IT’S NO WONDER THERE couldn’t be a CAB submission to the CRTC on the TV policy review.
While there is some agreement on what must be done to alter the course of conventional television in Canada, along side the regularly substantial chasms in opinion between the usual suspects – distributors and broadcasters – there are also substantial variances between fellow broadcasters on what must be done to secure the future of conventional television stations and companies.
So, for this most important of policy reviews, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters had to step aside and tell its members that since…
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CALGARY – "Every 96 seconds we are installing a new Shaw Digital Phone customer," said Peter Bissonnette, president of Shaw Communications, in kicking off the company’s fall marketing campaign pushing its new telephony service even harder.
Shaw is attacking in most of its major markets, including Winnipeg where MTS has taken thousands of Shaw Cable customers who chose to go with MTS TV.
Shaw’s Digital Phone service includes unlimited calls to Canada and the U.S., 1000 international calling minutes per month to Europe, the U.K., and Asia Pacific, as well as six calling features, all for one flat monthly…
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CALGARY – Following recent announcements that Survivor: Cook Islands will be available on pay-per-view on Bell ExpressVu and on video on demand with Rogers Cable, Shaw Communications announced its own agreement with CBS Paramount International to provide the reality series on demand.
Each episode will be available for several days after the initial television broadcast on Thursday nights on Global Television.
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GRAVENHURST, Ont. – As the only cable gathering in the country now, the 13th annual Canadian Cable Systems Alliance annual general meeting has this year attracted over 250 delegates, up from 180 last year.
Kicking off Sunday at the Taboo Resort with a relaxed, well-attended president’s reception, the AGM continued Monday morning with a four-hour table top trade show. Some of the vendors used the trade show to reveal a few new products aimed at the small cable system market (even though a couple of folks from Rogers and Cogeco also made the trip north).
TVC Canada unveiled its…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications has announced faster upload and download speeds for its High-Speed Lite service, making it up to 10 times faster than traditional dial-up.
Its download speed has doubled from 128 Kbps to 256 Kbps. The upgrade will be automatic and free to all High-Speed Lite customers. Shaw is also offering the service for $19.95 a month for the first six months, for a limited time.
"Our customers continue to choose Shaw because of our commitment to service and delivery quality," said Peter Bissonnette, President of Shaw Communications. "The Internet landscape is constantly evolving and Shaw is committed…
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SASKATOON – Shaw Cable’s community channel in Saskatoon is boosting its morning presence, perhaps to better compete with other BDUs like SaskTel’s Max TV.
Shaw TV Channel 10 will air local weather information updated every 10 minutes from Environment Canada. It will also simulcast live broadcasts of 650 CHOM on weekday mornings, airing the Rawlco station’s popular morning drive shows The Brent Loucks Show and John Gormley Live. There will also be live traffic and weather cameras providing up-to-the-minute information. Shaw will also produce daily magazine segments featuring local events, personalities, and issues.
“Shaw has a history of providing…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications launched its voice over IP-delivered Shaw Digital Phone service in New Westminster, B.C. this week.
"Shaw has recently made available its digital phone service to a variety of communities in the Greater Vancouver Area, and we are thrilled to extend our residential phone service to New Westminster," said Peter Bissonnette, president of Shaw Communications, in a release.
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WINNIPEG IS ONE OF THE HOTTER bundling battlegrounds in Canada.
While Shaw is the incumbent video provider and a nascent voice company in the Manitoba capital, MTS Allstream, the provincial telco (which is also a national wholesale and enterprise player) has claimed about 55,000 video customers with MTS TV in Winnipeg – the only city in the province in which it has a cable license.
Customers like the simple bill, the fact they can re-jig their channel lineups on screen or even see e-mails and caller ID on their TVs. Finally, last month, MTS TV added a key piece…
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CALGARY – Shaw Cable will offer regular games from the 2006-2007 NHL season of the Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, and Edmonton Oilers on pay per view in Western Canada.
The games will be aired in digital quality with no commercial breaks, featuring pre-game and post-game shows.
Shaw digital subscribers can pay per game at $11.95, or subscribe to all the games aired in the entire season for $109.95 for the Oilers (with 11 games broadcast), $119.95 for the Flames (13 games), and $159.95 for the Canucks (17 games).
“Shaw has always offered top quality sporting events and with the…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications signed a deal with Sunshine Communications to acquire its cable and Internet systems located in and around the boundary area of Grand Forks, B.C., the company announced today.
"We are truly delighted with the acquisition of the Grand Forks, Midway, Greenwood, Rock Creek and Christina Lake cable systems," said Peter Bissonnette, president of Shaw Communications, in the release. "This southern belle of a cable system complements our existing properties in the interior of BC. Grand Forks and the environs offers great synergies with our neighbouring cable operations and further enhances our cable clusters moving southwest…
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