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77-544: MoneySense was founded by Rogers Media in 1999 and started publishing in September 1999. It covers articles on personal finance and targets both men and women. In 2009 MoneySense launched a new website to distinguish its brand within Rogers Publishing and to address navigation challenges their customers were having with the old site. The site launch was sponsored by TD Canada Trust. Prior to this, MoneySense
154-419: A Canadian version of FX's younger-skewing sibling network, FXX , and the "FXNOW Canada" app were launched. On August 1, 2014, Rogers reached a deal with American professional wrestling promotion WWE . An expansion of Sportsnet 360's existing deal with the promotion as The Score, the network would continue to be the exclusive broadcaster of WWE's weekly television programming, while Rogers would distribute
231-666: A TV Everywhere service, which would allow subscribers to Bravo on participating television service providers to stream video on demand content and the Bravo channel live via the Bravo Go app . Apps for some of its other networks were also released over the following months. In December 2014, Bell Media launched CraveTV , a subscription video on-demand service. Initially, the service was available only through television providers; Bell Media president Kevin Crull argued that Bell did not want
308-709: A 42% share of the English-language television market, the new deal would only give Bell a total market share of 35.7%, but still increase its French-language market share to 23% (in comparison to 8% before). Following hearings by the CRTC in May 2013, the CRTC approved Bell's acquisition of Astral Media on June 27, 2013. The deal is subject to conditions, including the requirement to provide fair treatment to its competitors, to not impose "restrictive bundling practices" on Astral's premium movie channels, invest $ 246.9 million over
385-545: A combined $ 113 million. TQS entered bankruptcy protection and was ultimately acquired by Remstar (which renamed the network "V"). Meanwhile, Glassbox Television acquired Travel + Escape in late 2010. In two cases, the operations were closed down, specifically CBC affiliate CKX-TV in Brandon, Manitoba (which left the air in October 2009 after a deal to sell that station to Bluepoint Investment Corporation fell through) and
462-649: A company that was spun out from the broadcasting division of the Labatt Brewing Company after its acquisition by Interbrew in 1995. The sale was approved by the CRTC March 24, 2000, but CTV had to divest either Netstar's TSN or their own Sportsnet ; they chose to sell the latter to Rogers . At the beginning of the 2000s, Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE) acquired CTV Inc. (including the NetStar assets) and bought The Globe and Mail , folding
539-456: A corporation) that fall. The BBS television system was merged into CTV, with the company itself being renamed CTV Inc . the following year. The Eatons ' remaining shares, representing 41% of Baton (estimated at CA$ 450 million), were sold off to the general public in early 1998. By the end of 2001, nearly all CTV stations were consolidated under network ownership (including one replacement). In 1999, CTV Inc. acquired NetStar Communications ,
616-729: A corporation, with each owner holding a 14.3% stake in the network. However, any future acquisitions by Baton would come with all of that affiliate's CTV shares. It was around this time that former CBC executive Ivan Fecan joined the company. In 1996, the CRTC approved two major deals involving Baton. First was the acquisition of CFCN-TV in Calgary from Rogers Communications , which had recently purchased Maclean Hunter . Second, Baton and Electrohome —owner of CKCO-TV in Kitchener and CFRN-TV in Edmonton —formed an alliance, under which
693-402: A group of regional sport channels, now serves as the de facto sports programming brand and division for Rogers. Through Sportsnet, Rogers also distributes the linear version of WWE Network ; as part of a larger program rights agreement with WWE , in which Sportsnet 360 carries WWE's main programming. Rogers previously owned a number of magazines under the Rogers Publishing banner, including
770-624: A localized version of its online radio service iHeartRadio Canada . On January 14, 2016, CraveTV became available as a standalone service without requiring an existing television subscription. On May 4, 2016, Bell acquired rights to the programming and branding of Canadian specialty channel Gusto TV . The channel was shut down, and re-launched on September 1, 2016, replacing M3 under its existing Category A license . On January 31, 2017, Bell Media announced that it planned to perform another round of layoffs in 24 locations, citing various developments across Canada's broadcasting industry, as well as
847-530: A new audio app known as Seekr, which carries radio stations and podcasts from across the Rogers Sports & Media division. The company will continue its existing partnership with Radioplayer Canada . On October 8, 2024, Bell announced that it had settled with WBD, agreeing to a renewal of its licensing agreements for HBO and Warner Bros. content on Crave . Baton Aldred Rogers Broadcasting Bell Media Inc. ( French : Bell Média inc. )
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#1732793474476924-475: A new, international television format that would "uncover, develop, and promote pop culture's next musical superstars", and "leverage Bell Media's massive reach and extensive platforms to showcase musicians on the national and international stage." CTV officially announced the new series, The Launch , in April 2017. On June 7, 2017, Wow Unlimited Media announced that it would acquire a specialty channel from
1001-503: A non-core asset; as a result, much attention was given to the likely sale of the company, and potentially a breakup into several different pieces. On December 2, 2005, Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE) announced that it would sell an 8.5% interest to The Woodbridge Company Limited (increasing their total ownership to 40%), a 20% interest to Torstar , and a 20% interest to the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan . BCE retained 20% of
1078-461: A part-owner in the network when it was reorganized as a station-owned cooperative . The Board of Broadcast Governors was initially skeptical about the proposal to turn CTV into a cooperative. Since CFTO was by far the largest and richest station in the network, the BBG feared Baton would take advantage of this to dominate the network. However, it approved the deal after Baton and the other owners included
1155-498: A partnership with FX Networks to launch a Canadian version of FX . The channel was launched as FX Canada on October 31, 2011, with FX Networks acquiring a minority stake later that year. On August 25, 2012, Rogers Media acquired Score Media 's broadcast business, including The Score Television Network, for $ 167 million, including a 10% stake in its digital business. The network has since been rebranded as Sportsnet 360 . On November 26, 2013, Rogers announced that it would become
1232-522: A provision in the cooperative's bylaws stipulating that the eight station owners would each have a single vote regardless of audience share. Additionally, if one owner ever bought another station, the acquired station's shares would be redistributed among the remaining owners so that each owner would still have one vote out of eight. In 1972, Baton began purchasing other CTV affiliates, starting with CFQC-TV in Saskatoon . This did not, however, give Baton
1309-718: A similar deal for CHUM's 50% interest in MusiMax and MusiquePlus . That June, the CRTC approved the CHUM takeover, on condition that CTV sell off the Citytv stations, because of the CTV network's owned-and-operated station stations serving the very same cities. CTV ultimately chose to keep the A-Channel stations along with the rest of CHUM Ltd. assets it had previously said it would sell, except for MusiquePlus/MusiMax. Rogers Communications
1386-466: A story on the changes that included remarks by Blais. CTV News president Wendy Freeman, Ottawa bureau chief Robert Fife , and the program's anchor Lisa LaFlamme felt that the inclusion of remarks by Blais was necessary due to the nature of the story. In response to the dismissal, BCE CEO George A. Cope explained that the journalistic independence of its news operations was "paramount importance to our company and to all Canadians". Shortly after taking
1463-486: A substantially higher investment in CTV, since its shares were redistributed among the other owners. As a result, Baton still had only one vote out of eight. In 1987, Baton began a concerted effort to take over CTV. It started this drive with a further expansion into Saskatchewan , purchasing CKCK-TV in Regina , Yorkton twinstick CKOS-TV / CICC-TV , and CBC affiliate CKBI-TV Prince Albert . A twinstick CTV affiliate
1540-548: A view to protecting our business." Bell subsequently filed for a court injunction to prevent Rogers from operating channels under the relevant brands for at least two years after the Rogers deal takes effect, citing non-compete clauses in its outgoing agreement, along with monetary damages from both Rogers and WBD. Bell further alleged that Rogers induced WBD to break the non-complete clauses in question. Subsequently, Rogers filed documents asserting that WBD had failed to disclose
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#17327934744761694-482: Is a Canadian media conglomerate that is the mass media subsidiary of BCE Inc. (also known as Bell Canada Enterprises, the owner of telecommunications company Bell Canada ). Its operations include national television broadcasting and production (including the CTV and CTV 2 television networks), radio broadcasting (through iHeartRadio Canada ), digital media (including Crave ) and Internet properties (including
1771-646: Is a Canadian subsidiary of Rogers Communications that owns the company's mass media and sports properties. Current television brands owned by Rogers include two television systems : the English-language Citytv , and the multicultural -oriented Omni . Other television brands owned by Rogers include TSC , and Canadian versions of FX , FXX , and Bravo . In addition to television, the Rogers Radio division owns 55 stations across Canada. The Sportsnet family of channels, which began as
1848-623: The Competition Bureau , citing a condition on the Bell/Astral deal which forbade Bell from re-acquiring properties divested in the sale for 10 years after its completion. On January 23, 2018, Bell Media announced that it had reached licensing agreements with Starz Inc. and Lionsgate , and that TMN Encore would be rebranded under the Starz brand in 2019, featuring its programming. The following month, Bell launched SnackableTV,
1925-593: The Maritimes , the Atlantic Satellite Network (ASN), and a further 14.3% in CTV. CHUM would receive Baton's independent stations in southwestern Ontario, as well as CHRO-TV in Pembroke, which had recently disaffiliated from CTV. The Baton-Electrohome alliance now held 57.2% of CTV. Shortly thereafter, Electrohome announced it would sell its broadcasting assets—including CFRN, its interest in
2002-625: The linear feed of the WWE Network . In October 2014, Rogers announced a $ 100 million joint venture with Vice Media to establish a production studio in Toronto and launch Vice-branded television and digital properties in 2015. The following year, on November 5, 2015, Rogers and Vice announced that it would launch a Canadian version of Vice's specialty cable channel, Viceland , in Canada on February 29, 2016. The new channel would replace
2079-710: The A station in Wingham, CKNX-TV (which left the air one month prior to CKX and is now a rebroadcaster of the A station in London, CFPL-TV ). CTVglobemedia acquired Toronto station CFXJ-FM from Milestone Radio in 2010. On September 10, 2010, BCE announced plans to re-acquire 100% of the company's broadcasting arm, including CTV Inc. Under the deal, Woodbridge , Torstar , and Teachers' would together receive $ 1.3 billion in either cash or equity in BCE, while BCE would also assume $ 1.7 billion in debt (BCE's existing equity interest
2156-569: The BGM fold. BGM originally announced that CHUM's A-Channel stations, Access , CKX-TV , MusiquePlus , MusiMax , Canadian Learning Television , SexTV: The Channel and BGM's own OLN would not be retained. On September 7, 2006, in order to pay for the CHUM acquisition, BGM sold additional shares to its existing shareholders. BCE did not participate in the refinancing; the net effect was an increase in Teachers' ownership to 25%, while BCE's interest
2233-484: The CRTC rejected an application by Rogers to establish a new rock radio station in Parry Sound , citing that it would have a disproportionately negative impact on its North Bay stations and local competitor CKLP-FM /. Rogers acquired a minority interest in the web-based video production firm Vuguru in 2009. In 2010, Rogers received CHST-FM in London, Ontario, from CTVglobemedia. In 2011, Rogers announced
2310-411: The CRTC required the Citytv stations to be divested to comply with major-market ownership restrictions. CTV maintained ownership of flagship Toronto station CITY-TV's local news channel CP24 , prompting Rogers to establish its own short-lived CityNews Channel in 2011 as a substitute, in cooperation with CITY-TV and sister news radio station 680 CFTR . The network folded in 2013. On January 16, 2008,
2387-599: The CRTC's March 2015 decision to mandate that pay television providers offer a la carte packages, Crull ordered all Bell-owned news properties, including CTV News , not to air any remarks by CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais during reports regarding the decision. Although the CTV News Channel program Power Play and a report aired on the local evening newscasts complied with Crull's order, the CTV National News that night defied Crull's demand by airing
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2464-637: The CRTC's choice for the new independent station in Vancouver , beating out four other competitors. The new station, CIVT-TV , would compete directly with Western International Communications 's two CTV affiliates in the market when it was launched that fall. On February 25, 1997, the Baton-Electrohome alliance and CHUM Limited announced that several stations would be swapped between them. Baton-Electrohome would acquire CHUM's Atlantic Television System (ATV), consisting of four CTV affiliates in
2541-591: The Canadian version of Biography Channel ; a brand which was also owned by Vice Media investor A+E Networks . In September 2016, Rogers acquired Tillsonburg Broadcasting Company's CJDL-FM and CKOT-FM in Tillsonburg . In January 2018, Rogers announced its acquisition of CJCY-FM in Medicine Hat, Alberta, from Clear Sky Radio . Following an announcement on July 5, 2017, and over two years after
2618-516: The Warner Bros. Discovery factual brands: new specialty channels for the Discovery, Food Network, HGTV, ID, and Magnolia Network brands will launch on January 1, 2025, while content from Animal Planet, Cooking Channel, Motor Trend, OWN, and Science Channel will stream on Citytv+. Rogers would also confirm that OLN will be rebranded as Bravo on September 1. Later in September, Rogers launched
2695-558: The ad-supported version of Disney+ to Ignite TV subscribers, and promoting the service adjacent to Corus' Disney-licensed specialty services in the Ignite TV program guide . Rogers countered that Corus "has not kept up with the demands of Canadians and is now looking for the regulator to protect their broken business model" and accused Corus of forcing service providers to carry channels that consumers "no longer want to watch." On August 28, Rogers announced its plans for how it will deploy
2772-626: The agreement Rogers will hold the Canadian rights to WBD's factual brands, including Animal Planet , Discovery Channel , Food Network , HGTV , Investigation Discovery (ID), Magnolia Network , Motor Trend , the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), and Science Channel . Content will be distributed via new and existing Rogers platforms, including its television networks and Citytv+ . Rogers also announced an agreement with NBCUniversal to relaunch Bravo in Canada in September 2024. Rogers' agreement with WBD succeeds long-time partnerships
2849-606: The alliance, and its CTV shares—to Baton in exchange for cash and shares in Baton. These two deals were approved by the CRTC in August. Baton now held controlling interest in CTV, triggering a put option that allowed the other owners to sell their stakes in the network while still keeping their stations. Accordingly, Baton acquired the remaining CTV shares from WIC and Moffat Communications (Newfoundland Broadcasting, owner of CJON-TV , had effectively relinquished its vote when CTV became
2926-506: The assets of which were to be incorporated into Bell Media. The acquisition was primarily centered on Astral's premium services (such as The Movie Network and its stake in HBO Canada ) and its French-language radio and television stations. Bell planned to use Astral's premium offerings to enhance its own multi-platform services to compete against the likes of services such as Netflix , and its French media outlets to better compete against
3003-728: The business would resurface again due to the son of Edward Rogers, Ted. Rogers Media business began in 1960, when Ted borrowed $ 85,000 to buy Canada's first FM radio station, CHFI. That year, Rogers and Aldred formed Baton Aldred Rogers Broadcasting (a forerunner to present-day competitor Bell Media ) when it acquired the license for CFTO-DT , which launched the following year. In 1962, Rogers bought Aldred's shares of CHFI, which changed its name to CHFI-FM Limited, then Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. By 1964, CHFI-AM, which would eventually become CFTR went on air. In 1986, Rogers acquired CFMT , Canada's first multicultural station. It also received many stations from Selkirk Communications in 1989. In
3080-477: The companies would share ownership of CFCN; Baton's stations in Saskatchewan and its independent stations in southwestern Ontario; and Electrohome's CKCO. The deals doubled Baton's own interest in CTV to 28.6%. However, as part of the deal, Baton took control of Electrohome's CTV vote, allowing it to command 42.9% of CTV's shares. In January 1997, Baton-Electrohome's "Vancouver Television" proposal emerged as
3157-782: The company (later revealed to be Comedy Gold ; however, the sale would later be aborted, leading to the channel's shutdown in 2019) to form a new network targeting children and young adults, and provide children's television content for Bell's over-the-top ventures. As part of the purchase, BCE will take 3.4 million common voting shares in the company. On August 9, 2017, Bell announced that it would acquire Larche Communications ' four Ontario radio stations, pending CRTC approval. On October 17, 2017, Bell Media announced its intent to acquire Historia and Séries+ —two French-language networks whose Astral-owned stakes were divested during its acquisition by Bell—from Corus Entertainment for $ 200 million. On May 28, 2018, both transactions were blocked by
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3234-563: The company directly to obtain an additional 9.9% interest, and it later bought Thomson Corporation's interest. The resulting company (Bell Globemedia) consisted of CTV, The Globe and Mail , and the Internet portal then known as Sympatico - Lycos (Lycos was later replaced by MSN ). Fecan was named the combined firm's president and CEO (a role he remained in for the duration of the BGM/CTVglobemedia era). After Monty resigned and
3311-541: The company launched Ontario Network Television, a secondary affiliation carried by Baton's CTV and independent stations in Ontario. This was expanded in 1994 into the Baton Broadcast System (BBS), which included Baton's Saskatchewan stations. BBS was meant as a backup in case Baton's ongoing acquisitions did not translate into control of CTV itself. A year earlier, CTV had been recently restructured into
3388-405: The dominant Québecor Média . The merger was notably opposed by a coalition of competing cable providers (which included Cogeco , EastLink , and Vidéotron —the last of which is also owned by Québecor Média, who felt that Bell's control of a majority of Canadian media would harm consumer choice, and lead to increased carriage fees which could cripple smaller cable companies. BCE's first proposal
3465-684: The exclusive national media rightsholder for the National Hockey League (NHL) beginning in the 2014–15 season under a 12-year contract valued at $ 5.2 billion. This gave Rogers rights to broadcast national telecasts on the Sportsnet networks and CBC Television (the latter as part of a sub-licensing agreement to maintain Hockey Night in Canada ) and handle distribution for the NHL's out-of-market packages . On April 1, 2014,
3542-423: The former Maclean-Hunter magazines (such as namesake Maclean's ). In 2019, Rogers completed its divestment of the unit's remaining properties to St. Joseph Communications . Rogers Media was established in 1960 when Ted Rogers and Joel Aldred acquired CHFI . The origins of Rogers can be traced to 1925 when Edward S. Rogers Sr. launched a radio station that would eventually become CFRB . In August of 1925,
3619-402: The group—a condition that ensured that Bell Satellite TV , Sympatico , and other Bell units continued to have access to Bell Globemedia (BGM) content. The transaction closed on August 30, 2006. This deal put to rest any rumors about a possible breakup of the company. However, Torstar's involvement led to additional media concentration concerns, mainly from media unions . Torstar insisted it
3696-598: The impact of recent regulatory decisions (such as one that prevents the federal simsub rules from being used on the Super Bowl , whose Canadian broadcast rights are currently owned by Bell Media). On February 27, 2017, Turcke left Bell to join the National Football League as president of NFL Media. She was succeeded as president by Randy Lennox . That month, Bell also announced that it had partnered with record executive Scott Borchetta to develop
3773-494: The late 1990s had become one of Canada's largest broadcasters. Formed in 1960 as Baton Aldred Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. , the company was originally created to establish Toronto's first private television station, CFTO-TV . The name of this company derived from its initial investors, including the Ba ssett and Ea ton families ( Baton ), and Aldred-Rogers Broadcasting (owned by broadcaster Joel Aldred and Ted Rogers ); Foster Hewitt
3850-462: The latter company had with Bell Media and Corus Entertainment , while the Bravo relaunch would be Rogers' third collaboration on a TV channel with Comcast after the launches of OLN and G4 in Canada. In a statement to The Gazette media writer Steve Faguy, a Bell Media spokesperson stated that their agreements with Discovery "includes protections against the launch of competing services", and that they "fully intend to assert our rights with
3927-579: The launch of the first digital specialty channels , including several owned by CTV. The company acquired partial ownership in TQS in 2002, the Sympatico portal was sold back to Bell Canada, while a further investment from the Thomsons (whose ownership increased to 31.5%) funded the acquisition of 15% of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment . However, beginning in 2003, BCE management began to refer to BGM as
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#17327934744764004-816: The local CTV affiliate, CJOH-TV , from Allan Slaight 's Standard Broadcasting . In 1990, Baton purchased the MCTV system of twinstick operations in Pembroke , North Bay , Sudbury , Timmins , and the Huron Broadcasting twinstick in Sault Ste. Marie . In 1993, Baton purchased CFPL-TV in London , CKNX-TV in Wingham and received a license for a new independent station, CHWI-TV , in Windsor . In 1991,
4081-675: The most significant acquisition to date, Rogers Media acquired the assets of Maclean Hunter broadcasting properties in 1994. It later resold various properties to Western International Communications . In 2000, Bell GlobeMedia acquired NetStar, the parent company of TSN , and ultimately divested their stake in Sportsnet In June 2007, as part of CTVglobemedia's acquisition of CHUM Limited , Rogers announced its intent to acquire its Citytv stations. CTV had originally intended initially intended to sell CHUM's A-Channel stations and several other specialty channels to Rogers. Still,
4158-606: The name Rogers came into view on the Canadian broadcasting scene with the introduction of the Rogers Batteryless Radio at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. This invention was made with new tubes by Edward S. (Ted) Rogers, who invented them. Edward's father funded Albert's holding company Standard Radio Manufacturing Corporation Ltd. Standard this development. During the year 1927, the first ever seen radio broadcasting transmitter
4235-591: The next seven years on Canadian-produced programming, and to maintain the operation and local programming levels of all of its television stations through 2017. The CRTC also approved Bell's proposed exemptions for maintaining ownership of Montreal's CKGM . Bell put Family , Disney XD , the two Disney Junior services, MusiMax , MusiquePlus , and five radio stations up for sale, while Corus Entertainment acquired Historia , Séries+ , and Teletoon from Astral and competitor Shaw Media . On June 6, 2013, Bell announced that Bravo would be its first network to implement
4312-400: The non-compete clauses to Rogers. On August 30, Bell said that in light of that revelation, it was no longer seeking monetary damages from Rogers, but would proceed with claims against WBD; including injunctive relief. Corus also retaliated by filing a complaint with the CRTC in August 2024, accusing Rogers Communications as a whole of abusing a dominant position due to Rogers Cable offering
4389-492: The now-defunct Sympatico portal). Bell Media is the successor-in-interest to Baton Broadcasting (later CTV Inc. ), one of Canada's first private-sector television broadcasters. Although the company was founded in 1960 as Telegram Corporation , the current enterprise traces its origins to the establishment of Bell Globemedia Inc. in 2001 by BCE and the Thomson family , combining CTV Inc. (which BCE had acquired in 2000) and
4466-645: The operation of Movie Central , a premium television service that had been granted exclusivity in Western Canada, and cede its regional monopoly to Bell Media's The Movie Network , which was similarly restricted to Eastern Canada, allowing it to become available nationwide in 2016. Bell Media subsequently announced that it had acquired exclusive Canadian rights to all current HBO programming in Canada (rights previously shared with Corus due to its joint venture HBO Canada ). On January 6, 2016, iHeartMedia announced that it had partnered with Bell Media to launch
4543-510: The operations of the Thomson family's newspaper, The Globe and Mail . BCE sold the majority of its interest in 2006 (after which the company was renamed CTVglobemedia Inc. in 2007), but in 2011, BCE acquired the entire company (excluding The Globe and Mail ) and changed the name to Bell Media Inc. For all practical purposes, Bell Media is the successor to Baton Broadcasting Incorporated ( / ˈ b eɪ t ɒ n / BAY -ton ), which by
4620-769: The position, Turcke was criticized for remarks that considered the use of virtual private network services to evade geo-blocking and access the U.S. version of subscription video on demand service Netflix to be "stealing". In late August 2015, Bell Media began a series of layoffs, which included directors and vice presidents. On November 6, 2015, additional layoffs of 380 jobs from production, editorial, sales, and administrative roles in Toronto and Montreal were revealed. On November 17, 2015, further cuts were made, which included high-profile on-air talent from radio and television properties in Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver. On November 20, 2015, Corus announced that it would wind down
4697-439: The service to cannibalize its linear television business, because its content "[would not] exist if you didn't have the traditional TV system. So you really can't sustainably have one without the other." On April 9, 2015, Crull stepped down as president of Bell Media, and was replaced by Mary Ann Turcke , the subsidiary's former head of media sales. The move came following allegations reported by The Globe and Mail that, after
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#17327934744764774-511: The shuttering of its U.S. namesake , the Canadian version of G4 shut down on August 31, 2017. After Rogers pulled out of its venture with Vice, Viceland shut down on March 31, 2018. In March 2019, Rogers announced that it would sell its remaining print publications, including Maclean's , Chatelaine , and Hello! Canada , Today's Parent , and the digital operations of former magazines Canadian Business and Flare to St. Joseph Communications . In February 2020, Rogers Media
4851-707: The two into a new media venture, Bell Globemedia Inc ( BGM ). This venture was masterminded by former Bell Canada chief executive Jean Monty , largely as a response to Canwest 's purchase of the Southam newspaper chain as well as the trend of media convergence , particularly the AOL-Time Warner merger. Monty believed that to survive in a changing technological landscape, and in particular to drive subscriptions to satellite television provider Bell ExpressVu and internet service provider Bell Sympatico , BCE had to have control over content. The transaction
4928-410: Was $ 200 million, for a total transaction value of $ 3.2 billion). Woodbridge would also regain majority control of The Globe and Mail Inc., with BCE retaining a 15% interest. The overall deal was expected to close by April 2011. However, the sale of The Globe , which did not require CRTC approval, was completed in late December 2010. The deal was approved by the CRTC on March 7, 2011, and the company
5005-463: Was also an initial investor, but in a much smaller role. Aldred sold his shares in 1961, followed by Rogers by 1970, thereby relieving their names from the company title. With the Bassett and Eaton families firmly in control, the company went public in the early 1970s. CFTO was one of the charter affiliates of CTV when that network formed in 1961, becoming the network's flagship. In 1966, Baton became
5082-570: Was announced as the buyer of the Citytv stations on June 11, 2007, and the CHUM acquisition was finalized on June 22. Subsequently, CTVglobemedia, Inc. sold off its interests in various non-core channels. Rogers purchased several of these assets, including CTV's 33% interest in OLN in late 2007, as well as radio stations CHST-FM in London, Ontario and CHBN-FM in Edmonton , Alberta in 2010. Corus Entertainment would acquire Canadian Learning Television , Cooking Channel , and Drive-In Classics for
5159-506: Was built by Edward Rogers. This was a big deal because it operated from power lines without the assistance of batteries or converters. Rogers Batteryless was born from this invention. In 1939, Edward Rogers died, and his son was only six years old. The Rogers family had involvement in Canada's broadcasting until about the mid-1940s; Velma, Edwards's wife, sold her shares away in Standard Radio Limited. Sixteen years later,
5236-524: Was committed to maintaining the editorial independence of the Globe and its own Toronto Star , and ultimately there were no major regulatory hurdles due to this. On July 12, 2006, BGM announced a friendly bid to take over CHUM Limited for an estimated $ 1.7 billion. The acquisition would bring the secondary broadcast system ( Citytv ), other stations including CablePulse24 , MuchMusic , Star! , Bravo! , and Space , and all of CHUM's radio stations, into
5313-513: Was denied by the CRTC in October 2012; the commission believed that the combined company would have had too much market power. Soon afterward, Bell and Astral began to negotiate a second proposal that would involve selling most of Astral's English-language television channels in order to quell fears by the CRTC. On March 18, 2013, the Competition Bureau cleared the revised proposal. Unlike the previous deal, which would have given Bell
5390-608: Was merged with the Canadian Business and Profit under the CB Online brand banner. In 2016 Rogers Media announced it was moving four publications, including Moneysense , Flare , Sportsnet and Canadian Business to a digital, online format. A significant cut back to its publishing division. The print edition was terminated in December 2016 and since January 2017, it has been published only online. In 2018 it
5467-656: Was officially closed on April 1, 2011. It was renamed as Bell Media Inc . On December 9, 2011, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan announced the sale of its majority stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment to BCE and its rival, Rogers Communications , in a deal valued at around $ 1.32 billion. Additionally, Larry Tanenbaum increased his stake in the company to 25%. The deal closed in August 2012. On March 16, 2012, BCE announced that it had entered in an agreement to acquire Montreal -based broadcaster Astral Media for an estimated value of $ 3.38 billion;
5544-443: Was rebranded as Rogers Sports & Media to "more accurately [reflect] our mix of assets." However, the subsidiary's legal name did not change. In November 2023, Rogers reached an agreement with Disney Streaming to handle advertising sales for the ad-supported version of Disney+ in Canada. On June 10, 2024, Rogers Sports & Media announced a licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) beginning in 2025. Under
5621-410: Was reduced to 15%. As a result of BCE's reduced ownership in the company, Bell Globemedia was renamed CTVglobemedia Inc. on January 1, 2007. In April of that year, Rogers Communications announced a tentative deal to purchase A-Channel , CKX-TV , Access Alberta , Canadian Learning Television , and Cooking Channel from CTVglobemedia, if its purchase of CHUM was approved. Astral Media made
5698-682: Was replaced by Michael Sabia in 2002, it became clear that Monty's vision was not producing anything near the desired results, notwithstanding the good results for the individual units, particularly the CTV network. The following years provided a few cosmetic changes in BGM's assets. In 2001, CTV acquired CKY-TV in Winnipeg and CFCF-TV in Montreal, and moved the CTV affiliation in British Columbia to CIVT, replacing two affiliates that had been purchased by Canwest. That fall also brought
5775-413: Was reported that Rogers was looking to sell MoneySense along with Maclean's, Canadian Business, Today's Parent, Hello! Canada, Flare and Chatelaine in a single bundle. This was announced approximately two months after approximately 75 people were laid off. Rogers sold the publication to Ratehub, a Toronto-based financial technology company, in 2018. This Canadian magazine or journal-related article
5852-606: Was soon launched in Prince Albert, CIPA-TV . In the late 1980s, Baton applied for a high-power station in Ottawa on channel 60. The licence was approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), appealed to federal cabinet by rival broadcasters, and ultimately sent back to the CRTC for review. However the license was surrendered when Baton was instead able to acquire
5929-478: Was structured as follows. In 2000, BCE acquired CTV Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at CA$ 2.3 billion. Soon after, Monty arranged to have Thomson Corporation transfer control of The Globe and Mail , the Toronto -based national newspaper, to BCE in exchange for a significant interest (20%) in the merged CTV/ Globe entity. The Thomson family's holding company ( The Woodbridge Company Limited ) invested in
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