Rogers Confirms Plans to Launch Warner Bros. Discovery Brands in 2025
October 08 2024 - 8:38AM
Rogers Communications confirmed today it will be the proud
home of Warner Bros. Discovery’s suite of English-language
U.S. lifestyle and factual brands starting January 1, 2025. This
confirms Rogers plans to bring this sought after content to
Canadians and follows Bell’s decision to abandon its legal efforts
to block Canadians from seeing Discovery channels.
“We’re already home to Canada’s #1 sports network, and this
partnership helps solidify our leadership in entertainment with a
diverse media portfolio of TV’s most iconic brands,” said Colette
Watson, President, Rogers Sports & Media.
As the exclusive English-language content rights holder,
distributor, and advertising representative for the Discovery
brands in Canada, Rogers will launch TV channels for Discovery ID
and Discovery and will work with Canadian distribution partners to
make the content widely available. In addition, content from
Cooking, OWN, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, and Discovery Science will
be available on demand and via Citytv+ on Amazon Prime Video
Channels.
In June, Bell filed a Notice of Application in the Ontario
Superior Court seeking an injunction to block Rogers from
distributing Discovery channels. Bell acknowledged all claims
against Rogers were unfounded and abandoned its legal efforts.
About Rogers CommunicationsRogers is Canada’s leading
communications and entertainment company and its shares are
publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RCI.A and
RCI.B) and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: RCI). For more
information, please
visit rogers.com or investors.rogers.com.
For more information: media@rci.rogers.com1-844-226-1338
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