The new NextBox 4K set top box is available now to customers with a cable subscription, for a rental cost of $12.95 per month. Rogers says all 4K broadcasts will air on channel 999, with the first broadcast set for January 23, 2016, when the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Montreal Canadiens. In 2016, all Toronto Blue Jays home games will be broadcast in 4K, which is four times the resolution of HD.
As for those interested in 1Gb Ignite Internet, that has launched today in downtown Toronto and the GTA, at the price of $149.99 per month, bringing speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second (1000 Mbps) with unlimited usage. The monthly price includes the rental cost of the new Rocket Gigabit Wi-Fi modem.
Rogers previously stated it has ambitions to roll out Gigabit Internet to its entire cable footprint in Ontario and Atlantic Canada (over 4 million homes), by the end of 2016.
Independent Canadian senator Colin Deacon has criticized today's approval of the Rogers-Shaw merger, saying that the conditions and penalties imposed on the deal would not be necessary if Canada's Competition Act did not favour oligopolies. He argues that the Competition Commissioner in Canada lacks the same powers as their counterparts in other G7 countries, which...
Rogers has updated its 2023 financial guidance ranges to reflect its expected acquisition of Shaw which was overwhelmingly approved by the federal government on Friday morning. The company said on Friday morning that its total service revenue is expected to increase by 26% to 30%, while adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA)...
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced on Friday morning he has approved the Rogers-Shaw merger, to nobody’s surprise. “Today, I am informing Canadians that I have secured on their behalf unprecedent and legally binding commitments from Rogers and Videotron. And, after imposing strict conditions, the spectrum...
