Shaw raps CRTC decision on USA Network

CALGARY - Shaw Communications Inc. says it’s “extremely disappointed” with the CRTC’s decision last week to deny its application to add USA Network to the list of eligible foreign satellite services for digital distribution, as Cartt.ca reported last week. “The CRTC is continuing on a path of protectionism for the benefit of certain Canadian programmers at the expense of Canadian television customers,” said Peter Bissonnette, President of Shaw Communications.“Shaw strongly believes that Canadians deserve access to the best national and international sources of programming - that is what the Broadcasting Act promises,” he said in a statement. In January 2007,...