Rogers accuses Bell of double standard by refusing to carry Discovery, I.D.

By Ahmad Hathout Rogers is accusing Bell of refusing to carry channels crafted out of new American rights it acquired in the summer. The cable giant alleges its Discovery and Investigation Discovery (I.D.) channels are being subject to a double standard by the rival broadcaster: while Bell, the second-largest broadcaster, complains that Rogers wants to push its new USA Network and Oxygen True Crime channels down the dial, the former allegedly doesn’t even want to carry the channels that are intended to replace them. “Granting Bell’s requested relief is unquestionably not in the public interest and would perpetuate asymmetrical treatment...