Rogers Communications Inc. on Monday announced it is moving forward with two different kinds of technology — 4K video and gigabit-speed Internet — though one commentator says the success of either of these initiatives is uncertain. Rogers CEO Guy Laurence said during a live-streamed press conference from Rogers Centre in Toronto — home of the Blue Jays baseball team — that 40 per cent of television sets sold in Canada this holiday season will be 4K. "This is going to be a 4K Christmas," Laurence said. A problem up until now, he said, was finding the 4K...
The CRTC said Tuesday that it has approved a request from soccer TV channel Gol TV, owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd., to have its broadcast licence revoked as of Aug. 31. The notice on the CRTC's website said Gol TV has a Category 2 specialty channel licence and it would cease operations at the end of August. The application filed by Gol TV to have its licence revoked did not clarify why it was ending the service. Data from the CRTC shows the channel's revenue had declined for two years in a row, most recently by 4.6 per cent during the 12 months ended Aug. 31, 2014. A call to Gol TV director Aaron LaFontaine was not immediately returned....