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Stingray launches app for Shaw TV customers


MONTREAL – Stingray Group announced this week it has partnered with Shaw Communications to make its Stingray Music TV app available to all Shaw’s IPTV customers across Western Canada.

Starting Friday, Shaw customers gained access to 2,000 curated channels in over 100 genres including pop, rock, hip-hop, indie, country music and more at no extra cost, reads the announcement.

The Stingray Music TV app invites users to combine up to three filters among activity, mood, theme, genre and era. “Each combination returns a tailored selection of corresponding channels to choose from as well as additional suggestions they may also like. Users can also personalize their music experience by saving their favorite channels in My Music. In addition, the Stingray Music TV app will be accessible through Shaw TV voice remote which will allow customers to say ‘Stingray Music app’ to launch the app,” says the press release.

The music app is the latest in a suite of products offered to Shaw TV customers at no additional cost, including 62 live audio channels and music videos on demand. Shaw TV customers can also subscribe to two music video channels – Stingray Loud and Stingray Retro – as well as Stingray Karaoke on a video on-demand rental basis.

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