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| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | TV Service Provider |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Canada |
| Parent | Shaw Communications (Rogers Communications) |
| Website | http://www.shawbroadcast.com/ |
Shaw Broadcast Services (French: Services de Radiodiffusion Shaw) is the division of Canadian telecommunications company Shaw Communications that is responsible for providing and managing the distribution of television channels to cable companies via satellite. Shaw Communications also operates Shaw Direct, a Canadian direct broadcast satellite service.
It was known as Canadian Satellite Communications (Cancom) prior to its acquisition by Shaw. On October 5, 2006, Shaw announced that CANCOM would be renamed Shaw Satellite Services, with CANCOM Broadcast becoming Shaw Broadcast Services, and CANCOM Tracking becoming Shaw Tracking, in 2007.[1]
As Cancom, the service was originally owned by a consortium of several Canadian broadcasting companies, but ownership changes eventually consolidated Shaw as the primary owner. The company was previously required by the CRTC to be operated independently of Shaw's cable holdings. However, in light of the name change, it is unclear if Shaw's satellite-based companies would remain independent from the cable division.
- ^ "Shaw Changes Names of Subsidiary Companies | Mediacaster Magazine - Broadband & Content". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-09-08.