channels in the 400 range, or by streaming them on-line. "Our objective is to ensure that Galaxie remains the preferred source of music for Canadians," said Eric Boyko, president and CEO of Stingray Digital, owners and operators… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News January 6, 2012 14 years ago

Shaw to provide voice services to City of Calgary

CALGARY – Shaw Communications has signed a three-year agreement to provide the City of Calgary with local telephone services and an advanced custom 311 configuration. The new contract, which will complement Shaw's existing agreement for the delivery of data services, will service the City's three main locations of City Hall, Manchester and Whitehorn with more than 8,000 direct inward dial numbers and a call routing and management platform for the City's 311 services.    "Shaw looks forward to expanding our relationship with the City of Calgary," said president Peter Bissonnette, in the announcement.  "Shaw Business delivers a number of scalable, reliable products… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News December 22, 2011 14 years ago

TVA sells interest in Mystery TV, The Cave to Shaw Media

MONTREAL – TVA Group said Thursday that it is selling its share in specialty channels Mystery TV and The Cave to Shaw Media.  Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Quebecor Media subsidiary owns a 50% interest in Mystery TV and 51% of The Cave, though both channels have been run by the Shaw Media group. TVA said that a licence transfer request was submitted to the CRTC last week, and pending approval, the proposed transaction could be finalized in the spring of 2012. www.tva.canoe.ca www.shawmedia.ca Continue Reading

Radio / Television News December 21, 2011 14 years ago

Global adds power of AirPlay to video app

TORONTO – Shaw has tweaked its Global TV video app for viewers looking to extend their mobile viewing experience to a bigger screen. The app now uses Apple’s AirPlay video streaming technology to wirelessly stream select shows from a users’ iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to their television via Apple TV.  The device can then be used like a remote control to rewind, fast-forward, or for video navigation to find other Global content. The upgrade makes Shaw Media the first private broadcaster in Canada to support AirPlay capabilities in its mobile application. The company said that the free app has been downloaded 720,000… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News December 20, 2011 14 years ago

SCN to become Citytv affiliate January 2

REGINA – It’s been an jarring 18 months for SCN, the former Saskatchewan provincial public broadcaster, and viewers in the province. Back in the first half of 2010, the government there decided to close the channel down, citing a need to cut costs and get out of non-core government initiatives such as television few seemed to watch. However, just before the government faded it to black, Bluepoint Investments, which is headed by advertising executive Bruce Claassen, stepped into the breach and paid $350,000 for the operation. The CRTC approved the transaction in late 2010 and altered the… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News December 20, 2011 14 years ago

Broadcasters require “timely notice” of packaging, channels changes, CRTC warns BDUs

OTTAWA – BDUs must provide at least 60 days notice to broadcasters before changing their terms of carriage, packaging or retailing of any programming service, the CRTC has reiterated to carriers in a letter this week. The Commission drove home this point, originally set out in Broadcasting Public Notice 2005-35, at the behest of the Independent Broadcast Group/Le groupe de diffuseurs indépendants (IBG/GDI). In a letter to the CRTC, one that also copied vertically integrated companies Rogers, Bell, Shaw and Quebecor, the group expressed concern that the notice policy might be discounted by the big BDUs. “If adequate notice is not provided,… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News December 19, 2011 14 years ago

Shaw, “ET Canada” to reno Toronto food bank

TORONTO – Toronto's Fort York Food Bank is getting a makeover thanks in part to a $15,000 donation from Shaw Communications.  The project is part of the Global TV show ET Canada Gives Back, an annual series which brings together on-air talent and celebrities in support of local causes.
Tuesday’s episode will see ET Canada reporter Kim D'Eon, interior designer Penny Southam, and a group of volunteers complete a two-day, top-to-bottom renovation of the food bank's small apartment-style kitchen.  ET Canada Gives Back will air throughout the week of December 19 at 7:30pm ET on Global. "Our staff at ET Canada… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News December 19, 2011 14 years ago

Shaw adds five new HD services

CALGARY – Shaw has added the high definition versions of Space, Business News Network (BNN), Bravo!, Discovery Channel and Animal Planet to its lineup. The new HD channels are available on free preview until January 31, 2012 to Shaw HD cable customers, and those who currently subscribe to the standard definition versions of these channels will automatically receive the corresponding HD channel at no extra cost.  For customers in the Edmonton and Vancouver areas, Animal Planet HD will become available over the next year as Shaw upgrades its network. "Our customers can count on us to deliver the highest quality and… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News December 19, 2011 14 years ago

Global News partners with Journalists for Human Rights in Africa

TORONTO – Global News and Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) are joining forces on a partnership designed to improve journalism in Africa. Over the next year, Global News will deploy six of its journalists to JHR's offices across Africa for three weeks at a time. While there, they will assist JHR's team to train local journalists to report on human rights and governance issues more effectively. "We are honoured to be partnering with Journalists for Human Rights to create a program that will both further the cause of democracy and provide our journalists with an opportunity no other broadcast organization offers,"… Continue Reading
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