Rogers to offer on-demand, streaming Leafs games

Rogers Communications Inc. will offer its digital TV customers access to on-demand and live streaming of Toronto Maple Leafs games starting Oct. 17, the company announced Friday. The online content is available to Rogers Digital TV subscribers and will include all 41 regular season games broadcast on Rogers-owned Sportsnet or Leafs TV channels, as well as other on-demand programs including those that offer game highlights in six-minute or 60-minute formats. Subscribers to the basic Rogers Digital TV package will also have access to 29 of the 41 games. All of the services will be available through the RogersOnDemand.com website for subscribers who create a Rogers account profile, the company said in a release. "Hockey fans are some of the most devoted sports fans there are, and the Leafs audience is no exception,” David Purdy, Rogers’ vice-president of video products, said in a statement. "This is another way we're delivering on our commitment to offer world-class entertainment across multiple platforms and truly bring the TV Anywhere experience to life for our customers." Starting last March, Rogers customers received limited online access to games broadcast on Leafs TV. Rogers has also previously offered its customers access to Toronto Blue Jays’ games online, a practice the company started this summer after negotiating for the rights to do so with Major League Baseball. The Rogers announcement came one day after rival Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. said customers can receive preferred access to online and mobile content related to the Montreal Canadiens.

Rogers to offer on-demand, streaming Leafs games

Brief | October 14, 2011

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