The new season of Canada’s Got Talent, in which the winner will receive $1 million from Rogers — the largest cash prize in Canadian television history — got underway Tuesday night on Citytv.
Fifteen acts performed for judges Howie Mandel, Lilly Singh, Trish Stratus and Kardinal Offishall in the premiere episode, highlights of which can be seen via a press release here.
The full episode can be watched on-demand on Citytv.com or streamed on Citytv+.
New episodes air Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Citytv and Citytv+.
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By Ahmad Hathout
Rogers president and CEO Tony Staffieri told members of the House of Commons industry committee Monday that the wireless price increases it announced in January affect only a small percentage of legacy customers and that millions of customers switched providers and plans last year against a backdrop of increasingly lower prices.
Members of the committee called a meeting with the heads of the country’s three largest telecoms to address concerns about wireless prices after Rogers announced that month that it would hike prices for certain off-contract customers by an average of $5 and by as much as $9.
Staffieri…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Telecommunications carriers will face significant delays and barriers in deploying 5G technology if the CRTC is determined not to have jurisdiction over municipal structures on which small cells are attached, Rogers told the Supreme Court of Canada this month.
The nation’s highest court granted an application by Telus in December to hear its arguments challenging the Federal Court of Appeal’s determination that Parliament did not intend for “transmission line” to include wireless technology under the Telecommunications Act. The appeal stemmed from an April 2021 CRTC decision neglecting to regulate that space because the regulator said it…
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Rogers said Tuesday it has relaunched Rogers 5G Home Internet with a new, more affordable price of $50 per month, connecting subscribers to home internet service over the Rogers 5G network.
The plug-and-play Rogers 5G Home Internet service allows customers to get set up easily themselves without needing to book an installation with a technician, Rogers says.
“It’s easy — simply unbox the device, follow a few easy steps, and within minutes your home is connected to the internet. A step-by-step mobile app helps you find the best place in your home for…
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Rogers announced Thursday that, for a limited time and ahead of March break, it is adding Caribbean destinations to its 5G Infinite Premium plan.
The $105-plan, which is reduced to $75 when customers bundle a home service, already includes call, text and 150 GB of data at speeds of up to 1 Gbps in Canada, U.S. and Mexico.
Customers have until April 1 to take advantage of the deal, whose benefits can be used up to 90 days anytime during the calendar year.
“On a Rogers 5G Infinite Premium plan, customers can keep their loved ones updated, navigate seamlessly, and share their favourite travel…
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By Ahmad Hathout
A senior official from the Competition Bureau told members of Parliament on Monday that the watchdog is pleased with a proposed amendment to the Competition Tribunal Act that would shield it from cost awards except in limited circumstances, after it was forced to pay $12.9 million after challenging Rogers’s proposed acquisition of Shaw.
A proposed amendment in Bill C-59, which is one of two pieces of legislation to overhaul Canada’s competition rules, would limit the scope by which the Competition Tribunal can force the law enforcement agency to compensate private parties in the event it…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Telus’s proposal to ride on its competitors’ internet networks outside of its home territory would be destructive to facilities-based competition and would create an existential crisis for regional wholesalers, two prominent cable companies told the CRTC on Thursday.
Representatives from Telus said Wednesday that the Vancouver-based telecom should be able to wholesale internet capacity from competitor networks to drive diversity of choice and competition, or the regime would be “useless.” The telco also pushed back against claims that it is a national incumbent, instead saying that its preferred status would be a regional player that’s a new…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Rogers president and CEO Tony Staffieri said Thursday that the telecom’s completion of the first Canadian network slicing trial on its standalone 5G network will be an important component of its fixed wireless strategy.
Done in conjunction with Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, the trial showed that Rogers will be able to proactively direct and prioritize traffic on multiple lanes over the 5G wireless network. Rogers said the network will be able to determine whether the applications need lower latency, more speed or more capacity – say, for situations where a high-concentration of…
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SiriusXM Canada announced Wednesday its subscribers across North America will get access to full coverage of the 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio, live from Toronto, starting Thursday, Feb. 1.
Subscribers will be able to follow the best players from across all 32 NHL teams as they head to Toronto for the 2024 Rogers NHL All-Star competition at Scotiabank Arena.
SiriusXM NHL Network Radio (ch. 91) will be live from 2024 NHL All-Star Thursday inside the arena from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET with hosts Steve Kouleas, Gord Stellick…
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Rogers Communications on Wednesday announced Melinda Rogers-Hixon and Martha Rogers are retiring from the Rogers board of directors as part of a private settlement between members of the Rogers family.
The Rogers sisters’ decision to retire comes after years of conflict between the women and their brother, company chair Edward Rogers, who took over control of the board during a corporate dispute that became public in 2021 and also saw then-CEO Joe Natale replaced by current CEO Tony Staffieri.
The departure of Melinda Rogers-Hixon and Martha Rogers from…
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