By Ahmad Hathout
Corus has failed to show that any of its Disney-themed channels are comparable to Disney+ programming, making its undue preference complaint against Rogers unfounded, the cable giant said in response to the media company’s Part 1 application.
Corus filed the complaint last month alleging Rogers is giving itself an undue preference by trying to lure people to its Disney+ offerings – which Rogers provides in subscription and ad-supported formats – by manipulating how it positions those services to Corus’s Disney-theme specialty channels on the Ignite TV service, an aggregation platform. That manipulation allegedly includes the…
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By Ahmad Hathout
The Federal Court of Appeal has granted Rogers’s application to challenge the CRTC’s decision to pick, in final offer arbitration, Quebecor’s offer to ride on the cable giant’s mobile wireless network.
The appeal court released its decision on August 16, almost exactly a year after Rogers filed an appeal disputing the July 2023 decision on the basis of an alleged lack of transparency by which the CRTC decided to select the Montreal-based company’s rate to lease wireless capacity.
Rogers has always claimed that the rate selected by the CRTC is “materially lower than…
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Rogers has submitted to the CRTC a restated application for an immediate temporary stay of the speed-matching requirement for its new retail gigabit internet services.
The amended application dated Aug. 23 was posted to the commission’s website on Aug. 29.
The changes to the cable giant’s initial application asking for an interim speed-matching exemption reflect the CRTC’s Aug. 13 decision to expand the last-mile fibre regime nationwide, Rogers explained in its new application.
The regulator had informed Rogers via an Aug. 6 letter that it would not consider the company’s request for an expedited…
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Rogers Communications announced Wednesday a new partnership with cross-border credit bureau Nova Credit to help newcomers build credit in Canada and finance a new smartphone, making their transition to the country easier, it says.
Through the collaboration, Rogers is able to offer newcomers maximum credit by considering their international credit history when they apply for a Rogers Red credit card, helping them establish a strong financial foundation in Canada, Rogers says in a press release.
Newcomers approved for a Rogers Red credit card can also take advantage of flexible device financing on new Rogers…
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Rogers Communications confirmed Wednesday the multi-year deals it recently signed with NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) will see the cable company launch the Bravo channel here in Canada on Sept. 1 and channels for HGTV, Food Network, Magnolia, Discovery ID and Discovery starting Jan. 1, 2025.
“We’re delivering the best combination of linear channels and on-demand content from these coveted brands, building on Rogers investment to bring Canadians the best sports and entertainment in the way they want to watch it,” Colette Watson, president of Rogers Sports & Media, said in a press…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Rogers says it cannot be expected to continue negotiations to carry OneSoccer because it believes the service was controlled by a non-Canadian at the time the purported owner, Timeless Inc., filed a complaint with the CRTC alleging the cable giant gave itself an undue preference by refusing to broadcast its programming.
Over a year after the CRTC ruled that Rogers must negotiate with Timeless on OneSoccer’s carriage, the broadcaster has filed a Part 1 application made public Friday alleging the CRTC didn’t have the authority to make that ruling because the soccer service was controlled…
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By Connie Thiessen
Edward Rogers has been promoted to executive chair at Rogers Communications.
The appointment was unanimously confirmed at a board of directors meeting on Wednesday in Calgary. Rogers, 55, will continue to lead the board as he’s done since 2018, with the exception of a one-month gap in 2021 during a family power struggle for control of the company.
“This appointment simply recognizes the role Edward is performing at the company,” said lead director Robert Gemmell in a Rogers announcement. “The company has never been stronger thanks to Tony’s leadership and Edward’s stewardship. Today’s appointment merely formalizes Edward’s role.”
The company…
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The CRTC has asked Rogers and Cogeco to continue to provide competitors access to their networks as the regulator moves to address the impact of copper decommissioning on the wholesale internet market.
On the same day the regulator released its wholesale rate decision, the CRTC sent a letter to various large and regional telecoms Tuesday notifying them that it is asking Rogers and Cogeco to continue to provide competitors access to its older facilities as they move toward pure fibre.
Rogers and TekSavvy asked the CRTC in June to suspend a Part 1 application filed by the independent…
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By Connie Thiessen
Corus Entertainment has filed a complaint with the CRTC, alleging Rogers’ undue disadvantage in the wake of its merger last year with Shaw Communications, is leading it to engage “in predatory behaviour, enabled by dominant size and scale, to foreclose on potential competition.”
The Part 1 application, published in redacted form on the CRTC website on Monday, focuses specifically on Rogers move to offer the ad-supported version of Disney+ to existing Ignite TV customers, which Corus says is part of an effort to lure subscribers away from its Disney-themed specialty channels. Furthermore, the complaint alleges that Rogers has “actively favoured Disney+ over Corus’ Disney-themed channels when subscribers attempt to search for content;…
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Rogers and Vancouver-based SenseNet announced Tuesday a partnership to introduce wildfire detection technology to 10 communities in Alberta and British Columbia.
Powered by the Rogers 5G network, SenseNet’s wildfire detection tech will integrate advanced gas sensors, smoke detection cameras, AI algorithms and real-time data analysis to provide accurate and early alerts for wildfires, according to a Rogers press release.
The 10 communities to initially benefit from the partnership include Sparwood and Willowvale in British Columbia, and Christina Lake, Grand Prairie, Jasper, Marmot Mountain, Peerless Lake, Pelican Mountain, Wabasca-Desmarais and Wood Buffalo in Alberta. The cameras and sensors will…
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