Rogers Sportsnet has added a new voice to the broadcast booth as Rob Kerr is named play-by-play announcer for the Calgary Flames on Sportsnet West and Sportsnet Flames. Kerr will work alongside game analyst Charlie Simmer and host Roger Millions.
Rogers Sportsnet hit a network ratings record for last night’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game as 660,000* (2+) viewers tuned in for the National League’s 5-1 win over the American League. The record audience was a 16 per cent increase over the previous record of 567,000 viewers in 2010.
Last night’s Home Run Derby on Rogers Sportsnet set a ratings record as 935,000* (2+) viewers tuned in to watch Robinson Cano win the competition, preliminary data from BBM Canada overnight states. This marks a 55 per cent increase over the previous best of 602,000 viewers in 2010
Rogers Sportsnet will field one of Canada's best soccer prodigies with the addition of Kara Lang for its coverage of the FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011(tm).
Rogers Media today announced that it will launch Canada's first national bi-weekly sports magazine, leveraging Rogers Sportsnet, to connect readers with the premiere source for sports features and opinion.
Two Canadian fighters, Sam Stout and Jesse Bongfeldt, highlight the preliminary card for UFC 131 on Saturday, June 11 at 8:00 p.m. (ET)/5:00 p.m. (PT) on Rogers Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Ontario, Sportsnet West and Sportsnet Pacific.
Rogers Sportsnet recorded its second-highest regional hockey audience for this season with 914,000 (2+) for the Toronto Maple Leafs-Washington Capitals game on Tuesday, April 5 on Sportsnet Ontario.
Rogers Sportsnet captured its biggest Toronto Blue Jays audience ever on Friday, April 1st as 1.02 million (2+) viewers tuned in for the Jays' 13-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins. The Sportsnet audience peaked at 1.3 million during the seventh inning.
Rogers Sportsnet recorded its second-highest regional hockey audience for this season with 872,000 (2+) for the Toronto Maple Leafs-Buffalo Sabres game on Tuesday, March 29 on Sportsnet Ontario.
Rogers Sportsnet and Tennis Canada today announced that the Canadian network has signed an agreement to broadcast the Rogers Cup, the ATP Masters 1000 Series and the ATP 500 series for an eye-popping 260 hours of tennis coverage.
As the league reaches the quarter mark of the 2010-2011 season, the Montreal Canadiens, led by Carey Price, have received the best grade amongst the six Canadian NHL teams according to Hockeycentral analyst Nick Kypreos.
Rogers Sportsnet sets the table for UFC 123 from Detroit, Michigan with exclusive HD broadcasts of the preliminary fights on Saturday, November 20 at 9 p.m. (ET)/6 p.m. (PT) on the Sportsnet East and Ontario channels.