Tag: David Purdy

  • NDTV visible in Canada via Rogers Digital Cable

    NDTV visible in Canada via Rogers Digital Cable

    MUMBAI: Canada based Rogers Cable Communications Inc has announced it will be adding New Delhi Television (NDTV) to its list of multicultural programming starting 21 December.

    “As our communities continue to grow and diversify, Rogers strives to provide the most multicultural programming to its customers with programs like NDTV,” said Rogers Cable television division VP and GM David Purdy. “With more choice, our customers have the freedom to watch what they want when they want with personal TV.”     

    Rogers Digital Cable customers can order NDTV for $14.95 per month or $10.00 per month when ordered with ATN and Zee TV, informs an official release.

    With the addition of New Delhi Television, Rogers now offers multicultural programming in 20 different languages on 41 multicultural channels.

    Recently, NDTV 24×7 launched on the UK’s digital television service provider Sky TV and also tied up with the direct-to-home (DTH) DirecTV in US to cater to a large section of south Asian community.

    Rogers Cable passes 3.4 million homes in Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland, with 67 per cent basic penetration of its homes passed. The cable company provides high-speed Internet access with the commercial launch in North America in 1995 and now approximately 32 per cent of homes passed are Internet customers.

  • NDTV visible in Canada via Rogers Digital Cable

    NDTV visible in Canada via Rogers Digital Cable

    MUMBAI: Canada based Rogers Cable Communications Inc has announced it will be adding New Delhi Television (NDTV) to its list of multicultural programming starting 21 December.

    “As our communities continue to grow and diversify, Rogers strives to provide the most multicultural programming to its customers with programs like NDTV,” said Rogers Cable television division VP and GM David Purdy. “With more choice, our customers have the freedom to watch what they want when they want with personal TV.”     

    Rogers Digital Cable customers can order NDTV for $14.95 per month or $10.00 per month when ordered with ATN and Zee TV, informs an official release.

    With the addition of New Delhi Television, Rogers now offers multicultural programming in 20 different languages on 41 multicultural channels.

    Recently, NDTV 24×7 launched on the UK’s digital television service provider Sky TV and also tied up with the direct-to-home (DTH) DirecTV in US to cater to a large section of south Asian community.

    Rogers Cable passes 3.4 million homes in Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland, with 67 per cent basic penetration of its homes passed. The cable company provides high-speed Internet access with the commercial launch in North America in 1995 and now approximately 32 per cent of homes passed are Internet customers.

  • SET Asia now available on Canada’s Rogers Cable

    SET Asia now available on Canada’s Rogers Cable

    MUMBAI: Canada-based Rogers Cable has added Sony Entertainment Television Asia to its extensive list of multicultural programming available to Rogers Digital Cable customers in Ontario.

     
    “Rogers continually strives to bring the most multicultural programming to its customers,” said David Purdy, vice-president and general manager, Television for Rogers Cable. “So, it is very important to us that we listen to our customer’s demands and provide the types of programming that appeal to them, like Sony Entertainment Television Asia.”
     
     
    Rogers claims to offer the most multicultural programming in Ontario, offering 32 channels. SET Asia is available on channel 625 and Rogers Digital Cable customers can order it for an additional $10.00 when they subscribe to ATN at $14.95.

    Rogers Cable Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc. Rogers Cable passes 3.3 million homes in Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland, with 67 per cent basic penetration of its homes passed. Rogers Cable pioneered high-speed Internet access with the first commercial launch in North America in 1995 and now approximately 31 per cent of homes passed are Internet customers. With 99 per cent of its network digital ready, Rogers Cable offers an extensive array of High Definition TV, a suite of Rogers On Demand services (including Video on Demand (VOD), Subscription VOD, Personal Video Recorders and Timeshifting channels) as well as a large line-up of digital, multicultural, and sports programming, the release adds.