38-581: WTN may refer to: W Network , a Canadian cable channel from 1995 to about 2001 Whitton railway station , London, National Rail station code World Tibet News , created in 1992 Worldwide TV News , which in 1998 merged into Associated Press Television News WWTN , an FM radio station in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, known as "99.7 WTN" Williston, North Dakota ( Amtrak station code: WTN ) RAF Waddington , England (IATA airport code: WTN) Topics referred to by
76-526: A $ 55 million write-down in June 2015, and announced that it was licensing Comcast 's cloud-based Xfinity X1 architecture. In January 2016, Shaw launched its mobile television app FreeRange TV, based on X1 infrastructure, which allows Shaw subscribers to stream selected TV channels and on-demand content. On January 11, 2017, Shaw launched its X1-based cable service, BlueSky, in Calgary. Shaw also launched BlueCurve,
114-520: A channel called Lifestyle Television , described as offering "information and entertainment programming of particular interest to women." The channel subsequently launched on January 1, 1995 as the Women's Television Network (WTN). Like Moffat's other cable television operations, WTN was headquartered in Winnipeg , Manitoba . Linda Rankin served as the president of the network from its launch. Programming on
152-418: A company that it spun off in 1999, for CA$ 205 million (Shaw had primarily acquired Moffat for its cable television systems). Once Corus took ownership of the channel, it moved operations from Winnipeg to Toronto in mid-January 2002, laying off 50 employees in the process. Corus subsequently relaunched the network as W on April 15, 2002, with a more entertainment-oriented mix of recent dramas and movies. On
190-608: A deal which also saw unused wireless spectrum sold to the company, and saw Rogers sell its stake in specialty channel TVtropolis . On April 30, 2009, Shaw announced a deal to acquire three television stations — CHWI-TV in Windsor, Ontario , CKNX-TV in Wingham, Ontario and CKX-TV in Brandon , Manitoba — from CTVglobemedia . CTV had indicated that it would shut down the stations, all of which were incurring extensive financial losses, later in
228-560: A fibre-optic network throughout Calgary . The acquisition was completed for $ 225 million. In 2014, Shaw partnered with Rogers Communications to launch Shomi , a subscription video on demand service. In February 2015, Shaw announced that they would close operations for service call centres in Edmonton, Calgary and Kelowna, and consolidate operations in Victoria, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Montreal. 1,600 of Shaw's 14,000 employees were affected by
266-421: A new promotional campaign featuring the animated characters Bit and Bud—robots who lived in a representation of Shaw's "pipe". The campaign drew comparisons to Bell Canada 's former beaver characters of Frank and Gordon , which were overseen by Shaw's then-new chief marketing officer Jim Little while he was at Bell. In April 2013, Shaw Business Solutions took over Enmax 's Envision subsidiary, which had built
304-502: A new suite of routers which was likewise based on Comcast's xFi platform and hardware. On December 16, 2015, Shaw announced its proposed acquisition of independent wireless provider Wind Mobile from its investors in a deal worth approximately $ 1.6 billion. The transaction closed on March 1, 2016. Under Shaw, the company was renamed Freedom Mobile in November 2016, coinciding with the launch of its 4G LTE network. The acquisition of Wind
342-519: A now-repealed CRTC policy discouraging cross-ownership of cablesystems and specialty services. In December 2010, Shaw filed complaints with the CRTC to have competing internet video services such as Netflix classified as broadcasters under Canadian law. In the same month, Shaw introduced usage-based billing on internet plans and lowered plan caps an average of 25% while introducing overage fees of $ 1 to $ 2 per gigabyte. On February 8, 2011, Shaw agreed to put
380-505: A simulcast of W Network's standard-definition Eastern-time feed. The HD feed was added to Bell Satellite TV satellite and Bell Fibe TV channel lineups on March 23, 2012. It was also available on Eastlink , Optik TV , Shaw Direct , SaskTel , Rogers Cable , Cogeco , and Access Communications . On October 1, 2013, an HD feed for the Western-time channel was launched on Shaw Cable , then on Shaw Direct on September 18, 2019. Since
418-843: A subsidiary of Shawcor , JR's father's firm, but the business was split from Shawcor in the 1970s. The company changed its name to Shaw Cablesystems Ltd. (after founder and chairman JR Shaw) and went public on the TSX in 1983. The company grew during the 1980s and 1990s through acquisitions of firms including Classicomm in the Toronto area, Access Communications in Nova Scotia, Fundy Cable in New Brunswick, Trillium Cable in Ontario, Telecable in Saskatchewan , Greater Winnipeg Cablevision (serving areas east of
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#1732869099598456-582: A wireless phone provider. The auction ended July 2008, giving Shaw Communications enough spectrum to build a wireless network in its home provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario . This spectrum ultimately went unused and was sold to Rogers Communications in January 2013. In July 2009, Shaw announced its acquisition of Mountain Cablevision ; in September, Rogers sued Shaw to block
494-637: Is available in two time shifted feeds, East (operating from the Eastern Time Zone ) and West (operating from the Pacific Time Zone ). In June 1994, Linda Rankin, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, (later incorporated as Lifestyle Television (1994) Limited, principally owned by Moffat Communications ) was granted a television broadcasting licence by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate
532-402: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages W Network W Network (often shortened to W ) is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment . The channel primarily broadcasts general entertainment programming oriented towards a female audience. W Network was established in 1995 as
570-519: The Countdown to Christmas event. W Network primarily broadcasts a mix of television dramas and films, including programming acquired from Hallmark Channel ; most of which is filmed in Canada. In 2020, Corus reached output agreements with NBCUniversal Media Group for rights to Peacock and Sky Studios original series across its networks, including Showcase and W Network. Devils served as one of
608-573: The Women's Television Network ( WTN ), which had a focus on women's lifestyle programming. The channel was eventually acquired by Corus in 2001 and relaunched under its current branding in 2002. As part of the relaunch, W's programming shifted to a mix of both entertainment and lifestyle programming. By 2017, W had moved its lifestyle programming to its sister networks to focus exclusively on entertainment programming, and later became part of output deals with Hallmark Media , and NBCUniversal for Peacock and Sky Studios original programming. The channel
646-776: The 2017–18 season, W Network has re-oriented its programming towards scripted television series and movies. The majority of its lifestyle programming, including the Property Brothers franchise, was moved to HGTV Canada , as well as Corus' other women and lifestyle networks. On October 25, 2018, Corus announced a content deal with Crown Media Holdings , giving W Network exclusive Canadian rights to original movies and series produced for Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries . W Network will broadcast branded blocks of Hallmark Channel content, including local versions of Hallmark Channel's seasonal programming events. The partnership officially launched on November 1, 2018 with
684-617: The Florida systems would be sold to Time Warner Cable (with the West Palm Beach and Doral systems later sold to Comcast , and the other systems spun off to Bright House Networks ), while the Texas systems were sold to Cequel III, as part of its then-Cebridge Connections subsidiary (now Suddenlink Communications ). In 2008, Shaw entered the AWS spectrum auction with the intention of possibly becoming
722-554: The Freedom and Shaw Mobile brands, in areas of Alberta, British Columbia, and Southern Ontario ; Freedom was sold to Vidéotron simultaneously with the Rogers merger. The company's chief competitor for home telecommunications in western Canada was Telus Communications . Shaw was founded in 1966 by JR Shaw as Capital Cable Television Company, Ltd. in Edmonton , Alberta. It was originally
760-605: The Moffat family sold Videon Cablesystems to Shaw. Prior to 2003, Shaw owned cable systems in the United States previously owned by Moffat Communications , serving six communities in Florida (Eastern Pasco County , Clermont , Palm Coast , Ormond Beach , West Palm Beach and Doral ), and the Houston , Texas suburbs of Kingwood , Lake Conroe and Lake Livingston . In February 2003,
798-561: The Red River), and Videon Cablesystems of Winnipeg (serving areas west of the Red River), which, back in 1998, had itself previously acquired Vidéotron 's assets in Alberta. However, two swaps, in 1994 and 2001, with Rogers Cable have resulted in its assets being restricted to Western Canada and a few areas of Northern Ontario . In 1999, Shaw spun out its media properties into a second publicly traded company, Corus Entertainment . In 2001
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#1732869099598836-542: The Rogers-Shaw merger had been rejected as proposed. On January 24, 2023, Canada's Federal Court of Appeal allowed the merger to proceed. The merger was approved by the federal government on March 31, 2023, and completed on April 3. Immediately following the transaction, Shaw Communications was amalgamated into Rogers Communications, and no longer exists as a separate entity, though some subsidiaries such as Shaw Cablesystems may still exist as distinct legal entities. Shaw
874-556: The Shaw deal and were sold separately to Postmedia Network . The acquisition was completed on October 27, 2010, after CRTC approval for the sale was announced on October 22, forming the Shaw Media division. In November 2012, Shaw underwent a corporate re-branding developed by the Vancouver-based agency Rethink, introducing an updated logo and slogan ("You won't miss a thing"), along with
912-520: The beginning. Of the slew of new channels launched on January 1, 1995, WTN was initially the lowest rated channel on average. Linda Rankin later resigned in August 1995 citing "differences in management philosophy". In December 2000, Shaw Communications announced it intended to purchase Moffat. The deal was later closed in early 2001. Shaw announced in March 2001 that it would sell WTN to Corus Entertainment ,
950-527: The company for 2.85 billion. The CRTC approved the merger on March 24, 2022. On May 9, 2022, the Competition Bureau announced an application to the Competition Tribunal to block the transaction due to its effects on the wireless market. On August 1, 2022, Rogers announced that the merger was expected to be completed at the end of the year; however, on October 25, 2022, it was announced that
988-416: The consolidation and cuts. The company offered affected employees the option to relocate to its centralized offices, apply for a new job at their location, or leave the company with a severance package for former employees unable to relocate. In 2013, Shaw attempted to begin developing an IPTV -based platform for its television services. However, after experiencing issues developing the platform, Shaw took
1026-530: The financially troubled Canwest , whereby Shaw would buy an 80% voting interest, and 20% equity interest, in the restructured entity of Canwest, pending approvals from the CRTC and others. Three months later, following negotiations with rival bidders, the company said it would purchase the entirety of Canwest's broadcasting assets, including the interests in the CW Media subsidiary partially held by Goldman Sachs Capital Partners . Canwest's newspapers were not part of
1064-505: The first to air on W as part of the agreements. W previously produced and aired unscripted reality shows and lifestyle programming; it was well known for originating the Love It or List It and Property Brothers franchises seen on HGTV in the United States. These programs ultimately moved to HGTV Canada and Corus' other lifestyle networks following W's shift to scripted programming. Shaw Communications Shaw Communications Inc.
1102-566: The network was originally largely focused on lifestyle programming that many had suggested was "feminist" in nature. Such programming included female takes on traditionally male-dominated activities such as fishing and mechanics, with Natural Angler and Car Care , respectively, while other programs, such as Go Girl! , took a comedic approach at parodying typical female-targeted talk shows that discussed subjects such as beauty and fashion. Other programs included films, current affairs, and occasionally sports. The channel suffered from low ratings in
1140-511: The sale, citing violations of a non-compete clause . However, the suit was quickly dismissed by the Ontario Superior Court. The purchase was approved by the CRTC on October 22, 2009. The acquisition was Shaw's first cable property east of Sault Ste. Marie since the 2001 swaps with Rogers and Cogeco . Shaw's re-entry into Southern Ontario would be short-lived, as its Hamilton system would be resold to Rogers in January 2013 as part of
1178-462: The same date, Corus launched the west coast feed. In 2009, Corus Entertainment acquired SexTV: The Channel from CTVglobemedia, and relaunched the channel as W Movies — a spin-off of W Network focusing on films aimed towards women, on March 1, 2010. On December 12, 2016, W Movies was relaunched as a Canadian version of the Cooking Channel . On August 2, 2011, the channel launched its HD feed,
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1254-456: The transitional brand Rogers together with Shaw for promotional purposes. At the time of its acquisition by Rogers, Shaw provided home telecommunications services primarily in Alberta and British Columbia and satellite television nationally. It also operated smaller cable television systems in Saskatchewan , Manitoba , and Northern Ontario . The company also provided mobile services through its subsidiary Freedom Mobile , under both
1292-506: The year if a buyer could not be found, and had placed them on the market at a price of just $ 1 each. However, it was reported on June 30, 2009, that Shaw had backed out of the deal and was declining to complete the purchase. CHWI-TV would remain on the air as is; CKNX-TV would become a repeater of London station CFPL-TV in September 2009, while CKX-TV would close down entirely in October 2009. In February 2010, Shaw announced an agreement with
1330-492: Was a Canadian telecommunications company which provided telephone, Internet, television, and mobile services. The company was founded in 1966 as Capital Cable Television Company, Ltd. by JR Shaw in Edmonton. The company was acquired by and amalgamated into Rogers Communications in 2023; most operations were rebranded to the Rogers brand beginning in July of that year, with services and sponsorships in former Shaw markets having used
1368-520: Was criticized by public lobby groups like OpenMedia , as a move that would reduce national competition in the Canadian wireless communication market by removing one of the four major competitors from the market. For the sale to go ahead, the CRTC ordered Rogers to divest Freedom Mobile . It was reported on June 17, 2022 that Quebecor , a media and telecommunications company based in Quebec, intended to acquire
1406-644: Was funded by a reorganization in April 2016, which saw the Shaw Media unit transferred to Corus Entertainment, in exchange for $ 1.85 billion in cash and 71,364,853 class B non-voting shares of Corus. The sale did not include Shaw's 50% stake in the Shomi streaming service and CJBN-TV Kenora; Shomi was shut down in November 2016 and CJBN-TV Kenora was shut down in January 2017. On March 15, 2021, Rogers announced that it would acquire Shaw for $ 26 billion, subject to regulatory and shareholder approval. This proposed acquisition
1444-424: Was the parent of Shaw Broadcast Services (previously Shaw Satellite Services, Canadian Satellite Communications, or Cancom) and, through Shaw Broadcast Services, Shaw Direct , one of Canada's two national direct broadcast satellite providers. For many years it also owned a number of radio stations and specialty television services; these assets were later spun off into Corus Entertainment in an effort to satisfy
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