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Kid approved: Rogers on Demand Online introduces Kids & Family Collection
August 12th, 2011 a 2:43pm
Where can you find hundreds of hours of amazing kids and family content online for your viewing pleasure?
If you answered Rogers On Demand Online’s Kids & Family Collection, I’d say you are spot on. But if you’re asking, “What’s he talking about?” allow me to give you all the details.
Rogers On Demand’s Kids & Family Collection was designed to make life easier for you to search for all sorts of kid-friendly content, which we admittedly have a ton to offer. And believe me when I say a ton – this is no exaggeration. To help you find the shows you want your family watching, we curated our video content into four different areas:
- Free For All – Who doesn’t like free stuff? When it comes to Kids & Family, we’ve got a great selection of free content that you can start watching immediately, including episodes of Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, Gisèle’s Big Backyard and Digimon Adventure!
- Pre-School – As the father of a one-year old, I can tell you that I’m so glad there are channels like TVOKids, Treehouse and Disney Junior out there. There are so many quality programs that I know my child is going to be able to watch sooner than later. With our Pre-School channel, we’ve made it easy for you to find shows like Dora The Explorer, Caillou, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! and many more, and you can watch them all for free until September 7th!
- Kids – Looking for shows for your tween is easy. We’ve collected all of their favourites, from Kick Buttowski : Suburban Daredevil and Johnny Test to The Suite Life on Deck and iCarly. You’ll be the coolest parent around when you tell your kids to go watch the computer!
- Editor’s Picks – How do you know what the latest and greatest kids and family shows are? That’s what our editor’s picks are there for. We take a look at all the great shows that we have on our site, and then pick out a few that we want to highlight that we know you’ll enjoy.
From animation to live action, the hottest new shows to some classic retro offerings, you’re guaranteed to find what you’re looking for with Rogers On Demand Online’s Kids & Family Collection. Even better, from now until September 7th you can catch freeviews of Teletoon, Teletoon Retro, YTV, Treehouse, Disney Junior, Family and Disney XD!
What’s your favourite kids & family show?
Andrew Burns is a regular contributor to RedBoard
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RedBoard video: Tennis superstar Milos Raonic on tech, Twitter and the pro tour
August 2nd, 2011 a 3:54pm
The Rogers Cup is around the corner and with names like Nadal, Federer, Sharapova and the Williams sisters on the schedule, you can guarantee some intense battles. The world’s top 25 women are set to compete in Toronto and the top 30 men in Montreal from August 5-14.
One name conspicuously missing from the list of champions is Canada’s Milos Raonic. This 20-year-old tennis superstar from Thornhill is recovering from recent hip surgery so he won’t be competing in this year’s tournament but recently, I had a chance to catch up with him when he stopped by Rogers headquarters in Toronto for an autograph signing. We talked about how he plans to stay connected to the Rogers Cup this year, his favourite smartphone and when we’ll see him back on the courts. Take a look:
If you want to stay on top of every serve, volley and smash, make sure you check out Rogers On Demand Online where you’ll be able to stream live coverage of both the women’s and men’s tournaments. All Rogers customers can access the content at no additional charge. All you need is an Internet connection.
The Rogers Cup will also be broadcast live on Rogers Sportsnet, with 12 hours of coverage on weekdays, and live streaming on Sportsnet.ca.
And of course, there’s nothing better than the real thing. You can get tickets here and remember, Rogers customers get a 25% discount.
How will you be watching the Rogers Cup? What match are you looking forward to seeing?
Miranda MacDonald is a regular contributor to RedBoard
Tags: Let’s play ball: Live Jays coverage anywhere, anytime with Rogers on Demand Online
August 2nd, 2011 a 9:42am
Jose Bautista hit 54 home runs in 2010 and is on pace to do it again. If you can’t wait to watch record-breaking baseball in the highlight reels, we’ve got good news for you. Starting today, you’ll be able to watch Sportsnet’s Blue Jays coverage live, wherever you want – online with Rogers On Demand Online and on your mobile device with Rogers On Demand Mobile.
How do I get it?
Starting today as the Toronto Blue Jays take on the Tampa Bay Rays at 7:10pm EST, customers can visit www.rogersondemand.com and register with their account information to begin to watch live Sportsnet coverage. Blue Jays live streaming is available to all Rogers customers across Canada at no extra charge.
Also, if you’re a Rogers wireless customer, you can subscribe to the Rogers on Demand Mobile app for $5 per month to view Jays on Sportsnet full game presentation, live, as-it-happens. iPhone and Android customers can visit their device’s app store to subscribe to the Rogers on Demand Mobile App. Rogers BlackBerry customers can text MyApps to 555 to subscribe.
Rogers On Demand Mobile also offers TV programming, news and music videos as part of the monthly subscription.
What’s your favourite way to watch the Jays? Do you think Bautista will break last year’s home run record?
Katie Boland is a regular contributor to RedBoard
Tags: Oh Canada! Celebrating Canadian content On Rogers On Demand Online
June 30th, 2011 a 11:04am
Can you believe that our home and native land is turning 144 years old this Canada Day? Where has the time gone? To celebrate, why not check out some of the great Canadian content we have available on Rogers On Demand Online.
In the mood for a mystery? This summer you can catch new episodes of the CityTV series, Murdoch Mysteries. Set in Toronto in the 1890’s, the show stars Yannick Bisson as police detective William Murdoch, who uses some pretty unorthodox methods for the time to solve crimes. Now in its fourth season, Murdoch Mysteries is free to all Rogers Wireless, Home Phone, Hi-Speed Internet and Cable TV customers.
This summer you can also catch up on some of the great homegrown shows from CBC. On Dragons’ Den, some of the county’s most brilliant financial minds decide whether or not to invest in aspiring Canadian entrepreneurs. The pitches are entertaining, as are the reactions from the Dragons’ themselves. You can also watch the entire first season of Republic of Doyle, the comedy-drama series about a father/son private investigation team, set within the gorgeous scenery of St. Johns, Newfoundland. Both shows, along with lots more CBC content, is available for free to Rogers Wireless, Home Phone, Hi-Speed Internet and Cable TV customers.
Something for the kids
If you’re looking for some great kid’s content, definitely visit the newly launched TVO Kids channel on Rogers On Demand Online. Kids can take a trip to Gisele’s Big Backyard or kick out the jams at Jackie’s School of Dance. Not only are the shows like My Canada educational, they’re fun as well. It’s a great way to learn about topics like the Prime Minister or Canada’s place in the world without anybody’s eyes glazing over. And it must be noted that Space Trek’s Captain Kent is almost as cool as one James T. Kirk. Almost. TVO Kids is free to everyone.
HBO Canada
One great Canadian show of the past few years has been the HBO Canada series Durham County, starring the amazing Hugh Dillon (who is also the frontman for Canadian rockers, The Headstones). For three seasons, we watched the story of Durham detective Mike Sweeny as he dealt with brutal criminal cases and a disintegrating family life. The series is often dark and disturbing, but it’s also full of mesmerizing performances and visuals. Durham County and HBO Canada is available on Rogers on Demand Online to Rogers Cable TV customers as part of their HBO subscription.
Homegrown talent
If we’re talking Canada Day, we’ve also got to give a tip of the hat to all the Canadian stars this country has produced, which is what we’re doing on our Rentals page with O Canada – Canadian Stars. Find out what happens when a man challenges himself to say yes to everything in Carrey’s Yes Man or head back to the swingin’ sixties with the grooviest character Mike Myers ever came up with, Austin Powers. You can also catch Keanu on Rogers On Demand in two of my favourite films of his, the comic book adaptation Constantine and the great supernatural story The Devil’s Advocate, which also stars the one and only Al Pacino as Lucifer himself.
There’s lots more great Canadian shows to discover on Rogers On Demand Online.
What’s your favourite Canadian series or film?
Andrew Burns is a regular contributor to RedBoard
Tags: Rogers has your ticket to the sold out IIFA Awards
June 21st, 2011 a 3:05pm
According to reports, the first 7,000 tickets for this year’s International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards in Toronto were completely sold out within five minutes. The now sold out three-day event – dubbed the “Indian Oscars” – will be in North America for the first time and features a film festival, dozens of cultural events and a June 25 awards show at the Rogers Centre.
If you weren’t one of the lucky ones to secure your ticket in advance, you can still be a part of the action with some great content available from Rogers.
Watch the IIFA Awards live on Pay Per View
For the first time in the history of the IIFA Awards, more than 4.5 hours of coverage of the event will be available on pay per view. If you’re a Digital Cable subscriber, you can order the IIFA Awards for $39.95 in either SD or HD and watch the event live as it happens on June 25 starting at 8 pm. The live broadcast will be covered in both English and Hindi.
To order, you’ll need to call 1-888-ROGERS1.
Get ready with on demand content
You’ll be able to relive the excitement of the 2009 and 2010 IIFA awards with content from past events available for free on Multicultural on Demand (MOD) channel 800 and Rogers on Demand Online (RODO). Before the big event on June 25, you can also watch popular OMNI produced shows on demand for free like Bollywood Boulevard and Bollywood Top Ten.
Get more Bollywood action with the Multicultural Entertainment Zone
Check out our recently updated Multicultural Entertainment Zone on your mobile phone now packed with great content including thousands of videos, games, wallpapers, songs, ring backs and international news. To help you stay connected to Bollywood content, this portal also has highlights from the 2009 and 2010 IIFA awards and hundreds of thousands of videos, including 40,000 South Asian titles.
You can check out the zone by texting Bollywood to 898. You’ll then be sent a link that will direct you to more content. The text message is free to send and there’s no cost to browse the Multicultural Entertainment Zone.
Will you be watching this year’s IIFA Awards?
Miranda MacDonald is a regular contributor to RedBoard
Tags: A Friday night free for all with Rogers on Demand Online
June 3rd, 2011 a 10:56am
Do you remember when it didn’t cost nearly $50 for a night at the movies? We do. Luckily, if you’re looking for a free, fun way to spend a Friday night (or any night, for that matter), Rogers On Demand Online has some super movie and TV show suggestions to keep you entertained.
As part of a new RedBoard series highlighting some of the great content on Rogers on Demand Online, we’re starting with a look at some of our favourite programming that’s included with your Digital TV subscription at no additional cost.
Mad Men: Mad Men is one of the most critically acclaimed television series of the past five years, thanks to it’s unique setting (the ad agency world of the 1960’s) and ridiculously hot cast (Jon Hamm, January Jones and Elisabeth Moss, for starters). Rogers On Demand Online has all four seasons of the show, so you can start at the very beginning. Mad Men is available for free to all Rogers Digital TV customers.
Robocop: Part man. Part machine. All cop. That was the tagline for Robocop when it hit theatres back in 1987. The less said about the sequels and TV series, the better, but there’s no doubt that the original film, which is available to Rogers customers on Rogers On Demand Online, has stood the test of time. Sidenote – a remake is on the way next year, but we doubt it will be as good as the original. Robobop is available for free to Rogers Wireless, Home Phone, Hi-Speed Internet and Cable TV customers.
HBO: If you’re a HBO Subscriber, you can watch the channel on your computer so you don’t have to battle for TV supremacy. Among the HBO shows you can access easily are George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones and The Ricky Gervais Show. Plus, you can get psyched for the upcoming fourth season of True Blood by revisiting Season Three. HBO programming is available on Rogers on Demand Online to Rogers Cable TV customers as part of their HBO subscription.
That’s just a small sampling of the amazing content Rogers On Demand has to offer. If none of the above speaks to you, I guarantee you’ll be able to find something when you visit the site.
What’s your favourite show or movie to watch on a Friday night?
Andrew Burns is a regular contributor to RedBoard
Tags: Royal wedding ceremony available on-demand April 29
April 28th, 2011 a 2:02pm
For some, April 29 is going to be a very early morning. Canadians excited by tomorrow’s marriage between Prince William and Kate Middleton will be setting alarm clocks and getting up to watch the live ceremony set to start at 5 am EST. And with an expected global audience of 2 billion – or one in every 3.5 people – that amounts to a lot of sleepy people.
But Rogers customers need not worry. At 5 pm on Friday, April 29 and until May 2, you’ll be able to sit in front of the TV, your computer or your tablet and watch the full CBC coverage of the historic nuptials on Rogers on Demand channel 100 or Rogers on Demand Online for free. Not only will you be able to watch the entire wedding ceremony, you’ll also have access special content including pre-wedding events, and post-event highlights which amounts to more than 7 hours of royal wedding content. In addition, Rogers on Demand will have a selection of more than 15 royal themed movies available, starting at $3.99.
If you’re still keen to get up at the crack of dawn and catch the ceremony live, you can tune into Citytv’s coverage of the royal wedding which begins at 5 am EST (4CT/3MT/2PT) on Breakfast Television and continues throughout the day on CityLine, CityNews at Six (Toronto) and the primetime special, Citytv and HELLO! Canada…Your Invitation to the Royal Wedding. Royal wedding coverage will also stream live online at Citytv.com/royalwedding and the Citytv iPad app.
Busy all day April 29? No problem. You can relive Citytv’s full coverage of the Royal Wedding online until July 31.
After the wedding, you’ll be able to find special editions of both HELLO! Canada and Macleans focused on the royal wedding.
Will you be watching the Royal Wedding?
Miranda MacDonald is a regular contributor to RedBoard
Tags: Register for Rogers on Demand Online and you could become a millionaire
April 4th, 2011 a 5:07pm
In Star Trek, how old was Will Riker when his mother died?
In Pulp Fiction, Vincent said that Dutch people put what on their french fries in Amsterdam?
If you can answer these questions correctly, you could be one step closer to becoming a millionaire. If you register for Rogers On Demand Online, not only can you catch up on the latest TV shows and movies from your computer, you can also enter for a chance to win a million bucks.
Here’s the deal
We just launched the Rogers On Demand Online Million Dollar Trivia Challenge, a trivia game on our Facebook page that tests your knowledge of popular TV shows and movies available on Rogers On Demand Online. By answering questions correctly, you’ll score points that will help you earn a chance to compete in a final trivia show-down for one million dollars.
How do I play?
In order to play, you need to be registered for Rogers On Demand Online. If you’re already registered, you’re good to go. You can start playing the trivia game on Facebook. If not, there’s no time like the present to set up your free account. In addition to the trivia challenge, you can also enjoy exclusive content for free, plus rent and instantly stream new release and classic movies.
More ballots = better odds
You can earn additional points by posting your scores to your Facebook wall, inviting friends to play or helping them get a few questions right, too. Warning: It’s seriously addictive.
When will I find out if I won?
Five finalists will be selected in August 2011 to participate in a final live show-down for the grand prize of one million dollars. In a Price is Right-style game, the five finalists will each, in turn, punch three holes in a board with random prize amounts. If one person punches three holes with one million dollars, they will win that amount!
For more details on the contest, including the full rules, visit our Facebook page.
So, what are you waiting for? Register for Rogers On Demand Online and then head over to Facebook to start showing off your entertainment knowledge and you could end up a million dollars richer. Good luck!
And if you know the answers to the questions above, enter them in the comments below. We’ll provide the answers later this week.
UPDATE (October 4, 2011, 9:33 a.m): Huge thank you to all of our contestants for their participation in the Rogers On Demand Online Million Dollar Trivia Challenge. On Friday September 30th, our five finalists competed live on Citytv’s Breakfast Television for the chance to become the first Rogers On Demand Online millionaire. No one was able to beat the big board, but our contestants didn’t walk away empty handed. Both Erin Leigh and Jessica Stillie, won $1,000 dollars each and everyone went home with a Samsung Galaxy S Infuse 4G smartphone, a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, and an extra $500 in cash!
Lindsay Lynch is a regular contributor to RedBoard
Tags: Game on! Leafs TV and NBA TV Canada now on Rogers on Demand Online
March 8th, 2011 a 1:09pm
You’re a die-hard Toronto Maple Leafs fan and can’t watch the game because you are traveling on business. Or, there is a must-see basketball game on but your TV is being used for video games or the most-recent episode of The Bachelor. Sound familiar?
Good news: you can put those concerns behind you as we’re now bringing Leafs TV and NBA TV Canada to our popular Rogers On Demand Online (RODO) . You need to be a Digital Cable TV subscriber and have Leafs TV or NBA TV Canada in order to access these channels on RODO.
Leafs fans will now have access to some cool content including:
- Live streaming of 8 Leafs games (2 on Leafs TV and 6 courtesy of Sportsnet) for the remainder of the year plus On Demand access after the initial live broadcast
- Leafs TV produced features including ”Game in an Hour” made available to watch both live and On Demand
And for NBA enthusiasts, you can now watch:
- Live streaming of 30 NBA games for the remainder of the year plus On Demand access after the initial live broadcast
- On Demand NBA TV Canada shows and features like ”Raptors Post Up” and “NBA Game Time” (coming soon)
Leafs TV and NBA TV Canada are the latest additions to our ever growing RODO programming line-up. Stay tuned for more exciting news in 2011.
Are you a Leafs TV or NBA TV Canada customer? What shows do you watch?
Duane MacDonald is a regular contributor to RedBoard.
Tags: 2010 year in review: Our favourite videos
December 30th, 2010 a 9:57am
We’re big fans of online video. Our popular Rogers on Demand Online service was taken out of beta earlier this year giving you access to the hottest TV shows, movies and more via your web browser. As our CMO John Boynton said at Rogers TabLife TO earlier this month, soon we’ll be rolling out a version optimized for tablet users.
We’ve also created numerous video clips exclusively for RedBoard, allowing us to tell stories and do product demos in a new way and allowing you to quickly view and share content right on our website (or through our YouTube channel).
In part two of our series looking back at our favourite RedBoard moments, we present our five favourite RedBoard videos of the year, as well as why we’ve chosen each.
1. Next is Now: A whirlwind of data, statistics and predictions of what’s next for technology in Canada and worldwide, we unveiled this video at our Annual General Meeting in April.
2. Will It Blend? Rogers Handset Protection Guarantee: We sent our Miranda MacDonald down to Blendtec HQ in Utah to help spread the word on our Handset Protection Guarantee – and help prevent outoftheloopedness.
3. BlackBerry Torch 9800 Available from Rogers September 24: We realized you were really interested in the newest BlackBerry device when this preview of the Torch broke through the 10,000 mark in views on YouTube in just a few days. And yes, we agree: touchscreen + physical qwerty keyboard + BBM = awesome.
4. RIM’s David Neale on the New BlackBerry PlayBook and the Tablet Sector: In what became one of the world’s very first comprehensive demos of the soon-to-launch BlackBerry PlayBook, Neale unveils a prototype device, including a hands-on with the user interface, HD video and camera functionality. He also talks about what’s next for the tablet space in 2011 and beyond.
5. Rogers opens new Community Forums: A how-to video for our new Rogers Community Forums — a place to find solutions to technical issues, ask and reply to questions as well as discuss Rogers products and services.
Richard Bloom is a regular contributor to RedBoard.
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