Bell-Rogers Blockbuster Move

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TORONTO – Toronto FC shouldn’t be affected on the field by the ownership change in the club’s parent company announced on Friday, but it could result in broader television exposure of their games.

In the blockbuster move, telecommunications giants Bell Canada and Rogers Communications announced a deal to buy 75 percent of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of Toronto FC that also owns the NHL’s Maple Leafs (and their farm club) and the NBA’s Toronto Raptors.

Rogers Communications already owns the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball, and Friday’s deal creates a super-group of Toronto’s major sports franchises. That association provides TFC stability in ownership, according to MLSE executive vice president and chief operating officer Tom Anselmi.

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