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Shaw Communications logo, used from 1993 to 1997 Shaw Communications logo, used from 1997 to 2012. Shaw Communications Inc. was a Canadian telecommunications company which provided telephone, Internet, television, and mobile services. The company was founded in 1966 as Capital Cable Television Company, Ltd. by JR Shaw in Edmonton.
Shaw Cable — Cable television operator serving most of British Columbia (except the Sunshine Coast Regional District), Alberta (except Grande Prairie), and Manitoba (except Brandon and Winkler), as well as portions of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon area) and Ontario (Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, and Kenora).
After Canwest filed for bankruptcy, the company's assets were acquired by Shaw Communications via the Shaw Media subsidiary. [11] Shaw Media was subsumed by Corus in 2016; [12] both companies had already been principally controlled by JR Shaw and his family, with Corus originally established as a spin-off from Shaw in 1999. [13]
Canada’s Rogers Communications is buying competitor Shaw Communications in a deal worth CAD$26 billion ($20.8 billion). Rogers will acquire all issued and outstanding Class A Shares and Class B ...
Shaw Spotlight (formerly Shaw TV) was the name of locally based community channel services operated by cable TV provider Shaw Communications. The channels are available only to Shaw Cable subscribers and are produced in communities throughout western Canada. Each station runs programming produced by staff and/or volunteers.
On October 27, 2010, ownership changed again as Shaw Communications gained control of National Geographic Channel as a result of its acquisition of Canwest and Goldman Sachs' interest in CW Media. [3] [4] On April 1, 2016, National Geographic Channel's parent company Shaw Media was sold to Corus Entertainment. [5]
CJBN-TV, VHF analogue channel 13, was a Global-affiliated television station licensed to Kenora, Ontario, Canada.The station was owned by Shaw Communications under its cable systems unit, and was not part of the Shaw Media unit which was sold to Corus Entertainment in 2016.
Shaw moved to Edmonton in 1961. [5] [4] He was the father of Jim Shaw, who was the chief executive officer of Shaw Communications until his retirement in 2011, [6] and Bradley S. Shaw, the former CEO of Shaw Communications. Shaw Communications has since merged with Rogers Communications as of March 31, 2023. [7]