New Media Hearing: Rogers says it will make Internet 'casting a moneymaker with new broadband portal

GATINEAU – The broadband video portal Rogers Communications will launch later this year will not only be a boon to Canadians looking for high quality broadband video, it will dramatically reduce the heavy transport and promotional costs for Canadian broadcasters which are making their content available online, company officials said today. Cartt.ca has previously reported on Rogers’ planned portal but Rogers Cable’s vice-president and general manager, television, David Purdy, put some more meat on the bones in front of the CRTC’s broadcasting in new media panel this morning in Gatineau. “Today, over-the-air broadcasters distribute much of their content free online. They...