Rogers announced as premium sponsor
TORONTO – Organizers of the Canadian Telecom Summit announced this week Claire Gillies, president of Bell Mobility and Philippe Jetté, Cogeco’s president and CEO will both speak at the upcoming event.
Gillies will give the lunchtime keynote on Nov. 16 from 12:30-2:15 p.m. “She joined Bell as a co-op student in 2000 and has held progressively senior roles,” according to the CTS website. This includes vice-president of marketing campaigns and pricing for mobility and president of The Source.
Jetté will speak on Nov. 15 from 12-1:45 p.m. He has been president and CEO of Cogeco since…
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OTTAWA – Rogers announced today it is expanding its fibre network in Ottawa, Clarence-Rockland, North Grenville and Carleton Place.
The company is investing over $188 million in the project, which will connect 24,000 homes and businesses to high-speed broadband, according to a press release.
“Once completed, residents and businesses will have access to the full suite of services including Rogers Ignite Internet with speeds of up to 1.5 gigabit per second and Rogers Ignite TV,” the press release says.
“Businesses in the area that will benefit from this investment include schools, medical clinics, hotels, restaurants, grocery stores and much more.”
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TORONTO — Hockey fans will get their first look at Sportsnet’s new interactive NHL production studio tonight, as Sportsnet Studios officially debuts on Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey at 7 p.m. ET.
Announced in June, the new immersive broadcast studio (pictured above) “was built to provide the foundation for the network’s reimagined approach to the traditional hockey broadcast, content production and distribution,” reads a Rogers Sports and Media press release.
“As a new ‘sandbox’ for broadcasters and production teams to play in, the state-of-the-art technology, data capabilities and increased in-broadcast versatility allows the NHL on Sportsnet team to create interactive,…
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MONTREAL — Rogers Communications announced today it has expanded its 5G network to reach 11 more cities and towns in Quebec.
The new communities that now have Rogers 5G coverage are Beaconsfield, Boucherville, Brossard, Dorval, Drummondville, Longueuil, Mascouche, Mont Tremblant, Saint-Constant, Saint-Lambert and Terrebonne.
“As the first carrier to bring 5G to the province, we’re proud to continue to expand our wireless network to reach even more communities across Quebec,” said Edith Cloutier, president of Quebec for Rogers Communications, in a press release.
“These are critical investments to keep Quebecers, wherever they may reside, connected to award-winning wireless technology that will drive…
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Bloomberg says company chairman wanted up to nine senior executives gone
TORONTO – Rogers CFO Tony Staffieri left the company due to “a high-level power struggle” during which the company’s chairman attempted to unseat the company’s CEO, the Globe and Mail reported last Friday.
Staffieri’s abrupt departure from Rogers was announced by the company on Sept. 29. No explanation was given at the time.
The Globe and Mail has since reported unidentified sources said Staffieri had developed a close relationship with Rogers chairman Edward Rogers, had ambitions to be CEO and “frequently butted heads” with Joe Natale, the company’s current…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC is now allowing Cable Public Affairs Channel Inc. (CPAC) to participate in the proceeding dealing with the broadcast side of the proposed Rogers/Shaw transaction as an interested party, thereby granting it several new rights.
In a letter dated Oct. 7, the CRTC authorized CPAC to appear at the upcoming hearing into the matter in its own right and granted CPAC the right for its representatives to participate in any in camera discussions that may be held regarding its governance.
The CRTC also granted CPAC “the right to file a reply to intervenors in accordance with section 27…
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TORONTO – Adapt or die.
This is both the main message of the movie Moneyball and an apt description of what is going on at Rogers Sports and Media right now.
“We are rapidly redefining what’s possible at the intersection of technology, sports, and media because it’s the companies that deliver world-class immersive and interactive digital experiences that will win the hearts and minds of consumers,” Jordan Banks, president of Rogers Sports and Media wrote in a Linkedin post yesterday.
The company is thinking “about ‘media’ differently – not just as a line of business, but as an essential form of connective…
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TORONTO — Rogers Sports and Media announced today the eighth season of Rogers Hometown Hockey, presented by Hyundai and Desjardins, will get underway on Oct. 16 and 17 — the first weekend of the NHL season — in the Township of North Dumfries, Ont.
The weekend’s festivities will be followed by the first pre-game show of the season on Monday, Oct. 18 leading into the New York Rangers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs broadcast on Sportsnet, which will also be available to stream on SN Now.
“Returning in a reimagined format, the free, fan-favourite festival will feature a full weekend of…
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TORONTO – Rogers’ Sportsnet announced today it has officially relaunched SN Now with more choice for fans and more content.
The relaunch, originally announced in August, includes a refreshed user interface as well as an enhanced technology foundation, which will “deliver the best fan experience, highest quality streaming, and most personalized viewing available anywhere in sports media,” a press release says.
“The richer, personalized user experience for SN Now is innovated by Deltatre, while the cloud-native streaming platform runs on Firstlight Media’s microservices architecture, together delivering improved video quality, reduced latency, and enhanced viewing features.”
In the future, new features and…
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TORONTO – Sales of Rogers’ 2021 orange shirt, designed by two-spirit Ojibway artist Patrick Hunter, raised $150,000 for the Orange Shirt Society and the Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS), the company announced today.
Rogers’ orange shirt campaign was launched in 2020 and raised over $250,000 over two years. “Earlier this year, Rogers also donated an additional $50,000 to the IRSSS,” a press release says.
“We are working tirelessly to support survivors of Residential Schools and their families through programs and services for the Youth, 2SLGBTQ+, Elders and Families,” said Angela White, executive director of IRSSS, in the press release.
“This funding will…
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