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Rogers Communications renews Canadian TV baseball deal
The media giant also launches MLB Network in Canada as Sportsnet and TSN continue their battle for live sporting event viewers.
NHL’s Winter Classic a power play for brands, fans
The event hosted the largest-ever audience for an outdoor NHL game, and drew sponsorship plays from companies including Scotiabank, Honda and MillerCoors.
CRTC approves Corus purchase of Teletoon, Historia and Series+
While approving the takeover of the former Astral Media assets from Bell Media, the regulator imposed key anti-competitive measures given ownership ties between Corus and Shaw Communications.
Bell Media renews NFL TV rights deal, includes digital
The latest multi-year deal underlines the importance of live TV sports to Canadian broadcasters amid audience fragmentation.
Poll: most Canadians want pick and pay cable pricing
“The findings reveal that Canadians prefer channel bundles, however, also want the option to build their own packages,” Rogers Communications, which commissioned the Harris/Decima survey, reported.
Bell Media sells four TV properties to DHX Media for $170M
The Halifax-based producer picks up Family Channel and three Disney-branded channels that had been on the auction block following BCE’s $3.38 billion purchase of Astral Media.
How Rogers’ ad model will recoup its $5.2B bid for NHL rights in Canada
Rogers Media president Keith Pelley on how the media co will make money off its NHL hockey deal.
Rogers pays $5.2 billion for Canadian NHL rights over 12 years
Sportsnet has sent rival TSN to the sidelines as it gets all national rights to TV hockey, and offsets steep cost with sub-licensing deals with the CBC and TVA in Quebec.
Rogers Media unveils digital Grammy Award hub
The multi-platform coverage for music’s big night aims to tie together the media group’s varied TV, radio, print and online brands.
Rick Brace to retire from Bell Media after near 40-year career
The current president, CTV specialty channels and production at Bell Media is set to step down at the end of the year, but will continue working with the media co on special projects.
CTV, City plan second seasons of Canadian reality TV
The networks hope to replicate the successes of The Amazing Race Canada and The Bachelor Canada, and are looking for brand partnerships.
Bell’s Astral acquisition helps boost revenue
Bell Media reports higher advertising and subscriber-fee revenues in the third quarter, leading to a 21.6% jump in overall revenues for its TV segment.
Rogers cuts 94 jobs at media division
The latest cost-cutting has impacted the media group’s print, radio and TV divisions.
Cineplex posts record Q3 revenue, lower earnings
Advertising revenue for the quarter was up by 22.7% versus the third quarter of 2012, with automotive and retail posting the largest category increases.
Molson, Tim Hortons to sponsor Sportsnet reality series
Four major Canadian brands will be marketed on multiple platforms as Rogers Media picks up the Canadian rights to the latest cycle of an NHL and HBO TV sports franchise.
