Articles Tagged ‘Shaw Communications’

Shaw Communications prepares for ‘pure play’ future
The company posted a 2.2% increase in operating income to $1.42 billion while net income fell to $218 million.

Analysts, pundits react to Corus-Shaw deal
A consolidated media offering means a more comprehensive opportunity for advertisers, although it might crank up the heat in negotiations, say pundits.

Shaw brings Comcast X1 tech to Canada with FreeRange TV
Announced at CES today, the company’s new mobile viewing platform ups the stakes in the cable subscription game.

Shaw acquires Wind Mobile
The $1.6 billion deal expands Shaw’s product offering to include mobile.

Grey Cup posts 2015 growth
How Shaw’s on-site activations fared in its first year as title sponsor, as overall ratings jumped.

Former Exchange Lab director lands at Jones Media
Neil Houston is now the company’s director of programmatic and media buying.

Canadian media stocks take hit as int’l markets slide
The big four – BCE, Shaw, Rogers and Corus – posted sharp declines Monday morning.

Shomi hits the streets for expanded launch
Shomi looks to social media to drum up awareness of its wider launch, as costumed characters inspired by its shows fanned out across Canadian cities.

Shaw Media revenue steady in Q3
Profits slide overall at the company, and it announced a deal to bring Comcast’s next-gen IPTV platform X1 to market.

Shaw Communications Q2 earnings fall on restructuring costs
The slide in earnings came despite higher overall revenues.

Canadian cord-cutting rose sharply in 2014: Report
Major Canadian TV providers last year lost a record 65,000 TV subscribers, Boon Dog Professional Service’s latest research reveals.

Reactions roll out to Let’s Talk phase two
Media execs note that decreased channels may lead to a jump in costs, depending on the channels that get picked most.

Shaw posts earnings drop
The cable giant saw lost video subscriptions and lower TV revenues in a soft ad market, while adding internet customers.

Former Shaw exec Paul Burns moves agency side
The former VP of digital media at Shaw Communications has taken a new role with New York City-based Huge.

Spotted! Shomi turns Yonge-Dundas Square purple
The streaming service is using the OOH campaign to drive awareness and launch a Twitter contest.