BellBԪַs specialty channels Cooking, OWN, Discovery Science, Motor Trend and Animal Planet will shift to streaming only when the services switch to Rogers next year.
Rogers Communications Inc. says the newly acquired lifestyle brands will be offered on demand and via the streaming service Citytv Plus but will disappear from linear cable packages.
Rogers says other upcoming additions including HGTV, Food Network, Magnolia, Discovery ID and Discovery BԪַ currently held by Corus BԪַ as well as Bravo from Bell will remain as channels available through TV service providers, and will stream on CitytvBԪַswebsite and CityTV Plus via Amazon Prime BԪַ.
The media giant announced earlier this year that it had scored BԪַmilestoneBԪַ multi-year deals with NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery for the Canadian rights to several lifestyle brands held by Corus Entertainment and Bell Media.
Rogers says its OLN cable channel will be rebranded Bravo this fall, and the U.S. network will launch with new seasons of BԪַThe Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,BԪַ BԪַThe Real Housewives of New York City,BԪַ BԪַBelow Deck Sailing Yacht,BԪַ BԪַThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,BԪַ BԪַSouthern CharmBԪַ and BԪַThe Real Housewives of Potomac.BԪַ
Bravo will be available through TV service providers, on CityTVBԪַs website and on the streaming service CityTV Plus via Amazon Prime BԪַ.
Earlier this month, Corus Entertainment Inc. filed a complaint with CanadaBԪַs broadcasting regulator alleging Rogers was BԪַengaging in predatory behaviourBԪַ to undercut Canadian competitors through rights deals to foreign programming.