OTTAWA – Shaw Communications Inc. is looking for CRTC approval to carry on a digital basis USA Network, a popular U.S. channel that broadcasts blockbuster theatrical movies. At the same... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC should amend the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations to stipulate distributors must make monthly, rather than just annual, contributions to the Canadian Television Fund (CTF), the all-party Standing... Continue Reading
CALGARY -- Shaw Communications announced Wednesday it has expanded its Shaw digital phone service to Chilliwack, B.C. Currently, more than 250,000 Canadians have Shaw’s digital phone service, according to Shaw... Continue Reading
DEJA VU IS A CURIOUS THING. It happens sporadically to most of us where we think "hey, I've been here before." It often feels like that time is now in... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC has launched a public proceeding to set out rules regarding the installation of a network interconnection device (NID) when the incumbent local exchange carrier’s (ILEC) network... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) is opposing a bid by Shaw Communications to get regulatory approval to both offer and charge customers for content and advertising from... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – Leave it to the mavericks at Shaw Communications to best articulate how carriers feel about granting analog channels preferred status once digital migration occurs. In its intervention, which... Continue Reading
THE SESSION ON WHAT TV distributors think of content and its changing place in their business plans was a popular session at the Canadian Film and TV Producers Association annual... Continue Reading
CALGARY – DTH provider Star Choice said today it is launching the World Fishing Network, GolTV, and five new high definition channels. On March 15, 2007, WFN and Gol will... Continue Reading
ENTITLED "BDU CONTENT Strategies: Can Cable and Phone Companies Do Their Own Thing?", the session on what TV distributors think of content and its changing place in their business plans... Continue Reading