Editing Shaw Direct (section)

{{short description|Canadian satellite TV provider}}
{{More citations needed|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Shaw Satellite G.P.
| logo = Shaw Direct logo.svg
| former_name = Star Choice
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| trade_name = Shaw Direct
| area_served = Canada
| key_people = {{ubl|Bradley Shaw ([[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]])|Paul Macleese ([[President (corporate title)|president]])|Cam Kernahan (Group vice president)}}
| industry = [[Satellite television]]
| products = [[Direct broadcast satellite]], [[Pay television]], [[Pay-per-view]]
| parent = [[Rogers Communications]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1996}}
| location_city = [[Calgary, Alberta]], Canada
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.shawdirect.ca/|shawdirect.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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shaw Direct acquires capacity on third satellite|url=http://www.shawdirect.ca/english/aboutus/mediainformation/press/Anik_G1_ShawDirect_EN-ForRelease.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209081158/http://www.shawdirect.ca/english/aboutus/mediainformation/press/Anik_G1_ShawDirect_EN-ForRelease.pdf|archive-date=9 February 2011|access-date=2013-10-01|publisher=Shawdirect.ca}}</ref> It broadcasts on [[Ku band|K<sub>u</sub> band]] from two [[communications satellite]]s: 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Eshpeter|first=Kelly|date=Jan 22, 2020|title=Anik F1 End Of Life|url=https://www.shawbroadcast.com/Documents/2020/jan/22/EOL%20ANIK%20F1R.pdfSh|website=Shaw Broadcast}}</ref>  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.<ref>{{cite web|date=April 15, 2009|title=Star Choice Becomes Shaw Direct|url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Star-Choice-Becomes-Shaw-Direct-TSX-SJR.B-974716.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616001324/http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Star-Choice-Becomes-Shaw-Direct-TSX-SJR.B-974716.htm|archive-date=16 June 2011|access-date=August 16, 2010|publisher=Marketwire}}</ref>

A full list of channels carried by these two satellites is available from satellite-related sites such as Lyngsat.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/shawf1.html |title=Shaw Direct on Anik F1R/G1 at 107.3°W |publisher=LyngSat |access-date=2013-10-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423020410/http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/shawf1.html |archive-date=2009-04-23 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/shawf2.html |title=Shaw Direct on Anik F2 at 111.1°W |publisher=LyngSat |access-date=2013-10-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105022024/http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/shawf2.html |archive-date=2013-11-05 }}</ref>  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, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[Vancouver]], [[Winnipeg]] and [[Montreal]].