EXTON, PA – Rogers Communications will join Arris, Bright House Networks, Comcast, D-Link, and Time Warner Cable as inaugural members of a working group that will help plan for the roll out of IPv6 across cable networks.
Formed by the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), the IPv6 Deployment Working Group will bring together cable engineers, engineering managers and other thought leaders from the cable system operator, hardware and software communities to share information and best practices on device management and service enablement in an IPv6 environment.
The group will address the impact of IPv6 on management of…
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SUMMERSIDE, PE – Prince Edward Island basketball fans scored big after Rogers Communications signed a two-year, premier title sponsorship agreement with the Summerside Storm of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL).
Rogers’ first move was to hand out 4,000 complimentary tickets to Rogers Slam Dunk Day scheduled for October 26 as the Storm take on the Saint John Mill Rats in the first game at Credit Union Place. The sponsorship agreement also allows Rogers to support the Storm's community involvement at schools, basketball camps and store locations, in addition to in-game contests and the establishment of the ‘Rogers Zone’…
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MONTREAL – Rogers Communications’ new agreement with Trellia Networks will allow it to offer its business customers consolidated billing for Trellia’s mobile device management and wireless cost control solutions, in addition to Rogers’ products and services.
Montreal-based Trellia assists organizations to support consumer smart phones and tablets, such as iPhone, iPad and Android devices, alongside their existing fleet of BlackBerry devices. Capabilities like remote configuration management, policy enforcement, international roaming control and application management are all part of the new joint offering that Rogers will provide its business, government and municipal customers through its enterprise sales channels.
“We have worked closely…
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TORONTO – Moody’s Investors Service said Monday that it has upgraded Rogers Communications’ senior unsecured debt rating to Baa1 from Baa2 on expectations that the company will continue to record strong financial performance while maintaining a conservative financial profile.
Continuity of the Rogers’ “strong business profile” and a generally positive business and regulatory environment means its outlook will remain stable, reads Moody’s note.
“Rogers’ Baa1 senior unsecured rating reflects the company’s strong and stable market positions and resulting ability to consistently generate cash flow well in excess of that needed to maintain management’s chosen moderate leverage level, with perceived event risk…
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TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet will roll out a new look on Monday that includes an overhauled logo, tagline, broadcast package and theme music for its flagship show Sportsnet Connected.
The brand campaign’s new tagline, ‘Fuelled By Fans’, will extend across the company’s TV, radio, print, digital and mobile platforms. The new look will debuts on Sportsnet Connected on Monday evening as it opens on a restructured set with fresh animation and graphics. At that time, the network will be renamed Sportsnet (abbreviation SN).
The Sportsnet digital platform is also re-launching with enhanced, fan-focused interactive features such as a companion viewing experience that…
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OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada said today it will decide whether or not the CRTC has the jurisdiction to institute the fee-for-carriage (or value for signal) regime it okayed in 2010.
When the CRTC made its policy announcement in March of that year, it referred the jurisdictional question to the Federal Court (pre-empting the carriers, who would have done the same thing). Then in March 2011, the Federal Court issued a 2-1 decision saying the CRTC did, in fact, have the right to okay a new value-for-signal policy where off-air TV broadcasters would have the right…
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TORONTO – There’s less than one month to go before the Ontario Association of Broadcaster’s annual fall conference which is scheduled for October 20 at On the Park Events and Conference Centre in Toronto.
This year’s line-up includes sales guru Sean Luce and Cumulus Media president Lew Dickey, while Daniel Anstandig, president of new media for McVay Media, and Mike Leahy, SVP of Harris/Decima will be back to back discussing their respective views on social media and its impact on the industry.
A highlight of this year’s conference will be the President’s Panel, moderated by John Parikhal. Confirmed panellists to date include…
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TORONTO – With Sportsnet magazine poised to hit newsstands across the country on Thursday, high profile personalities Bob McCown, Stephen Brunt, Scott Feschuk, Greg Brady and Jim Lang have been named as the publication’s official team of columnists.
McCown is the host of Prime Time Sports on Sportsnet Radio The FAN 590, while Brady and Lang co-host the station’s morning show. Brunt is lead sports columnist for The Globe and Mail, and Feschuk is best known for his weekly column in Rogers-owned Maclean’s on pop culture and politics.
"We are blessed with some of the most powerful and engaging voices in the…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications launched its Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless network service in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver on Wednesday, offering more than 5.5 million Canadians access to the new, faster wireless network technology.
Rogers also said that it will debut the LTE tablet HTC Jetstream on October 18, priced at $499 on a three-year data plan, while LTE smart phones from HTC and Samsung will be in stores “in the coming weeks”. The Samsung Galaxy S II will reportedly sell for $199 on a three year data plan.
The company unveiled “a special introductory plan” offering LTE customers 10GB of data…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications is hoping that its wireless customers will help with its lobbying efforts to prevent Industry Canada from giving special treatment to new entrants during next year’s auction of the 700 Mhz wireless spectrum. But at least one of those new entrants has taken issue with the tactic, calling it “a thinly veiled attempt at manipulating government regulators and public perception”.
Rogers, the country’s largest mobile operator, posted a sample letter on its website asking customers interested in its new LTE service to email it to their elected officials to demand a “fair and open auction for…
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