TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet will get Toronto Blue Jays fans closer to the game than ever before this season, delivering more ways to experience the 2016 regular season across TV, mobile, tablet, computer, and radio.
The channel will also produce and air all 81 home games in 4K, marking the first 4K MLB broadcast, it said in a press release today.
To bring that 4K content to life, Rogers and Sportsnet are launching North America’s first 24/7 dedicated sports feeds featuring 4K content on Friday, April 1 – Sportsnet 4K and Sportsnet ONE 4K.
The following day (April 2), the Blue Jays take the field for the world’s first 4K MLB broadcast, facing the Boston Red Sox in their final pre-season game at 12:30 p.m. ET from Olympic Stadium in Montreal.
(It’s not known how many Canadians have 4K televisions [perhaps 100,000, some have suggested], but others are predicting good growth for the technology over the next few years, at least in the U.S.)
All 162 Blue Jays regular season games, beginning with the season opener on Sunday, April 3, will be available on Sportsnet, the Sportsnet Radio Network, and streamed on the Sportsnet mobile app or Sportsnet.ca/now.
In addition to the final pre-season game on April 2, all 81 regular season home games will be available to Rogers customers on Sportsnet 4K and Sportsnet ONE 4K. Rogers is also offering the Sportsnet 4K feeds to all cable, satellite and IPTV providers across Canada, reads the release.
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