WHILE BRAD SHAW is now CEO of a much different Shaw Communications than the one his father JR and brother Jim built and ran, one aspect hasn’t changed.
No handlers.
As a journalist, I’ve interviewed many CEOs and other senior executives at large corporations. Most of them come to interviews with one or two others in tow who keep tabs on the interview or have other tasks. Nothing wrong with that, but it’s just not the way the Shaws do things. Never been their style. When a reporter calls the company with a question, invariably the president or CEO is the…
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WHILE BRAD SHAW is now CEO of a much different Shaw Communications than the one his father JR and brother Jim built and ran, one aspect hasn’t changed.
No handlers.
As a journalist, I’ve interviewed many CEOs and other senior executives at large corporations. Most of them come to interviews with one or two others in tow who keep tabs on the interview or have other tasks. Nothing wrong with that, but it’s just not the way the Shaws do things. Never been their style. When a reporter calls the company with a question, invariably the president or CEO…
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TORONTO – With an application before the Commission for a new sports channel license, Shaw Media has hired Christos Nikitopoulos as vice-president, sports programming.
He will be responsible for developing an integrated, multi-platform sports broadcasting strategy for Shaw Media, says a company spokesperson. He began work February 7th.
Nikitopoulos has worked in sports media for over 14 years, most recently as vice-president of programming and revenue planning for the Olympic Media Consortium. Prior to this, he held a number of senior positions within CBC Sports, most recently as director, digital content and partnerships.
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TORONTO – The Television Bureau of Canada Thursday announced its 2011 board of directors.
Rita Fabian, executive vice president of sales and marketing for CTV conventional and specialty, will continue as chair, while Errol Da-Ré, senior vice president of sales at Shaw Media, will remain vice chairman. Mitch Dent, executive vice president of TV sales at Rogers Media, will continue as secretary, and Lori Legault, vice president of national sales at Shaw Media, will fulfil the role of treasurer. Along with TVB President, Theresa Treutler, the above form the board’s executive committee.
Completing the board of directors are: Sally Basmajian (vice…
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VICTORIA, B.C. – Cable TV pioneer JR Shaw has earned the 2011 Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the University of Victoria’s Peter B. Gustavson School of Business for his vision and entrepreneurial leadership.
First established in 1966 as Capital Cable Television, JR grew Shaw Communications into one of Canada’s largest communications companies. Today, it’s a diversified media and communications company with 13,300 employees providing consumers with broadband cable television, high-speed Internet, home phone, telecommunication services, satellite direct-to-home services, and programming content to 3.4 million customers.
The University’s DEYA acknowledges an inspirational entrepreneur who has significant and positive impact…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC Tuesday said no to adding the U.S. cable channel National Geographic Wild to the eligible satellite list for distribution in Canada.
Shaw Communications had made the application and High Fidelity HDTV, which runs a similar, Canadian service here (Oasis HD) opposed the application, as did CTV.
Fox Cable Networks-owned NatGeo Wild airs wildlife and nature programming, including a variety of documentaries, series, events and specials.
CTV and HiFi said the U.S. channel would be at least partially competitive with their respective Category B specialty services Animal Planet and Oasis HD. “Specifically, CTV and High Fidelity highlighted several documentary…
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TORONTO – BMO Capital Markets has downgraded its investment rating on Shaw Communications from outperform to market perform, based on the growing competitive threat from Telus, which could eventually capture one third of the B.C.-Alberta TV subscription market, says the bank.
“We are growing increasingly concerned with Shaw’s ability to withstand competitive pressures from Telus, specifically its Optik TV service,” writes Tim Casey, cable and media analyst at BMO Capital Markets, in his note to clients.
He cautions that Telus has the financial scale and strategic incentive to remain aggressive with marketing promotions this year and next, particularly since Shaw is…
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TORONTO – "I’m from the cable company and I’m here to help you," Shaw Communications Brad Shaw joked with attendees at Tuesday’s Broadcast Executives Society luncheon at the Four Seasons Hotel.
In his first address to the Canadian broadcast community, Shaw sang the praises of television as a platform and of the people at what is now Shaw Media.
While noting the media business is “fraught with challenges,” he said his visit to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month confirmed the strength of television as the top dog. “The big screen TV was the centre point of every…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications announced Monday the reopening of its 6.75% senior unsecured notes, due 2039, for an additional C$400 million.
The net proceeds of this offering will be used for repayment of debt incurred under Shaw’s credit facility and for working capital and general corporate purposes. Closing is scheduled to occur on February 17, 2011 and, based on the closing purchase price, the effective yield of the senior notes being offered, if held to maturity, is 6.961%, says the company’s press release.
The senior notes will be made available in Canada and the United States, under Shaw’s previously filed shelf…
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OTTAWA – Saying he’s defending consumer choice and competition, Industry Minister Tony Clement announced Tuesday that the Conservative government will appeal a Federal Court of Canada ruling that quashed a cabinet order allowing Egyptian-backed Globalive Wireless (whose retail brand is Wind) to operate in Canada.
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP), ACTRA, and Friends of Canadian Broadcasting were intervenors in the case.
"Overturning the Cabinet decision is a victory for Canadian ownership rules and a victory for Canadian culture," said Stephen Waddell, ACTRA’s national executive director. "Globalive was potentially the beginning of the end of our…
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