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TomTireGuy43
Neighbour
11 months ago
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Discovery Channel shows

I'd like to know when Telus will be providing the rest of the Discovery channel shows that disappeared January 1 2025. This watered down version (essentially Discovery.ca shows) is unacceptable. 80% ...
  • Nighthawk's avatar
    11 months ago

    Telus doesn't control the content that is provided by the various broadcasters. This whole problem is between Bell and Rogers. Bell lost the rights to Discovery, HGTV, Magnolia, etc., and all the US content from those channels to Rogers. Rogers, like how they usually operate, has yet to allow a single other service provider in Canada access to the new Discovery channels, even though they have known about the change in ownership for a very long time. They will eventually allow the other providers access but they purposely do it this way to try to get customers to switch to them first. Unfortunately the CRTC and the federal Competition Bureau allow Rogers to get away with it.

     

    If enough people complain about Rogers, maybe those organizations may do something with Rogers but it's hard to say how fast they'll act.

    - CRTC complaint form

    - Competition Bureau complaint form

     

    One additional avenue would be to reach out to your MP and complain to them.