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CTS 2013: The time is now to seize TV Everywhere’s opportunity

TORONTO - The idea of “TV anywhere” has not yet been realized in Canada, but it’s what consumers will demand very soon, according to industry experts who spoke during a special panel titled “The Revolution of TV: Content Anywhere and Anyhow” at the Canadian Telecom Summit on Tuesday afternoon. “There are a lot of indications that we’re about to go through a major change,” said David Purdy, senior vice-president of content for Rogers Communications. “Today, we’re in the middle of a revolution, but it’s nascent.” The panel discussion’s moderator, Peter Miller, chair of Interactive Ontario, quoted some statistics from CBC’s...