Canada Digital TV News

Rogers to launch IPTV by year-end
Apr 18, 2016 – Rogers Communications has announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016. The company also announced that it expects to launch an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) product by the end of the year.
News categories: Rogers Communications, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers

Alticast teams with Vidéotron for Canada's first 4K UHD STB
Mar 23, 2016 – Alticast has announced that it has helped Videotron to be the first Canadian cable operator to make available a 4K ultra high definition set-top box on a commercial basis across its entire service footprint.
News categories: Alticast, Videotron, John Carlucci, Pierre Roy, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Young Canadians embrace streaming, abandon live TV
Mar 16, 2016 – The way in which Canadians are watching television is changing, with Millennials leading the way in the adoption of streamed content, a new Canada-wide Insights West poll has found.
News categories: Insights West, Mario Canseco, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Streaming

North America to lose fewer pay TV subs
Mar 16, 2016 – According to Digital TV Research, the number of pay TV subs in North America will fall from 112 million in 2012 to 106 million in 2021 with the number of non-pay TV homes climbing from 20.7 million to 33.3 million over the same period.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

4K UHD Insignia Roku TVs available at Best Buy
Mar 10, 2016 – Roku has announced that the first 4K UHD Insignia Roku TV models are available for purchase from Best Buy. The 4K UHD Insignia Roku TVs feature the Roku OS which provides a personalized home screen and access to more than 3,000 streaming channels.
News categories: Roku, Best Buy, Chas Smith, Luke Motschenbacher, Canada, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

TV packaging rules come into force in Canada
Mar 1, 2016 – Canadians can now subscribe to an affordable basic television package that costs no more than $25 per month. They will also have the option of supplementing this package with additional channels, either individually or in bundles of up to 10 channels.
News categories: CRTC, Jean Pierre Blais, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, IPTV, Regulation, Satellite

Rogers TV subscribers down 24,000 in 4Q 2015
Jan 27, 2016 – Rogers Communications (TSX: RCI.A; RCI.B and NYSE: RCI) has announced results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2015. Cable television subscribers declined by 24,000 in the quarter, and 128,000 year-on-year.
News categories: Rogers Communications, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Subscribers

Bell Fibe TV launches 4K Whole Home PVR in Canada
Jan 18, 2016 – Bell Canada has announced that Fibe TV customers in Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa and Québec City can now purchase Bell's new 4K Whole Home PVR. The Fibe TV 4K Whole Home PVR is the smallest available on the market, has the largest recording capacity and is HDR-ready.
News categories: Bell Canada, Rizwan Jamal, Apps, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, Gateway, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Urban Communications announces IPTV BETA in British Columbia
Jan 14, 2016 – Urban Communications (TSX VENTURE: UBN) has announced that it has launched a private BETA of an IPTV service to residences in Burnaby and Coquitlam in British Columbia. The BETA launch includes access to 251 channels of High Definition (HD) and Standard Definition (SD) TV content.
News categories: Urban Communications, Jon Paul Janze, Canada, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV