Rogers v. Rogers by Alexandra Posadzki

Alexandra Posadzki's groundbreaking coverage in theGlobe and Mailexposed one of the most spectacular boardroom and family dramas in Canadian corporate history one that has pitted the company's extraordinarily powerful chairman and controlling shareholder, Edward Rogers, against not only his own management team but also the wishes of his mother and two of his sisters. Hanging in the balance is no less than the pending $20 billion acquisition of Shaw Communications, a historic deal that promises to transform Rogers into the truly national telecom empire that its late founder, Ted Rogers, always envisioned.

Based on richly sourced, investigative reporting of the iconic $30 billion publicly traded telecom and media giant, Posadzki takes us inside a company that touches the lives of millions of Canadians, challenging what we thought we knew about corporate governance and who really holds the power.Rogers v. Rogersis also a story of family legacy and succession, of an old guard pushing back at the new guard, and of a company struggling to find its footing in the wake of its legendary founder's death. At the heart of it all is a dispute between warring factions of the family over how they each interpret the desires of the late patriarch and the very identity of the company that bears their name. (From McClelland & Stewart)

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Interviews withAlexandra Posadzki

Here and Now Toronto9:55Tuesday afternoon book club: Alexandra Posadzki

Alexandra Posadzki is the Globe and Mail's business reporter. She has just published her book, "Rogers V. Rogers." The book dives into the family power struggle for Canada's largest wireless telecom. Posadzki joins us for Here and Now's Tuesday afternoon book club.

Here and Now Toronto9:55Tuesday afternoon book club: Alexandra Posadzki

Alexandra Posadzki is the Globe and Mail's business reporter. She has just published her book, "Rogers V. Rogers." The book dives into the family power struggle for Canada's largest wireless telecom. Posadzki joins us for Here and Now's Tuesday afternoon book club.

Cost of Living11:04This story has everything!

Billion-dollar telecom takeovers, butt dials, a family feud, late-night sibling subtweets, dual class share structures and it all washes up in our cell phone bills. Paul Haavardsrud talks to Globe & Mail telecom reporter Alexandra Posadzki about her new book, Rogers v. Rogers: The Battle for Control of Canada's Telecom Empire.