Satellite TV Canada
Satellite TV Canada
Satellite TV Canada - Bell TV (formerly known as Bell ExpressVu) and Shaw Direct (formerly known as
Star Choice) are the 2 popular digital satellite TV providers in Canada.
Satellite TV Canada Provider - Bell TV
Bell TV is formerly known as Bell ExpressVu. It is a division of Bell Canada that delivers
digital satellite television service across the whole of Canada. Bell TV delivers over 500 plus digital videos
and 86 plus high definition television (HDTV) channels to more than 1.8 million subscribers in Canada. Its major
competitors for digital satellite TV in Canada is Shaw Direct.
Bell TV presently supplies 50 cm satellite TV dishes to its customers living in Canada.
However, Canadians living in further north-east and south-west states, are supplied with larger satellite TV
dishes to compensate for the weaker satellite signal or frequencies available to these regions. These satellite
TV dishes acquire transmission signal from the Nimiq satellites. The Nimiq satellites are Canadian geostationary
telecommunications satellites owned by Telesat of Canada and utilized by satellite TV Canada provider Bell
TV.
Bell TV currently boasts more than 500 digital channels including 86 plus in HDTV and over 20 Theme Packs with
major Canadian & American TV networks, popular specialty services, Pay-Per-View channels, news, entertainment,
sports packages and international services. Bell TV's programming changes regularly, for the current lineup you can
check out this web page. Bell TVs’ digital satellite TV channels packages include:
- HD Basic - $18 per month
- HD Essentials - $54 per month
- HD Extra - $75 per month
- HD Max - $90 per month
- Digital Basic - $18 per month
- Digital Essentials - $44 per month
- Digital Extra - $65 per month
- Digital Max - $80 per month
You can find out more of these packages from here.
Satellite TV Canada Provider - Shaw Direct
Shaw Direct is formerly known as Star Choice until April 2009. It is another major satellite TV Canada provider. Shaw Direct is majority-owned by cable TV
operator Shaw Communications Inc. Shaw Direct has presently more than 870,000 subscribers. It receives digital
satellite TV signal or frequencies from these two communications satellites, Anik F1R and Anik F2. These
satellites are also owned by Telesat of Canada and utilized by satellite TV Canada provider Shaw Direct. Anik F1
carries mostly mainstream English-language programs while Anik F2 programs includes French-language and HDTV
broadcasts.
Shaw Direct HQ is based in Calgary of southern Alberta, Canada. It also has a broadcast centre in Mississauga,
Ontario. Shaw Direct digital satellite TV dishes tend to be almost free of the problems
with pirate decryption that have continuously annoyed their nearest competitors, Bell TV.
Shaw Direct currently boasts over 470 TV channels including 57 high definition television (HDTV) channels. Shaw
Direct programming changes constantly, for the latest lineup you can check this web page. Shaw Directs’ digital satellite TV channels packages include:
- Digital Favorites - $54.99 per month
- Ultimate - $85.99 per month
- Titanium - $76.99 per month
- Platinum - $70.99 per month
- Gold - $63.99 per month
- Silver - $51.99 per month
- Bronze - $39.99 per month
- Digital Lite - $23.00 per month
To find out more of the latest packages available, visit this web page.
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