Rogers Debuts TV Everywhere

TORONTO -- It's official: the next big thing in televisionis here. Rogers Communications today announced the widespread availability ofRogers On Demand Online, Canada's best authenticated online destination foraggregated primetime and specialty TV programming, movies, sports andweb-only extras, all available when and where you want to watch, exclusivelyto Rogers customers.

Beginning today, any customer with a Rogers account can visitrogersondemand.com and register to experience Rogers On Demand Online contentfree from any streaming Internet connection within Canada. Offered to allRogers Cable, Rogers Home Phone, Rogers Hi-Speed Internet, and RogersWireless customers, the initial BETA roll out will feature more than 1000hours of aggregated content from 17 broadcast and production partners and 30channels. Those Rogers Cable customers with matching cable TV subscriptionswill be able to access online a selection of their own specialty TVprogramming they subscribe to at home. With new content and features beingadded on an ongoing basis, Rogers On Demand Online brings authenticatedanywhere, anytime TV access in Canada to a vast library of top videoprogramming.

"Rogers On Demand Online is an extension of the existing cable televisionmodel which customers have come to enjoy and rely on at home that trulyrevolutionizes the world of entertainment and provides the most convenient TVcontent access ever made available," said David Purdy, Vice President ofVideo Product Management. "By expanding the TV experience to the Internet,Rogers customers can now take TV beyond the box with their favorite shows,movies, TV classics and exclusive content - all in one place from virtuallyany place - wherever they have an Internet connection in Canada. And this isjust the beginning."

Rogers Communications Inc. (Toronto: RCI)