Rogers says Canadians have already smashed internet data usage records during the first three games of the Toronto Blue Jays run at the World Series.
Rogers Xfinity customers consumed 145,000 TB of data during Games 1, 2 and 3 – the equivalent of streaming a three-minute video of Jays’ third baseman and outfielder Addison Barger hitting a grand slam 1.28 billion times.
Across Games 1, 2 and 3, the cable provider says half of its TV customers watched the game on Rogers Xfinity TV, with Sportsnet setting all-time audience records. Game 1 of the World Series on Sportsnet averaged 7M viewers, becoming the most-watched Blue Jays game ever. Game 2 averaged 6.6M, and is now the second most-watched Jays game.
During Game 3, which lasted 18 innings, customers used 65,000 TB of data on the Rogers wireline network – the equivalent of sharing a photo of Jays’ catcher Alejandro Kirk hitting a home run 23 billion times. Customers used over 80,000 TB on the Rogers wirelines network during Games 1 and 2, while customers attending Game 1 at Rogers Centre used 6.8 TB of wireless data, the highest volume ever recorded at a home game in Toronto.
“Canadians across the country are cheering on the Blue Jays and we’re proud to deliver the country’s most reliable internet to power the viewing experience of our customers at home,” said Mark Kennedy, Chief Technology Officer, Rogers.
