Following a period of employee trials, national carrier Rogers has officially begun to roll out its Ignite TV IPTV platform.
According to a Rogers customer service representative who spoke with MobileSyrup over the phone, the carrier began rolling out the service to subscribers in Ontario two days ago. “As the next phase of our launch plan, we’re excited to start rolling out Ignite TV in a targeted way to our customers in Ontario and to deliver a product that will offer the best entertainment and home connectivity experience,” a Rogers spokesperson told MobileSyrup via email.
Described by Rogers as an “effortless internet TV experience,” Ignite TV aggregates a multitude of different entertainment services onto a single platform.
Not only does it allow subscribers to watch television channels, users also have access to YouTube and can choose to add their Netflix accounts as well.
The ‘Instant On Demand’ feature allows Ignite TV subscribers to consume episodes of television shows as soon as they finish airing live.
‘Restart’ allows subscribers to go back to the beginning of shows that are currently airing and watch them from the beginning.
Additionally, the Ignite TV app lets subscribers watch television on the device of their choice, while also allowing them to watch Cloud PVR recording on their laptops, tablets and smartphones.
The Ignite TV app is available for download on both the Google Play Store and the iOS App Store.
Furthermore, Ignite TV services like ‘SportsApp’ gives subscribers the opportunity to record games, watch live games, and even keep track of scores and other game information.
Services like ‘KidsZone’ ensure that children only consume age-appropriate content, while providing guardians with a suite of parental controls.
In addition to content consumption, the Ignite TV Voice Remote provides users with search recommendations, a search directory and, of course, voice search.
The Voice Remote also allows for users to search for content through Netflix.