Rogers asks to carry digital multicast signals of U.S. broadcaster

OTTAWA – In what could be a first for a Canadian BDU, Rogers Cable has asked the CRTC if it may carry the digital multicast signals of a U.S. broadcaster.In its application, Rogers requested that the Commission amend its Class 1 and 2 regional broadcasting licences in Ontario, and its Class 1, 2 and 3 regional broadcasting licences for its terrestrial BDUs in New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador.Specifically, Rogers has asked for the addition of the following condition of licence:The licensee is authorized to distribute, at its option and on a digital basis, the multicast service ThinkBright and Well Television that is...