Scott Stinson: With MLSE purchase, Rogers makes a bold bet on the big bucks ... The spike in the value of teams reflects ...

Rogers Communications now has a stranglehold on the sports market in the city having bought out Bell’s 37.5% stake in Maple ...

Rogers Communications Inc. is buying out Bell's 37.5 per cent share of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment for $4.7 billion, giving it 75 per cent ownership of the sports conglomerate.

MLSE chairman Larry Tanenbaum ... “As Canada’s leading communications and entertainment company, live sports and entertainment are a critical part of our core business strategy.” ...

Rogers Communications signed an agreement to acquire Bell Canada Enterprise's 37.5% share in Maple Leaf Sports and ...

This acquisition will give Rogers a 75 percent ownership stake in MLSE, which owns several prominent sports teams, including ...

The US$400-million sale valued MLSE at US$8-billion ... The argument in favour of Rogers is that live-sports rights have kept ballooning. The National Basketball Association is in the last ...

Ed Rogers will have achieved his desire of total power over MLSE if Rogers' deal to acquire Bell's 37.5% stake is completed.

live sports and entertainment are a critical part of our core business strategy.” Bell and Rogers jointly acquired a 75 percent stake in MLSE from the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan in 2012.