Express Vu discloses Rogers deal

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Rogers Communications Inc., a broadcast services provider headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, has violated broadcast regulations when it executed an exclusive agreement with the National Football League (NFL) to air the latter's Sunday Ticket program, according to ExpressVu Inc., a satellite television services firm. ExpressVu maintains that the contract is violative of regulations issued by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. Rogers, for its part, maintains that ExpressVu is misrepresenting the deal. The regulatory body is expected to rule on the issue before Sept. 6, 1998, the scheduled start of the NFL season.

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Violates broadcast regulations when it signed contract w/ NFL to air games, says ExpressVu

Television Broadcasting, Ontario, Television broadcasting industry, Rogers Communications Inc.

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CRTC pulls plug on Shaw's stake in Headline Sports

Article Abstract:

Shaw Communications Inc. of Calgary, Alberta, has been barred from owning almost half of Headline Sports specialty-TV channel by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. Shaw had purchased 47.85% of Headline's parent firm Sportscope Television Network Ltd. late in 1997. The decision is expected to draw the line concerning its dominant market position as Shaw negotiates for ownership of WIC Western International Communications of Vancouver, BC, with Can-West Global Communications Corp. of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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Barred from owning almost half of Headline Sports specialty-TV channel by the Canadian Radio-TV and Telecom Commission

Cable Television Systems, Cable Networks, Alberta, Cable television broadcasting industry, Cable television, Shaw Communications Inc.

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