I'm not sure I follow? you dont subscribe to sport TEAMS wit rogers, you subscribe to a sports channel or a group of channels, if your game is not aired on that specific channel, then the problem is you need to order the channel its aired on. if im correct, the newspaper tells you which stations are airing specific matches, look at the paper, and if you have that channel, then watch it, if you dont, see if you can order that channel, if the game is not telivized at all in this country, then theres nothing you can do, complaining to rogers wont fix it since theyre a BDU they dont choose what channels play what games.
Rogers is the Cable company, they wouldnt be the one holding the rights, its the network such as sportsnet, the score, tsn, rds, setanta, etc, these companies are the ones who hold the rights for the games.
umm i hope you know rogers negociates the carriage deals with the Channels/network, but its solely the NETWORKS who are responsible for what games are played on the individual channels, Rogers can not tell TSN to air a serie a game or a barkleys english premiere league game. rogers or other cable/satellite and fibre optic iptv providers are NOT responsible for what is aired on the individual channels and i stand buy my post
Actually your incorrect, sorry to inform you but various channels such as ESPN HD, AL JAZEERA SPORTS HD, and many more, are NOT authorized for distrobution in Canada by ANY cable or satalight dish provider. There is a governing body called the CRTC, you should read up on how channels are born, they need to apply for a licence and get approved by this governing body before they can be picked up by a Cable or satalight or IPTV provider.
Rogers has negociations already with the channels that are already allowed to be broadcast in canada, how many soccer games are played per week/weekend? maybe 10 matches? most ppl wanna watch a game live, not repeat, so the channels have to air the one they will get the most bang for the buck. so Sportsnet chooses which games are aired on which stations, tsn, setanta, cbc, goal tv, rai, etc its up to the specific stations and these games are picked months and months in advanced they are not decided at the last minute, there are other factors as well, such as advsertizing revenue, cost of the broadcasting rights, commercials, etc..
I think part of the point that pauly was trying to make.. its not really up to rogers from that way.
The forign channel, needs to apply to the CRTC to be allowed, if i understand the process.
I would think that a company like rogers could help them at least in the way of a 'sponsor' like when someone applys for citizenship, etc.. that there is someone wanting to have that channel.. but i think that is about all they can do.
In general, they may be correct.. but it may varry from country to country.
For say a country in europe, there may not be much regulatory stuff involved in getting it, other than the station asking for it... vs in canada.. it all has to go through the CRTC.
Hello @Pottertons,
As a fellow Footy Fan, I totally understand your desire to understand how the match selections work and what the World Cup 2018 (Go France! 
) coverage is going to look like.
The best place to go for an answer to both of these inquiries is to reach out to the Sportsnet folks directly. You can reach out to them in multiple ways and you can see all the options available by Clicking Here to be directed to the Contact Us page for Sportsnet.
I hope you are able to get the answers to your questions once you reach out to them. Feel free to let the Community Forums know what you were able to find out!
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