Shaw Direct

Shaw Satellite G.P.
Shaw Direct
FormerlyStar Choice
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustrySatellite television
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996)
Headquarters
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Area served
Canada
Key people
  • Bradley Shaw (CEO)
  • Paul Macleese (president)
  • Cam Kernahan (Group vice president)
ProductsDirect broadcast satellite, Pay television, Pay-per-view
ParentRogers Communications
Websiteshawdirect.ca

Shaw Direct G.P. is a direct broadcast satellite television distributor in Canada and a subsidiary of the telecommunications company Rogers Communications. As of 2010, Shaw Direct had over 900,000 subscribers.[1] It broadcasts on Ku band from two communications satellites: Anik G1 at 107.3°W, and Anik F2 at 111.1°W. Anik F1R, which had been in service for 15 years, reached its end of life in the latter part of 2020, when the services on this satellite were migrated between the remaining two.[2] These satellites are owned by Telesat Canada and otherwise are used primarily to distribute programming to various Canadian cable TV companies. The company was formerly known as Star Choice until April 15, 2009.[3]

A full list of channels carried by these two satellites is available from satellite-related sites such as Lyngsat.[4][5] The newer of the two satellites, Anik G1, was launched on April 15, 2013, and then later reached orbit on May 29, 2013.

Shaw Direct was founded in Lincoln, New Brunswick, but is now based in Calgary, Alberta. Its broadcast centre is in Mississauga, Ontario, and has call centres in Victoria, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Montreal.

  1. ^ "Shaw Direct acquires capacity on third satellite" (PDF). Shawdirect.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
  2. ^ Eshpeter, Kelly (Jan 22, 2020). "Anik F1 End Of Life". Shaw Broadcast.
  3. ^ "Star Choice Becomes Shaw Direct". Marketwire. April 15, 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  4. ^ "Shaw Direct on Anik F1R/G1 at 107.3°W". LyngSat. Archived from the original on 2009-04-23. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
  5. ^ "Shaw Direct on Anik F2 at 111.1°W". LyngSat. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-10-01.