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 March, 2009

Shaw Communications Inc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

(Address of principal executive offices)

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Form 20-F   o		Form 40-F   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)(1):    o

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     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.

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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:		March 24, 2009
		Shaw Communications Inc.

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

NEWS RELEASE

SHAW ANNOUNCES C$600 MILLION SENIOR NOTE OFFERING

Calgary, Alberta (March 24, 2009) — Shaw Communications Inc. (“Shaw”) announced today the terms of an offering of C$600 million principal amount of 6.50% senior unsecured notes due 2014. The net proceeds of this offering will be used for debt repayment or redemption, including the Corporation’s credit facility and all outstanding $130 million Videon Cablesystems Inc. 8.15% Senior Debentures due April 26, 2010, for working capital and for general corporate purposes. Closing is scheduled to occur on March 27, 2009.

The senior notes will be made available in Canada and the United States, under Shaw’s previously filed shelf prospectus, through an underwriting syndicate led by TD Securities Inc.

A copy of the prospectus supplement may be obtained from TD Securities Inc., Attention: Debt Syndication, 222 Bay St., 7th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5K 1A2. The U.S. prospectus supplement may also be accessed directly from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. A copy of the Canadian prospectus supplement is available from the Canadian Securities Administrators at www.sedar.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

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 1.6 million Internet and 700,000 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