Shaw Communications Inc.

News and overview for Shaw Communications Inc.

Shaw Direct Grows HD Lineup With Launch of History HD [Press Release]
MarketWire | 4 days 19 hours 32 minutes ago
CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/17/09 -- Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX: SJR.B) (NYSE: SJR)


Nickelodeon Added to Channel Line-Up on Shaw and Shaw Direct [Press Release]
MarketWire | 4 days 18 hours 5 minutes ago
CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/17/09 -- Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX: SJR.B) (NYSE: SJR) proudly announces the addition of Nickelodeon, one of the world's leading entertainment brands for kids, to its Shaw and Shaw Direct channel line-ups.


Treehouse on Demand Now on Shaw as Complimentary Offering [Press Release]
MarketWire | 4 days 19 hours 8 minutes ago
CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/17/09 -- Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX: SJR.B) (NYSE: SJR) is proud to offer Treehouse Video On Demand to Digital TV customers as a complimentary service.


Shaw Renews Normal Course Issuer Bid [Press Release]
MarketWire | 5 days 15 hours 1 minute ago
CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/16/09 -- Shaw Communications Inc. ("Shaw") (TSX: SJR.B) (NYSE: SJR) announced today that it has received approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") to renew its normal course issuer bid to purchase its Class B Non-Voting Shares for a further one year period. Shaw's normal course issuer bid will now expire on November 18, 2010, in accordance with the rules of the TSX.


Shaw Celebrates Canadian Multiculturalism [Press Release]
MarketWire | 4 days 19 hours 7 minutes ago
CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/17/09 -- Shaw (TSX: SJR.B) (NYSE: SJR) is proud to announce expanded cultural programming for Canadians.


Shaw's New VOD Website a Super Experience [Press Release]
MarketWire | 4 days 19 hours 35 minutes ago
CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/17/09 -- Ordering entertainment from your home has never been so easy with Shaw's (TSX: SJR.B) (NYSE: SJR) new Video on Demand (VOD) website


Shaw Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results and Preliminary Fiscal 2010 Guidance [Press Release]
MarketWire | 30 days 1 hour 31 minutes ago
CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/23/09 -- Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX: SJR.B) (NYSE: SJR) announced results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended August 31, 2009. Consolidated service revenue for the three and twelve month periods of $873 million and $3.39 billion, respectively, was up 8% and 9% over the same periods last year. Service operating income before amortization(1) of $395 million and $1.54 billion, respectively, improved 7% and 9% over the comparable periods. Funds ...


Weary Jim Shaw has had it with TV hearings
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 1 day 18 hours 23 minutes ago
CEO of Shaw Communications says it's time to move on from fight between broadcasters, cable and satellite firms


Konrad von Finckenstein sick' and Jim Shaw tired'
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 1 day 17 hours 42 minutes ago
CEO of Shaw Communications says it's time to move on from fight between broadcasters, cable and satellite firms


Shaw Announces 30-Year Senior Note Offering of C$650 Million [Press Release]
MarketWire | 17 days 17 hours 52 minutes ago
CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/04/09 -- Shaw Communications Inc. ("Shaw") (TSX: SJR.B) (NYSE: SJR) announced today the terms of an offering of C$650 million principal amount of 6.75% senior unsecured notes due 2039. The net proceeds of this offering will be used for general corporate purposes, working capital, capital expenditures and wireless investments. Closing is scheduled to occur on November 9, 2009 and, based on the closing purchase price, the effective yield of the notes, if ...


Shaw Communications Expands to Hamilton, Ontario [Press Release]
MarketWire | 29 days 21 hours 24 minutes ago
CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/23/09 -- Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX: SJR.B) (NYSE: SJR) announced today that it has been granted approval by the CRTC to acquire Mountain Cablevision Limited in Hamilton, Ontario making Shaw the largest cable company in Canada.


Shaw High-Speed Nitro- Canada's Fastest [Press Release]
MarketWire | 38 days 1 hour 31 minutes ago
CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/15/09 -- Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX: SJR.B) (NYSE: SJR) today announced the launch of High-Speed Nitro, Canada's fastest Internet service, in the cities of Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.


Shaw Announces Closing of 30-Year C$650 Million Senior Note Offering [Press Release]
MarketWire | 12 days 23 hours 31 minutes ago
CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/09/09 -- Shaw Communications Inc. ("Shaw") (TSX: SJR.B) (NYSE: SJR) announced today that it has closed its offering of C$650 million principal amount of 6.75% senior unsecured notes due 2039. The senior notes were made available in Canada and the United States, under Shaw's previously filed shelf prospectus, pursuant to an agency agreement with TD Securities Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc. acting as co-lead agents.


Shaw Declares Monthly Dividends [Press Release]
MarketWire | 30 days 1 hour 26 minutes ago
CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/23/09 -- Shaw Communications Inc. ("Shaw") (TSX: SJR.B) (NYSE: SJR)announced today that its Board of Directors has declared monthly dividends of $0.07 on Shaw's Class B Non-Voting Participating Shares and $0.069792 on Shaw's Class A Participating Shares, payable on each of December 30, 2009, January 28, 2010 and February 25, 2010 to all holders of record at the close of business December 15, 2009, January 15, 2010 and February 15, 2010, respectively.


Shaw Closes Mountain Cablevision Transaction [Press Release]
MarketWire | 22 days 17 hours 1 minute ago
CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/30/09 -- Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX: SJR.B) (NYSE: SJR) ("Shaw") announced today that it has closed the acquisition of Mountain Cablevision Limited ("Mountain Cablevision") from the Boris Family who has owned Mountain Cablevision for the past 50 years. The transaction was subject to approval of the CRTC which was granted on October 22, 2009. The purchase price was approximately $300 million, $120 million of which was paid through the issuance of 6,14...





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Company Overview


Company: Shaw Communications Inc.
Industry: Cable TV System Operators
Website: http://www.shaw.ca

Shaw Communications puts on a show for Western Canada. The company provides cable television in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, northwestern Ontario, and Saskatchewan. Shaw has about 2.2 million basic cable subscribers and more than 1.5 million Internet subscribers. The company also offers digital phone services, and its Business Solutions group offers data and video transport and Internet connectivity for businesses. It also provides direct-to-home satellite programming to more than 800,000 subscribers through its Star Choice subsidiary. Its satellite services include signal redistribution, as well as wireless vehicle fleet management. Chairman J. R. Shaw and his family control the company.


Key Numbers

Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 2,916.7 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Sales 11.5 (2008)
Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 630.9 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Net Income 72.3 (2008)
Number of Employees 10,000 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Number of Employees 11.1 (2008)
Fiscal Year-End August