TORONTO — Rogers Communications announced today the launch of a new podcast, For the Love of Work, which it calls “a practical guide to the modern employee experience”.
Hosted by Dr. Sonia Kang (pictured), professor of organizational behaviour at the University of Toronto, this seven-episode podcast series explores themes central to a winning employee experience such as resilience, the importance of inclusion and diversity, values and meaning, and psychological safety.
For the Love of Work also examines workplace challenges in the wake of a pandemic, such as how to stand out, how to learn and develop your career, and how to…
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TORONTO — Normally, the NHL would be opening its regular season during the first week of October, but this year, Rogers Sports and Media’s Sportsnet will provide exclusive national English-language coverage of this year’s 2020 NHL Draft, which for the first time will take place virtually, starting Tuesday.
Quebecor’s TVA Sports will have the draft in French this week.
Coverage of the first round of the draft begins Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on Sportsnet, the Sportsnet Radio Network and Sportsnet Now, followed by Wednesday’s coverage of Rounds 2-7 beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET/8:30 a.m. PT on Sportsnet, Sportsnet…
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WINNIPEG — Bell Media’s TSN announced today it has secured a multi-year extension of its regional television rights agreement with True North Sports and Entertainment to continue broadcasting Winnipeg Jets regional regular season games.
“True North Sports and Entertainment is very excited to share with Winnipeg Jets fans that they will be able to enjoy the experience of watching Jets on TSN for years to come,” said Mark Chipman, executive chairman and governor of True North Sports and Entertainment and Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club, in the Bell Media press release. “With some of the best sports broadcasters in the…
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LITTLE BRITAIN, Ont. – Rogers Communications has purchased another cottage country ISP/TV/phone provider as Ruralwave informed its customers this morning it will be joining Rogers as a new subsidiary.
“As we join the Rogers family, great things are coming to our customers like you. Rogers is a leading Canadian telecommunications company and we are confident that this partnership will help Ruralwave to continue to grow, improve services, and connect more communities,” says its message to customers from founder Dan Risebrough Barns.
Ruralwave serves about 2,400 customers with a fixed wireless and fibre network through Ramara, Scugog, Brock, the City of Kawartha…
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EXTON, PA — Cox Communications and Rogers Communications will highlight energy reductions achieved using SCTE•ISBE standards when they present at SCTE•ISBE Cable-Tec Expo Virtual Experience on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
The two companies will be among the presenters highlighting how they achieved facilities energy reductions of 20% or more by implementing standards and operational practices that have been created by SCTE•ISBE Standards’ Energy Management Subcommittee (EMS). The presentations will be held during the Energy 2020 session, a 90-minute breakout scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET Oct. 14.
Cable-Tec Expo will take place virtually Oct. 12-15. Attendance is free upon registration at expo.scte.org.
“The…
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TORONTO – Rogers Sports & Media today announced a program that includes giving a minimum of $10 million in free advertising and creative services over the next five years to charities and small businesses which support “equity-seeking communities.”
The broadcasting and sports division of the communications giant says it has listened to and learned from its own employees and partners “about a variety of systemic racial issues inherent in our society, and these learnings have acutely shaped” this plan, the company is dubbing “All IN”.
“All IN is dedicated to taking actions that will drive much-needed positive change as we address…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications announced today it will begin offering smartphone repair services at select Rogers retail locations.
Rogers will bring WeFix smartphone repair services, in partnership with its owner Brightstar Device Protection, to select Rogers stores across the GTA starting today making Rogers outlets a one-stop-shop for all their customers’ device needs. In April this year, Brightstar (which already offers device insurance to Rogers customers) acquired the U.K.’s WeFix, a “manufacturer-approved” smartphone repair company.
“With this service, Canadians can get their smartphones repaired by an expert at one of our Rogers stores, within hours, and have it backed…
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Also files lawsuit seeking $12 million in damages
MONTREAL — Quebecor-owned Videotron is taking its dispute with Bell over access to support structures to the Competition Bureau of Canada, asking for an investigation into Bell’s practices which Videotron says are anticompetitive by allegedly slowing down or, in some cases, blocking access to Bell’s telephone poles.
In a Videotron press release today, the company says its application to the Competition Bureau provides “multiple documented examples of the Canadian telecommunications giant’s stratagems to limit competition. These tactics, which are depriving entire communities of access to 21st century digital infrastructure, are destructive and…
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TORONTO — Last week, Bell Canada rolled out a new service designed to help customers moving homes to smoothly transfer their Bell services to their new residence.
Bell’s Move Valet service will assign a dedicated team of moving experts to provide the customer with support throughout the process, including seven-day-a-week telephone support. The service provides a complimentary Bell Mobility hotspot during the move for when the customer’s Bell Internet is unavailable, for customers who have a Bell residential Internet plan as part of the move order and a Bell Mobility consumer post-paid plan with a Wi-Fi compatible device. More details…
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TORONTO — On Orange Shirt Day, a day when Canadians wear orange to acknowledge Canada’s history of residential schools, Rogers Communications announced today almost $100,000 has been raised through the purchase of t-shirts as part of the company’s #WeWearOrange campaign in support of the Orange Shirt Society.
During the two-month-long fundraising campaign, amplified across Rogers’ media assets, Canadians purchased almost 5,000 orange t-shirts (pictured above) designed by Ojibwe artist Patrick Hunter, through the Rogers-owned Today’s Shopping Choice website at tsc.ca/wewearorange. The t-shirts are still available for purchase through October 16.
Proceeds raised by Rogers through the t-shirt sales are…
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