NHL package hitting targets, says Rogers, despite TV ratings drop

TORONTO – While the number of Canadians tuning into NHL hockey on television in Canada is down (despite Rogers public complaints about how ratings service Numeris is filling its viewership panels), Rogers Communications’ CEO and CFO say they’re pleased with the overall performance of the first half of the first season of the company’s 12-year, $5.2 billion rights deal.“Actually, NHL’s doing very well for us, we’re very pleased with the execution of it thus far, and excited as we go through the rest of the reason. In fact, I spent yesterday in a planning meeting for next season. So, from...