Rogers Communications Inc's Sportsnet channel has signed an eight-year extension to its broadcast deal with Major League Baseball (MLB), the Canadian cable and telecom company said on Wednesday. Rogers, which owns the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team and its stadium, did not disclose the value of the deal, which runs through the 2021 season and includes the launch of the 24-hour MLB Network channel on Rogers' cable service, a Canadian first.The MLB extension comes after Rogers elbowed out telecom rival BCE Inc in November to sign a 12-year, C$5.2 billion ($4.8 billion) deal to broadcast National Hockey League games.
BCE Inc. is a communications company, providing residential, business and wholesale customers with a range of solutions to all their communications needs. Shares of BCE fell by 0.62% or $-0.26/share to $42.00. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $38.72 and as high as $48.06. On average, 572435 shares of BCE exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 930043.
BCE Inc. is a communications company, providing residential, business and wholesale customers with a range of solutions to all their communications needs. Shares of BCE fell by 0.35% or $-0.16/share to $45.35. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $40.58 and as high as $48.90. On average, 1203900 shares of BCE.TO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 828472.
Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI) is a diversified public communications and media company. Shares of RCI fell by 0.02% or $-0.01/share to $44.20. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $38.32 and as high as $51.98. On average, 331522 shares of RCI exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 195068.
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