OTTAWA – The iconic American talk show Late Show with David Letterman may have wrapped up last week, but it’s still top of mind with some angry Canadian viewers, and the CRTC.
The Commission has fired off letters to Rogers Media, Rogers Communications, and Shaw Communications over alleged simultaneous substitution errors made by the companies during the show’s much-hyped finale on May 20. According to the letters, dated May 27, the Commission has received “several complaints regarding improperly executed simultaneous substitutions” that took place near the end of the show.
Referencing Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2015-25, where the CRTC…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications has inked a partnership agreement with the Canadian Football League (CFL) that includes becoming the first ever presenting sponsor of the Grey Cup.
The multi-year partnership also names Shaw the official telecommunications partner of the CFL, and includes sponsorship components such as prominent branding across CFL broadcasts on TSN and the official broadcasters of the CFL and the Grey Cup. In addition, a new content series called Shaw Road to the Grey Cup will air during CFL game broadcasts, and will also be prevalent on TSN and CFL digital properties. Leading up to the Grey Cup, Shaw will be…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications has named Trevor English as senior vice president, corporate development and business planning, effective immediately.
With more than 11 years at Shaw, English has played a leadership role in all of Shaw's corporate development activities, investor relations initiatives, and the management of the company's financing strategies in the debt and equity capital markets, reads Thursday’s announcement.
In his new role, English's responsibilities will include all aspects of potential M&A, investment opportunities as well as managing Shaw's relationships with its venture portfolio companies. He will also be responsible for the coordination of Shaw's business strategy process and future…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications executives acknowledged yesterday a shift in strategy when it comes to selling home phone to its customers. In effect, it’s loosening its triple play bundle for those who want that option.
The company surprised the Bay Street analyst community yesterday with a measurable drop in home phone subscribers of more than 12,000 in Q2 2015, which is in stark comparison to an addition of more than 8,000 in the same quarter of fiscal 2014.
This is part of the company’s plan, said Shaw EVP and COO Jay Mehr, when quizzed about it by analysts during Tuesday’s Q2…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications second quarter revenue came in at $1.34 billion and at $2.73 billion for the first half of the fiscal year, which are increases of 5% and 3%, respectively, the company announced this morning.
Total operating income before restructuring costs and amortization of $557 million improved 5% over the comparable quarter while the year-to-date amount of $1.16 billion improved 2% over the prior year. The company’s Q2 and first half ended February 28.
Chief Executive Officer, Brad Shaw said, "The positive operating momentum continues across our businesses. We are seeing the financial and operational benefits of…
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TORONTO – Shaw Media today announced various organizational changes as the media company reshapes its business to better compete in an “evolving media landscape,” the company announced this afternoon.
The changes are based on its plans to redefine the organization from that of a traditional broadcaster to the broader focus of a media organization, reads the release. The organizational realignment is focused around strengthening the two core pillars in Shaw Media's business: Content – the creation, acquisition, scheduling and promotion of content across platforms; and Revenue – the measurement, delivery, monetization and optimization of content across all platforms.
The immediate result…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications has named Vito Culmone as its executive vice-president and chief financial officer, effective June 1, 2015.
With more than 25 years of experience as a financial professional, including 15 years as a senior financial executive, Culmone (right, in his LinkedIn photo) most recently served as CFO for Calgray-based WestJet Airlines Ltd., where he built a strong reputation for his ability to build sustainable shareholder value, reads the announcement. He also has held leadership positions at Molson Inc. and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
"We are excited to attract one of the country's top business and financial executives to become…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications said that a syndicate of lenders have provided a US$395 million term loan and a US$85 million revolving credit facility for its new data centre firm ViaWest.
The facilities were used to repay the outstanding debt under ViaWest's prior credit facility and for its general corporate purposes. The term loan matures in March 2022 and the revolving credit facility matures in March 2020.
Shaw bought the Denver-based colocation, cloud, and managed services provider last July for US$1.2 billion.
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TORONTO – Shaw Media and Shaftesbury’s digital studio Smokebomb Entertainment have joined forces with brand agency shift2 and Schick Quattro for Women on MsLabelled, a new fashion-focused multiplatform comedy series aimed at female millennials.
Designed to run both online and on air, MsLabelled is a witty, vlog-style series set in the fast-paced, high-pressure world of fashion. The 20 x four-minutes series features and is executive produced by Jeanne Beker, and stars Rebecca Liddiard as Ella (pictured), a young fashionista who tries to find her own voice in the industry by launching an upstart fashion blog, after landing a job at…
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CALGARY – Shaw has launched the WWE Network, just in time for Wrestlemania 31.
Available immediately for Shaw Cable and Shaw Direct customers, the subscription-based network offers premium wrestling programming, including all 12 live WWE pay-per-view events, original series and documentaries and exclusive on-demand content for $11.99 per month.
Shaw customers who subscribe to the WWE network also get access to the WWE App. Available online and for download on mobile devices, the WWE App features 24/7 streaming of scheduled WWE programming, an on-demand library, and provides subscribers with an exclusive second screen companion experience while watching WWE Network programs on…
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