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Rogers Communications Inc. Michael Masotti Ana Maria Cubillos-Torres Vincent Galland Celine Chesnais Edouard Ringuet November 24, 2010
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Today’s Presentation Company overview and historical position Internal capabilities and challenges External challenges and competition Adopted strategic direction Black swans Growth Alternatives
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History 1900-1939: E.S.Rogers, a pionner in Canadian telecommunication industry: The only Canadian succesfull in sending a radio signal from North America to a small town in Scotland. Invents the world's first alternating current (A/C) tube. Rogers Batteryless Radios merged with Majestic Electric Radios, a leading radio manufacturer in Chicago in 1928. Obtains the first experimental television license in Canada.
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History After 1960, the family business is revived by Ted Rogers Junior After Rogers Sr’s death in 1939, Rogers Radios were managed by his wife and business partners. 1960-1981: - Successful acquisitions and enters the TV cable market - Rogers goes public, acquires Canadian Cablesystems - Enters the US market with different acquisition and franchises strategies. 1985-1989: -First cellular service launch with Cantel (former Rogers Wireless), -Formation of Rogers Communication Inc., - Sells all of US cable assest for $1billion to invest in wireless sector. 1991-1999: -Rogers continues to diversify and strenghten its portfolio -Rogers Cablesystems launches Digital Cable Television service -Microsoft, AT&T and British Telecom invest in Rogers.
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History The years 2000: Major moves that maintained Rogers as leader of the market. 2000-2003: -Rogers acquired Cable Atlantic for $151.8 million -Out-bid by Quebecor for the purchase of Videotron. - Acquires control of Sportsnet from CTV renamed Rogers Sportsnet 2004: -Rogers buys back AT&T's interest (34%) in Rogers Wireless for $1.8 billion, - $1.6 billion deal to purchase wireless provider Microcell (Fido). - Became Canada's largest wireless operator and only GSM provider. - Rogers Communications repurchased the shares of Rogers Wireless that were publicly held and proceeded to take the company private. 2005-2010: -More acquisitions of TV channels across Canada, magazines, sports teams -Launches the revolutionnary Apple iphone in 2008. -Ted Rogers passed away,. -Nadir Mohamed becomes President & CEO of Rogers Communications Inc in 2009
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Brief Overview Over the past 3 years: -Sustainable and growing financial trend for Rogers -Competitors’s difficulty to maintain regularity in their figures - Almost unchanged market position for those 3 leaders.
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