By Connie Thiessen
CityNews has announced that Lisa LaFlamme will help anchor its coverage of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, as a special correspondent.
LaFlamme, 58, joins Rogers Sports & Media just four weeks after the announcement of her departure from CTV National News where she’d been chief anchor and senior editor since 2011 and with CTV for 35 years. The premature termination of the veteran journalist’s contract has continued to make headlines ever since with a petition calling for her reinstatement collecting over 200,000 signatures.
Acting as a special correspondent to CityNews, Rogers says LaFlamme will head to London to…
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OTTAWA – Rogers Communications has filed with the Competition Tribunal a request for more information about how, according to the competition commissioner, Videotron will be negatively impacted by its acquisition of Shaw Communications — despite the sale of wireless assets to the Montreal-based company.
The cable giant filed a request for more detail Tuesday as to allegations that Videotron, which agreed to acquire Shaw’s Freedom wireless business, would face difficulties in the market and its competitiveness would be reduced if the deal is allowed to happen.
The allegations were made in a submission to the Tribunal earlier this month by…
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OTTAWA – Canada’s major telecommunications providers have agreed on an initial five-year term to allow customers to roam on each others’ networks on an emergency basis in the event of a major network outage to ensure Canadians are not left out of essential services, such as 911 access, according to a formal agreement announced Wednesday by the Minister of Innovation.
The companies, including Bell, Rogers, Telus, and Shaw, have also committed to assisting each other in such an event and also “to providing clear and timely communications to keep Canadians and appropriate authorities informed about response and restoration during major…
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OTTAWA – The operator of the country’s emergency alert system is suggesting possibly developing “protocols and procedures” for distributors to inform it about any disruptions to the delivery of alerts.
In a Wednesday response to the CRTC’s request for more information about the Rogers network outage in July, Pelmorex said such measures could enable it to quickly notify government issuers of the alert about the problem. Pelmorex was asked by the regulator to provide comment earlier this month.
The company also suggested that it could potentially work with trade associations representing the broadcasters of the alert — including Rogers in…
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MONTREAL and TORONTO — Independent internet service provider Distributel has agreed to be acquired by Bell for an undisclosed amount, the companies said in an announcement today.
Distributel will continue to operate independently after close of the deal — which is subject to standard regulatory approval — and Matt Stein, the CEO of the company, will remain at the helm, a press release said.
“With this announcement, Distributel is better positioned to compete and deliver on our decades-long commitment to bringing choice and affordability to Canadians from coast to coast to coast,” Stein said in the release. “We hope Canadians are…
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TORONTO — Rogers today launched a new Wi-Fi 6E modem, saying its the first major provider to do so and saying the offering makes the fastest Wi-Fi speeds available that more than doubles the bandwidth of the previous generation.
“Select customers in areas across Ontario, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland can now take advantage of the new Wi-Fi modem for the best in-home Wi-Fi experience that will revolutionize how they game, stream and connect, now and in the future,” reads a Rogers press release.
Rogers also announced its new Ignite Internet service offering 8 Gbps symmetrical speeds is now…
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TORONTO — Firstlight Media, a Toronto-based provider of cloud-based over-the-top infrastructure to streaming service operators, announced today it is rebranding as Quickplay, leveraging a brand it acquired when it purchased video streaming platform provider Quickplay Media from AT&T in March 2020.
The company rebranding comes “at a time of pivotal technology and business success,” according to a press release, which notes Quickplay will preview a new generation of cloud-native capabilities and announce major client wins during the IBC 2022 conference in Amsterdam next month.
“As we’ve extended our leadership in cloud-native streaming, it’s become clear…
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OTTAWA – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) filed a disclosure request to the CRTC on Friday asking the commission to release information filed by Rogers in confidence about the Canada-wide network outage that occurred last month.
Information requested by the advocacy group include the cost breakdown of the company-promised $261 million to physically separate the wireless and wireline networks and how long it will take; how the new facilities and equipment will be deployed as part of the separation plan; and redacted examples of the network initiatives as part of the company’s promise to invest $10 billion to fund…
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TORONTO — In an effort to earn back the trust of its customers after its nationwide network outage in July, Rogers Communications last week announced a number of commitments it is making, using newspaper ads and emails to customers to get its message out.
On its website, Rogers outlines the five commitments the company and its employees are pledging to its customers.
The first is its commitment to network reliability. Rogers says it will invest $20 billion in its network over the next five years “to help ensure we’re meeting and exceeding your expectations.”…
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TORONTO — Rogers Communications announced last Friday the availability of Apple TV+ on Ignite TV and Ignite Streaming.
“With the integration of Apple TV+, we are excited to expand our offerings so that our Ignite TV and Ignite Streaming customers can enjoy all the award-winning, premium Apple Original series and films,” said Robert Dépatie, president and chief operating officer of home and business at Rogers Communications, in a press release.
“We are committed to providing an enhanced viewing experience for our customers, with unparalleled access to amazing content and the most integrated search of any…
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