2010 FIFA World Cup coming to Rogers On Demand
ogers Communications announced this week it would make all 64 2010 FIFA World Cup matches available for viewing on its Rogers Video on demand service.
With nearly two-thirds of tournament matches broadcast live from South Africa on CBC, Radio-Canada and Teletino during the Canadian workday, the on demand option will be welcome by many soccer fans.
Rogers on demand online service now out of beta
After a seven month beta phase, Rogers Cable announced today that its Rogers on demand online (RODO) service offering is no longer in beta.
RODO is an online portal where Rogers Cable, Rogers Wireless and Rogers internet subscribers can watch video from various content providers such as Rogers Media, CanWest and Corus.
Rogers on Demand online fails to impress
In late November, at a posh hotel in downtown Toronto, Rogers Cable unveiled Rogers on Demand Online (RODO) which the company in hyperbolic fashion claimed was the “Next Big Thing in Television”
After it first launched, Rogers customers gave the service a resounding thumbs down with comments like “RODO is a BOMB-O!” and complaints about the lack of content and too many BlackBerry ads.
Rogers Cable to hike Internet overage fees by 100%!
Imagine you are a Rogers Ultra-lite internet customer that pays $26 a month for Internet service and imagine over the holidays, while you were off work, you decided to view some “free” movies online from Rogers new on Demand online (RODO) service.
Then imagine that a few months later you receive a bill for $76 because during your time off, the “free” Rogers on demand videos online that you watched caused you to exceed your monthly bandwidth cap by 10GB or more.
CTV expands online offerings for December
Perhaps in response to Rogers recent Rogers On Demand online offering, CTV announced this week it would be offering an expanded list of online viewing for December.
Among the expanded offerings, the network will make available every episode of this seasons Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Criminal Mind, Flash Forward and Private Practice available for online viewing.
Rogers on Demand online launches next week
Last week, Digital Home told you about a new online on-demand service from Rogers which would deliver a selection of TV programming to customer’s computers.
Last night, the company announced the online portal would launch next Monday November 30th with approximately 1,500 videos and 15 content providers.
