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Rogers Hockey Exclusivity Leads To Another Complaint From Competitors
Cogeco and others complain that Rogers charges their customers an extra $13 a month for the privilege of watching Monday Night Hockey, while those who subscribe on Big Red get it for free. And they think that's not fair.
"The companies allege Rogers is giving its own television business an unfair advantage by including the games for its customers while charging subscribers of competing providers extra. They also argue that Rogers has kept wholesale fees for its linear Sportsnet channels unchanged despite moving valuable programming to streaming.
The applicants say the arrangement breaches commitments associated with the Rogers-Shaw merger and rules against undue preference. They are asking for an expedited decision."
Cogeco and TV Rivals Call Rogers’ Hockey Deal ‘Anti-Competitive’
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I've watched it once. I'm a Rogers subscriber so I get the Sportsnet Plus streaming along with it. Shades of 1983 before I got my first VCR! Recording the game is prohibited, unlike everything else I receive. Rewinding the action is also prohibited so, like 40+ years-ago, I've got to sit in front of the TV and watch in real life, including the stupid ads and the often boring in-between period shows.
I wouldn't pay 5 cents extra for crap like that. And I'm not installing the damn app to watch it on 6" phone screen with controls that are too small to use. It's a big step in the wrong direction. Rogers set top box technology is also the worst i've used so far. Often slow and clunky and sometimes it crashes. Worse than the one I had circa 2010.
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