Rogers Launches Internet Video BetaSo you can eat away at your cap even faster...
05:17PM Wednesday Nov 25 2009 by Karl Bodetags: business · bandwidth · cable · caps · Rogers Hi-SpeedUsers in our
Rogers forum note that the Canadian cable provider will be beta launching an open beta of their
On Demand Online service beginning November 30. The service, which is Rogers' version of "TV Everywhere," promises to offer users streaming access to several dozen channels of Internet video content, provided you already have Rogers TV service. According to users, the service will come with high quality (500kbps) or higher def (1Mbps) streaming options, all of which will eat away at your Rogers usage cap, incurring
overage penalties. In house ad-driven content fueled by high per-GB overages is essentially most cable operators' dream business model -- though we'll see how well Rogers' product fares in the open market when it launches next year.