SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of December, 2008

Shaw Communications Inc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

(Address of principal executive offices)

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F     o		Form 40-F     þ

     Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):     o

     Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):     o

     Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes     o		No     þ

     If “ Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-                     

 

 

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant, Shaw Communications Inc., has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date:		December 1, 2008
		Shaw Communications Inc.

By:
/s/ Steve Wilson
Steve Wilson
Sr. V.P., Chief Financial Officer
Shaw Communications Inc.

NEWS RELEASE

SHAW FILES ITS FISCAL 2008 ANNUAL REPORT

Calgary, Alberta (December 1, 2008) — Shaw Communications Inc. (“Shaw”) announced today that it had filed its Fiscal 2008 Annual Report (containing its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008) on Form 40-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Fiscal 2008 Annual Report is also available through the Internet on the Canadian System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) which may be accessed at sedar.com, and may be downloaded from the company’s website at shaw.ca (see Investor Relations/Financial Reports/Annual Reports). In addition, a hard copy of the Fiscal 2008 Annual Report will be provided to any requesting shareholder. To request a copy, please contact Investor Relations at investor.relations@sjrb.ca.

Shaw Communications Inc. is a diversified communications company whose core business is providing broadband cable television, High-Speed Internet, Digital Phone, telecommunications services (through Shaw Business Solutions) and satellite direct-to-home services (through Star Choice). The Company serves 3.4 million customers, including over 1.5 million Internet and 610,000 residential Digital Phone customers, through a reliable and extensive network, which comprises 625,000 kilometres of fibre. Shaw is traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges and is included in the S&P/TSX 60 Index (Symbol: TSX — SJR.B, NYSE — SJR).

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For further information, please contact:

Shaw Investor Relations
investor.relations@sjrb.ca