OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Shaw Cable has received partial approval from the CRTC to air some kinds of commercials on its video on demand service. The commission has approved Shaw’s application to... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Rumours in the media that Rogers Communications Inc. is considering merging with Shaw Cable are just that, says RCI president Ted Rogers. Reporting on the idea is “just... Continue Reading
FOR SALE: ONE SMALL, independent cable company. Reasonable price. Best offer. Kaslo Cable is one of a very few remaining independent cable systems. It's an older system that doesn't offer... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – Manual J. Saperstein, founder of Whistler Cable, died on Saturday at Vancouver General Hospital due to complications following heart surgery. Despite the relative size (about 8,000 subscribers or... Continue Reading
CALGARY – Shaw Communications' basic cable subscribers increased by 3,289, digital and Internet customers grew by 20,875 and 27,873, respectively, digital phone lines were up by 51,128, and Star Choice... Continue Reading
CALGARY - Shaw Communications shareholders approved the company's proposed two-for-one stock split of its outstanding class A participating shares and class B non-voting participating shares late yesterday. The split will... Continue Reading
TORONTO – "The best that can be said about this report is that the Task Force has not recommended to scrap the CTF altogether," said ACTRA national executive director Stephen... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The Writers Guild of Canada has come out in opposition to the CRTC Task Force on the Canadian Television Fund. Oddly, while directing pointed criticism at Shaw Communications... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – There will be a new way of doing things when it comes to funding home-grown television, if the recommendations from the Task Force Report on The Canadian Television... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – With the Commission's report on what ails the Canadian Television Fund due out tomorrow afternoon (the CRTC under the new chair sure is speedy these days!) Shaw Communications... Continue Reading