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EJ44
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2 years ago
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FOX Business Channel /France 24 on Rogers

With Shaw now under Rogers ownership. Is Telus planning on adding FOX Business and France 24 to the lineup to keep up with the competition? I see that Rogers is slowly adding channels that Telus does...
  • Nighthawk's avatar
    Nighthawk
    11 months ago

    Part of the problem with Bravo is that Rogers owns that channel. Rogers likes to charge companies that are not Rogers more to get channel that they own. Shaw was the same way, before the merger. Often the delay in another broadcaster picking up a Rogers channel is likely from the price negotiations that take place.

     

    The other consideration is demand. Carrying a channel usually has a minimum cost that comes with it. If the demand isn't there, then carrying the channel isn't going to be profitable. Especially if the broadcaster, like Rogers, charges too much to carry the channel in the first place. 

     

    Rogers/Shaw, in western Canada, does not offer MLB Network. The only way to get access to it is through DAZN.