OTTAWA – Fresh TV and Teletoon sucked the life out of the competition with My Babysitter’s a Vampire by winning the 2012 Shaw Rocket Prize for best in Canadian kids' programming at an industry gala held this week in Ottawa.
Selected as one of the top five finalists by an international jury of esteemed industry professionals, My Babysitter's a Vampire was judged for quality and content of both the show itself and its online presence. The kids jury from across Canada selected it as the grand prize winner after screening the five finalists…
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GATINEAU – CBC’s call for greater regulatory flexibility to help it deal with the new realities of the broadcasting environment got some support on the fourth day of its licence renewal hearing.
Shaw Communications Inc. appearing later Thursday afternoon, said that all broadcasters should have additional room to operate in an environment that is being challenged by the emergence of non-traditional players such as Apple, Google, Netflix and Amazon.
“Regulatory micro-management is neither necessary nor efficient,” Paul Robertson, president of Shaw Media, said in his opening remarks. “All of us in the broadcasting sector require the ability to respond quickly to…
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TORONTO – Mobilicity announced Wednesday that Canadians will see network expansion from Oshawa to Hamilton through in 2013.
President and COO Stewart Lyons said in a press release the company is on track to launch in Pickering, Ajax, Whitby and Oshawa by September, and in Milton, Oakville, Burlington and Hamilton/Stoney Creek by December 2013.
"To the hardworking people living in Oshawa, Hamilton and everywhere in between… our engineering team has been working on network builds in your areas and we're looking for new dealers and employees to help us deliver the value you deserve through Mobilicity's no-contract, affordable unlimited data, talk…
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TORONTO – Astral Media’s Disney Junior will launch today on Shaw Direct on channel 167 Advanced/538 Classic.
Dedicated to providing the best in engaging, educational and entertainment-based series and short-form content for younger viewers and their families, Disney Junior’s programming will also be available to Shaw Direct subscribers via Disney Junior OnDemand.
“With its lively programming featuring entertaining and development-based series, Disney Junior showcases the best in children’s series from Disney paired with award-winning Canadian programs,” said Joe Tedesco, senior vice president and general manager, Astral Kids.
Disney Junior offers exclusive, first-run programs from Disney together with celebrated Canadian series to create…
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TORONTO – Corus Entertainment, Google and Shaw Media are lending their support to ideaBOOST, a new accelerator program that offers financial backing, strategic guidance and mentor support to help convert high-potential Canadian digital content ventures into commercially successful offerings. The program was initiated by the Canadian Film Centre Media Lab.
CFC’s ideaBOOST also announced the first group of content creators selected to participate in the four-month program, which starts today. Chosen from a competitive crowd-sourced voting process, the eight selected companies reflect a full range of ground-breaking digital projects that have already engaged audiences…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications has introduced a new marketing campaign that highlights the “power of its people and its technology.” It includes a new logo and animated “amiable robots” that highlight how Shaw delivers services instantaneously through its cable network, or pipe.
Over the past 40 years, Shaw has grown from its first customer in Sherwood Park, Alberta, into a coast-to-coast cable, satellite, and broadcasting company, but it says that it strengths remain unchanged.
“We are committed to delivering exceptional customer experiences through our caring people and our incredible network, and that commitment starts…
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CALGARY – Cue the robots. Shaw Communications’ workforce has catapulted in numbers. Zillions of delivery robots working within the national cable, satellite and broadcasting company’s network known as the “pipe’ now service the needs of its 3.4 million customers alongside customer care staff.
In a national campaign which launched November 5 that crosses all customer touch points, including television, print, online and out of home, Shaw (along with its agency, Vancouver’s Rethink) introduces us to its newly animated network and two of its cheeky delivery robots Bit and Bud (click here for one of the televised…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has renewed the direct satellite relay distribution undertaking (SRDU) and Direct to Home (DTH) licences for Bell ExpressVu, Shaw Direct and Shaw Satellite Services for another seven years until August 31, 2019.
Shaw requested to be relieved from the requirement to contribute 5% of its annual revenues from broadcasting activities to the creation and presentation of Canadian programming, as well as from the requirement to file reports regarding such contributions. Shaw submitted that its SRDU’s competitors, namely terrestrial relay distribution undertakings (TRDUs), have no such obligation.
The Alliance of Canadian…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications says its placing a "significant focus" on customer service and pricing as it reported that net income from continuing operations fell 20% to $133 million in the fourth quarter, from $167 million a year earlier. Revenue rose about 3% to $1.21 billion for the quarter compared to $1.81 billion year-over-year.
"We have applied more rigour and discipline to our pricing, customer acquisition strategies and marketing activities," said CEO Brad Shaw during a conference call.
The cable and media company said…
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TORONTO – Astral has announced that programming from The Movie Network, HBO Canada and The Movie Network Encore is now available as part of the Shaw Exo On Demand and Shaw Direct On Demand services. The content offering will be available to Shaw Cable and Shaw Direct subscribers of Astral's premium pay-television services in eastern Canada at no extra charge.
"Delivering our content across multiple platforms is a…
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