Digital TV News: Shaw Communications

Shaw announces first quarter financial and operating results
Jan 14, 2014 – Shaw Communications has announced results for the first quarter ended November 30, 2013. During the quarter cable video subscribers decreased 29,619 and Shaw Direct DTH subscribers declined by 9,323.
News categories: Shaw Communications, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

CRTC issues annual report on the state of the Canadian communication system
Sep 26, 2013 – The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has issued the 2013 edition of its Communications Monitoring Report. In 2012, the number of households that subscribed to basic television service increased by 1% to 12 million.
News categories: CRTC, Jean-Pierre Blais, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers

Rogers digital cable subscribers down 7,000 during 2012
Feb 15, 2013 – Rogers Communications has announced results for the three months ended December 31, 2012. Cable TV subscribers fell by 83,000 in 2012 with digital cable TV subscribers only falling by 7,000 owing to an increase in digital penetration from 77% to 80% during the year.
News categories: Rogers Communications, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Subscribers, TV Everywhere

Shaw launches TV Everywhere for iPad and iPhone 5
Sep 20, 2012 – Shaw Communications (TSX: SJR.B, NYSE: SJR) has launched Shaw Go, a service delivering the latest premium television programs to customers anyplace, anytime on popular mobile devices, including the Apple iPad and new iPhone 5.
News categories: Shaw Communications, Canada, Digital TV, Mobile, Smartphone, Tablet

Shaw Direct Launches Set-Top Video on Demand Service
Jun 20, 2012 – Shaw Direct (TSX:SJR.B) (NYSE:SJR) is the first direct-to-home provider in Canada to use adaptive streaming technology to deliver On Demand content directly to set-top boxes.
News categories: Shaw Communications, Canada, Satellite, Set Top Box

Motorola 2011 set-top shipments up 6 percent compared to 2010
Jan 26, 2012 – Motorola (NYSE: MMI) has reported results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2011. Fourth quarter set-top shipments were down 3 percent compared to the year-ago quarter. Full year set-top shipments were up 6 percent compared to 2010.
News categories: Motorola, Results, Set Top Box

Motorola Mobility Simplifies Convergence With Connected Home Innovations at CES 2012
Jan 5, 2012 – At this year's CES, Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI) is making the Smart Home simple -- with the introduction of the Connected Home Gateway. Key innovations from Motorola's Home division are also driving the evolution of television.
News categories: Motorola, CES2024, Gateway, Smart Home

Shaw Selects Motorola's DreamGallery For Next-Gen User Experience
Nov 15, 2011 – Finding shows, movies and sports on a customer's TV will be easier and faster than the Internet, thanks to the new guide experience being developed by Shaw Communications (TSX:SJR.B; NYSE:SJR) and Motorola (NYSE: MMI) DreamGallery software.
News categories: Motorola, Shaw Communications, Cable TV, CableTecExpo, Canada, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Shaw Gateway now available across Canada
Oct 6, 2011 – Shaw Communications (TSX:SJR.B) (NYSE:SJR) has launched its Shaw Gateway Experience in Canada. The Gateway is a multi-room HD-PVR that allows families to access recorded content and the entire Shaw Video On Demand library on multiple TVs.
News categories: Shaw Communications, Cable TV, Canada, DVR, Gateway, Set Top Box, Smart Home