Game on: Rogers offering ‘gigabit’ download speeds and 4K broadcasting for NHL, Blue Jays games
Posted October 5, 2015 1:12 pm.
Last Updated October 5, 2015 2:06 pm.
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Rogers is launching gigabit Internet speeds and live broadcasting in 4K with HDR, taking viewers “closer to the action.”
With Rogers 4K TV, customers will get access to over 100 live sports events broadcast in 4K – four times the pixels of HD – including every Blue Jays home game next season.
“We are solving both problems in one go with the world’s largest commitment to 4K broadcasting and a new 4K set top box for customers that will allow customers to see sports and entertainment in the highest resolution and with the fastest internet speeds,” Guy Laurence, president and CEO of Rogers Communications said in a release.
“4K gets you closer to the action than the linesman and first base coach, and HDR brings those images to life with intense colour and contrast.”
More than over 20 NHL games this season will be available in 4K as well, starting with the Toronto Maple Leafs game against the Montreal Canadiens on Jan. 23, 2016.
“As we go into year two of our 12-year partnership, it is exciting that Rogers is bringing even more innovation to the game and our fans,” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said. “4K will deliver a broadcast experience like no other in sports and I’m thrilled Canadian hockey fans will get even closer to the game and action with this technology.”
Rogers Ignite Gigabit will be available in Harbourfront, Cabbagetown, Riverdale, King Street West, Queen Street West, the Financial District, Discovery District, Yonge and Bloor, and elsewhere in the GTA including Vaughan, Markham, Richmond Hill, Pickering, Ajax, and Whitby.
By the end of 2016, it will be available to more than four-million homes across Ontario and Atlantic Canada.
Netflix original series such as House of Cards, Marvel’s Daredevil, and Chef’s Table and more than 100 hours of movies, series and TV shows on shomi will also be available through the new 4K set top box as well.
Rogers Ignite Gigabit Internet with unlimited usage is available for $149.99 at Rogers.com/4K.
