The Rogers Blue Jays Baseball Partnership in early October filed an application with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) to trademark “Want It All”, as Toronto’s Major League Baseball team strives to go the distance in the postseason and win the club’s third World Series title.
On Wednesday night, the Rogers-owned Toronto Blue Jays took another step closer to achieving that goal, advancing to the American League Championship Series after eliminating the New York Yankees by winning Game 4 of the American League Division Series at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.
The Rogers Blue Jays organization filed its…
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By Ahmad Hathout
The Federal Court of Appeal will hear arguments made by Cogeco and Eastlink that allege the CRTC made several errors when it rejected their request to relook at its decision to allow the three largest telecoms wholesale access to their cable networks.
The July leave application, granted last month, charges that the regulator made three errors of law when it refused to review and vary the August 2024 policy that they say will cripple their businesses.
The applicants argue in a notice of appeal filing, dated September 29, that the CRTC misinterpreted section 2(e) of the…
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Bell Media announced Monday a multi-year media rights agreement with FIBA and Canada Basketball that gives TSN and RDS exclusive access to the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cups for both women and men, as well as the qualification events.
Under the agreement, TSN and RDS have secured broadcast and streaming rights to the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournament in March 2026, the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers across six windows beginning in November 2025, the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 in Germany in September 2026, and the FIBA Basketball…
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Bell said Thursday that it has successfully completed a test that sees satellites from AST SpaceMobile beam connectivity for services including 4G voice over LTE call, text, emergency alerts, broadband data, and video streaming.
The test, which used AST SpaceMobile BlueBird satellites, was conducted in New Brunswick over the summer, and “lays the groundwork for Bell’s planned deployment of low Earth orbit direct-to-cell service in 2026,” Bell said in a press release.
The deployment utilized Bell’s low band spectrum and base stations on the ground to beam the signal to the satellite and user devices, it said.
“Space-based cellular broadband will bridge…
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Rogers Sports and Media announced last week it has entered into an exclusive production deal with renovation experts and TV hosts Bryan and Sarah Baeumler for HGTV in Canada, beginning in 2027.
Under the agreement, the Baeumlers will lead the creation and production of new original unscripted series that will only be found on HGTV in Canada, according to a Rogers press release.
Bryan Baeumler is known for being a Gemini Award-winning TV host of such home renovation shows as House of Bryan, Disaster DIY and Leave It to Bryan, all of which were HGTV properties when…
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Spoken word on FM, removal of tangible benefits among other recommendations
By Ahmad Hathout
Canadian content quotas on radio have contributed to a competitive imbalance in the market and reducing them will help traditional broadcasters be more adaptable to listener habits, the CRTC heard this week.
Rogers pitched Friday a reduction in the Canadian content quota on English-language radio – from 35 per cent to 25 per cent – that the broadcasting giant said will not only allow it to better manage its operations but also increase the consumption of its products. The company’s director of programming said there’s data to back…
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Sale of infrastructure also not out of the cards
By Ahmad Hathout
Bell’s chief financial officer said Thursday that leasing internet from Telus in western Canada is not out of the cards, but that owning the infrastructure is preferred for cash flow.
“It’s an opportunity for sure,” Curtis Millen said during a conference hosted by CIBC when asked about using Telus’s network in areas Bell doesn’t operate in. “We’ve had plenty of time to think about this.”
Bell, unlike Telus, is opposed to the CRTC policy of allowing the three largest telecoms to use the wholesale internet regime because the…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Rogers is seeking to purchase the rest of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) before it entertains outside investors.
The telecom’s chief financial officer, Glenn Brandt, said at a CIBC conference Thursday that Rogers has a call option to buy the remaining 25 per cent stake in the sports empire from Larry Tanenbaum’s Kilmer Sports, which has a put option to sell. Both options are due July 2026.
Brandt said while Rogers hopes to negotiate something sooner for that stake, he expects the option to be exercised anyway and, around this time next year, Rogers will close on taking…
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Rogers Sports and Media announced Monday the launch of a new bundle subscription combining its Citytv+ and Sportsnet+ streaming services in one package.
Rogers’s media division also announced the direct-to-consumer expansion of the Citytv+ service across major platforms, including Apple and Android devices, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung TV and Rogers Xfinity, with the streaming service now available to Canadians directly through a Citytv+ subscription.
Subscriptions for Citytv+ are $9.99 per month or $99 per year, while the bundle subscription with Citytv+ and Sportsnet+ (Standard tier) is $31.99 per month. For comparison, a standalone…
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By Connie Thiessen
Nadir Mohamed, who served as president and CEO of Rogers Communications from 2009 to 2013, has passed away at the age of 69.
Mohamed first joined Rogers in 2000, serving as president and CEO of Rogers Wireless from 2001 to 2005, when he was appointed president and chief operating officer of Rogers. In 2009, he succeeded Ted Rogers as president and CEO of the company.
Rogers said in an announcement that during his tenure, Mohamed “strengthened Rogers balance sheet, solidified its financial position and set Rogers up for long-term success.”
“We are deeply saddened by the passing of Nadir,” said Executive Chair Edward…
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