Jim Shaw, Cable TV Kingpin in Canada, Dies at 60

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Jim Shaw, head of western Canadian cable giant Shaw Communications until he handed over the CEO reins to his younger brother Brad in 2011, has died. He was 60.

His passing in Calgary, Alberta, after a brief illness was announced late Wednesday by his family.

During his reign, Jim Shaw solidified his company's hold on the western Canadian market by completing an earlier asset swap with rival Rogers Communications for key cable systems in Vancouver and the British Columbia lower mainland. He started at Shaw Communications in 1982 in the bottom ranks, as a cable installer.

In 1987, he was promoted to vp of operations, and then president in 1995 and CEO in 1998. Having grabbed the baton from his father, Shaw made a series of bold acquisitions, including the Vancouver-based Western International Communications conventional TV stations in 1999, which were spun off to create Corus Entertainment.

Then, in late 2010, Shaw Communications bought the TV assets of CanWest Global Communications Corp. to create Canada's second-largest broadcast group, which included the Global Television Network and a stable of cable channels.

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[Mr Tony]

R.I.P.

Had Star Choice (now Shaw Direct) when I owned my house. Had it basically for HNIC and the fact the CAD $$ was like 65 cents US didnt hurt either

 

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