Cable / Telecom News

Jays owner adds more team screen time


TORONTO – Toronto Blue Jays owner Rogers Communications has added to its team coverage with free preview games not televised locally, player profiles on Jays On Demand and up to the minute stats and schedules.

Rogers digital cable customers can catch a free preview of MLB Extra Innings on the Sports Preview Channel, for example. The free preview will broadcast, 15 Toronto Blue Jays games, not televised locally, between April 5th and August 9th, 2006. Customers in Ontario and New Brunswick can watch the free games on digital channel 401.

The 15 games are:

Wed. April 5th, 7 p.m., EST, Jays vs. Minnesota

Sun. April 30th, 1 p.m., EST, Jays at N.Y. Yankees

Sat. May 13th, 7 p.m., EST, Jays at Tampa Bay

Fri. May 19th, 9 p.m., EST, Jays at Colorado

Sat. May 20th, 8 p.m., EST, Jays at Colorado

Sun. May 21st, 3 p.m., EST, Jays at Colorado

Tue. May 23rd, 7 p.m., EST, Jays vs. Tampa Bay

Wed. May 24th, 7 p.m., EST, Jays vs. Tampa Bay

Fri. May 26th, 7 p.m., EST, Jays vs. Chicago White Sox

Sun. June 11th, 1 p.m., EST, Jays vs. Detroit

Thurs. June 15th, 12:30 p.m., EST, Jays vs. Baltimore

Sun. June 18th, 1 p.m., EST, Jays at Florida

Sun. June 25th, 12 p.m., EST, Jays vs. N.Y. Mets

Thurs. Aug. 3rd, 1 p.m., EST, Jays at N.Y. Yankees

Wed. Aug. 9th, 12:30 p.m., EST, Jays vs Baltimore

In addition to the games, digital cable customers can watch player profiles of all the Toronto Blue Jays for free with Jays On Demand on channel 100 in Ontario and New Brunswick.

Rogers Digital Cable customers can also catch all the latest stats and news on the Toronto Blue Jays and other Major League Baseball teams, as well as, information about the Rogers Centre and special Blue Jays ticket offers all available on channel 83 in Ontario.

www.rogers.com