Today, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved the sale of sport television channels owned by Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) to BCE and Rogers Communications. While this $1, 32 billion transaction, involved several sports-related properties such as professional teams, the CRTC’s review was limited to the five television services owned by MLSE :  Leafs TV, Gol TV and NBA TV Canada, as well as two services that have not yet launched, Mainstream Sports and Live Music Channel. Read More

Rogers Broadcasting Limited, a division of Rogers Media Inc., today announced its intent to acquire Métro14 Montréal (CJNT), enabling Citytv to expand its footprint in the key Quebec market and provide its premium programming to new audiences. Read More

Continuing the momentum of expanding its footprint in key Canadian markets, Citytv announced today an affiliate agreement with the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group that will deliver Citytv programming to new audiences on a long-term basis on all three of Pattison’s television stations in Western Canada. Read More