Bell files injunction against Rogers in Warner Bros. Discovery content battle

By Connie Thiessen Bell Media is seeking an injunction against Rogers Sports & Media, attempting to quash its competitor’s ability to broadcast some Warner Bros. Discovery content, starting next year. Rogers announced earlier this month it had acquired the brand and content licencing rights to Warner Bros. Discovery’s suite of English-language U.S. lifestyle and factual brands in Canada, including HGTV, The Food Network, Magnolia Network, The Cooking Channel, and OWN – which are currently operated by Corus Entertainment – and Discovery, MotorTrend, Science, Animal Planet and ID (Investigation Discovery), the rights to which have long been held by Bell. Beginning in January 2025, Rogers would become the home of that programming in Canada, making it available on its...