This one's for Mr. Miller. Keep in mind that Rogers only serves parts of
Canada.
Rogers Hits Milestone with over 200,000 High Definition Television Customers
With Holiday Sales of High Definition Televisions Expected to Hit Record
Setting Highs, Consumers are now Demanding the Services Needed to
Support
Them
TORONTO, Dec. 7 /CNW/ - Rogers Cable Communications Inc. announced today
that its High Definition Television (HDTV) service has seen tremendous
growth
in the last year with the most HD subscribers in Canada. Since November
2005,
Rogers HDTV customers have more than doubled with over 200,000 HDTV
households
now subscribing to the service. As well, Rogers HDTV customers can select
from
a growing list of HD channels.
"High definition allows consumers to take full advantage of the superior
capabilities of today's television technology and delivers a true to life
viewing experience," said Carmine Cinerari, Vice President, Consumer
Products
Division, Sharp Electronics of Canada. "HD is the future of television, and
if
the increase in sales of high definition Sharp AQUOS televisions this
holiday
season is any indication, there is definitely a growing demand for HD ready
units across Canada."
Rogers expects continued growth of HD and before the end of the year
will
be adding the following HD channels to its programming:
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HD Channel Sample Programming
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National Geographic HD Seconds from Disaster, Megastructures and
Dog
Whispers
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Showcase HD CSI and CSI Miami, along with Rescue Me,
Weeds, The L-Word, Dead Like Me, plus a
brand
new series Rent-a-Goalie
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WGN HD Chicago Bulls basketball, Chicago Cubs
Baseball, 24, Scrubs and more
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HD On Demand A growing library of high definition movies
&
titles
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>>
"Rogers continues to offer its customers the best in high definition TV
with the most free HD content in Canada," said David Purdy, Vice President
and
General Manager, Television Services for Rogers Cable Inc. "With the growing
customer appetite for high definition programming, customers can expect to
see
an expanded line up of HD programming in areas such as movies, sports,
dramas
and education in 2007."
Rogers HD Customers need only to connect their HD terminal to their HD
or
HD-Ready TV and get instant access to 16 FREE HD channels such as Global TV,
City TV, CTV and major Primetime U.S. Networks. With access to the most FREE
HD Programming, offering up to 34 HDTV channels and the commitment to
provide
innovative ways of delivering the HD experience to its customers, it is
clear
why Rogers is the No.1 provider of HD in Canada.
Also growing rapidly is the number of customers who are choosing the
Personal TV experience with over 1 in 3 new HDTV customers adding an HDPVR
to
their service in 2006. Among the many features of the Rogers HD PVR digital
terminal is the dual tuner (which allows customers to watch one show while
recording another or watch a recorded show, while recording two other shows
at
the same time), pause, rewind and instant replay live television, and record
up to 20 hours of HDTV programming or 90 hours of regular television
programming. Plus, with the picture-in-picture feature, customers can watch
and record one show at the same time and see another show playing in the
corner of the television screen.
In addition to its HDTV offering, Rogers offers digital cable customers
the most movies, the most sports, the most multicultural services and more
than 3000 titles on Video on Demand (VOD), which is exclusive to cable.
