Accessing Crave with Shaw Direct
Overview
Crave is an on-demand streaming service that provides a complete library of classic HBO series, the best sitcoms in TV history, timeless classics, and past seasons of today’s hit shows.
Shaw Direct customers can subscribe to Crave and will receive access to the content through the Crave App, Crave website, BlueCurve TV App (On-Demand only), Shaw On Demand and linear channels directly on TV.
Crave Availability
As a Shaw Direct Customer, you can subscribe to Crave and enjoy your favourite shows and movies. Please note that a Crave subscription requires an active subscription to TV services with Shaw Direct. Some of the benefits of subscribing to Crave include:
- Once you have subscribed to Crave, you will be able to access it either through your web-browser, Crave mobile app, On-Demand, or Ignite TV App in addition to the linear channels directly on your TV.
- Crave subscribers can access all four live Crave channels and 2 HBO channels, and all the VOD content that comes with it.
- You will also gain access to 4 Super Ecran channels and VOD access, through your receiver and the Crave app.
Features of the Crave App
With the Crave App, there are a number of features that you can access to enjoy your favourite shows. Here are some of the key features of the Crave App:
- Live streaming
- Key premieres added to the app after they air on the live channels.
- Parental controls
- Download to go
- Screen to screen (i.e. Stop watching on your phone and pick up where you left off on your computer)
- Watch lists
- Up to 5 profiles
- Can register up to 5 devices
Crave Features
With your subscription to Crave, there are a number of features and programming that you will get access to. These features include:
| Feature | Included in Crave |
| Crave Mobile App | ✓ |
| BlueCurve TV (On Demand only) | ✓ |
| Video On Demand | ✓ |
| Crave.ca Website access | ✓ |
| Live Channels | ✓ |
| First Run Hollywood Movies | ✓ |
HBO Current Seasons | ✓ |
| HBO Past Seasons | ✓ |
HBO Library Seasons (i.e. The Sopranos or Entourage) | ✓ |
Showtime Current, Past, and Library Seasons (i.e. Billions, The Affair, Dexter) | ✓ |
| Crave Original Series (i.e. Letterkenny) | ✓ |
New and Past seasons of highly popular hit television series (i.e. The Handmaid's Tale, The Big Bang Theory, Star Trek: Discovery) | ✓ |
| Family and Kids content | ✓ |