The Rogers family had involvement in Canada's broadcasting until about the mid-1940s; Velma, Edwards's wife, sold her shares away in Standard Radio Limited.

Rogers Media business began in 1960, when Ted borrowed $85,000 to buy Canada's first FM radio station, CHFI.

[2] In the most significant acquisition to date, Rogers Media acquired the assets of Maclean Hunter broadcasting properties in 1994.

[2] In 2000, Bell GlobeMedia acquired NetStar, the parent company of TSN, and ultimately divested their stake in Sportsnet,[2] making it a sister channel to CFMT and giving them full ownership.

In June 2007, as part of CTVglobemedia's acquisition of CHUM Limited, Rogers announced its intent to acquire its Citytv stations.

This gave Rogers rights to broadcast national telecasts on the Sportsnet networks and CBC Television (the latter as part of a sub-licensing agreement to maintain Hockey Night in Canada) and handle distribution for the NHL's out-of-market packages.

[10][11][12][13] On April 1, 2014, a Canadian version of FX's younger-skewing sibling network, FXX, and the "FXNOW Canada" app were launched.

[16][17] In October 2014, Rogers announced a $100 million joint venture with Vice Media to establish a production studio in Toronto [18] and launch Vice-branded television and digital properties in 2015.

[22][23][24] In January 2018, Rogers announced its acquisition of CJCY-FM in Medicine Hat, Alberta, from Clear Sky Radio.

Canada, Today's Parent, and the digital operations of former magazines Canadian Business and Flare to St. Joseph Communications.

[1] In November 2023, Rogers reached an agreement with Disney Streaming to handle advertising sales for the ad-supported version of Disney+ in Canada.

On August 30, Bell said that in light of that revelation, it was no longer seeking monetary damages from Rogers, but would proceed with claims against WBD; including injunctive relief.

[37] Corus also retaliated by filing a complaint with the CRTC in August 2024, accusing Rogers Communications as a whole of abusing a dominant position due to Rogers Cable offering the ad-supported version of Disney+ to Ignite TV subscribers, and promoting the service adjacent to Corus' Disney-licensed specialty services in the Ignite TV program guide.

[41] On October 8, 2024, Bell announced that it had settled with WBD, agreeing to a renewal of its licensing agreements for HBO and Warner Bros. content on its streaming service Crave.