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Bell Media Congratulates TV and Film Production Partners on Record 249 Nominations for the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

TORONTO, March 6, 2024 /CNW/ - Bell Media proudly congratulates its production partners, internal team members, and talent involved in the creation of content nominated for the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards.

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  • TORONTO, March 6, 2024 /CNW/ - Bell Media proudly congratulates its production partners, internal team members, and talent involved in the creation of content nominated for the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards.
  • Announced this morning by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, Bell Media received 249 nominations for the prestigious awards, the most it has received since the awards were introduced in 2013.
  • This year, Bell Media productions secured 165 nominations across television and digital categories, while Crave-supported films received 84 nominations.
  • "Congratulations to our talented team and our industry-leading production partners on Bell Media's record 249 Canadian Screen Award nominations," said Sean Cohan, President, Bell Media.

Bell Media Brings More than 150 new Hours of Original Content to MIPCOM 2023

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

– CTV's new daytime series, THE GOOD STUFF WITH MARY BERG, is available for

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  • – CTV's new daytime series, THE GOOD STUFF WITH MARY BERG, is available for
    international sale, alongside returning series from CTV, CTV Life Channel, CTV Comedy
    TORONTO, Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Spanning genres from lifestyle and scripted, to factual and true crime, Bell Media revealed today its slate of award-winning original programs available for international sale at MIPCOM 2023.
  • With more than 150 new hours of content, highlights include CTV's new daytime series THE GOOD STUFF WITH MARY BERG, plus new episodes of EVOLVING VEGAN, EAST HARBOUR HEROES, ACTING GOOD, and more.
  • "Bell Media Original productions are currently available in more than 100 markets around the world, and we're excited to build on that momentum at MIPCOM by continuing to shine a spotlight on our sought-after programming," said Justin Stockman, Vice-President, Content Development & Programming, Bell Media.
  • Brian Blazik, Senior Lead, Content & Sales, is set to represent Bell Media's distribution team at MIPCOM.

Strategus Appears on the Inc. 5000 for the 5th Time, Ranking No. 3493 With Three-Year Revenue Growth of 67 Percent

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

3493 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America.

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  • 3493 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America.
  • Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
  • Appearing on the Inc. 5000 for the fifth time, Strategus also ranks highly among companies in its industry and region.
  • Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2018 to 2021.

CTV Now Available on Roku Streaming Players and Roku TV Models

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Roku, Inc. and CTV today announced the launch of CTV on the Roku platform, in a continued partnership with Bell Media.

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  • Roku, Inc. and CTV today announced the launch of CTV on the Roku platform, in a continued partnership with Bell Media.
  • Canadian Roku users will now have access to live and on demand programming from CTV, Canadas most-watched television network, on their Roku streaming player or Roku TV.
  • CTV provides unparalleled entertainment programming across two broadcast television networks; a powerful suite of specialty channels including CTV Comedy Channel, CTV Drama Channel, CTV Life Channel, and CTV Sci-Fi Channel; and digital channels CTV Throwback and CTV Movies , streaming on demand from CTV.ca and the CTV app.
  • Roku TV models are available in the U.S. and in select countries through licensing arrangements with TV brands.

Bell Media and Its Partners Receive 55 Awards at the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards

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Monday, April 11, 2022

With a total of 55 awards across television, digital, and film, Bell Media continues to be recognized for its commitment in championing and creating exceptional and engaging original Canadian content.

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  • With a total of 55 awards across television, digital, and film, Bell Media continues to be recognized for its commitment in championing and creating exceptional and engaging original Canadian content.
  • Delivered through virtual presentations during Canadian Screen Week from April 4 11, Bell Media was honoured with 39 Canadian Screen Awards in television and digital categories, more than any other private broadcaster.
  • 16 awards went to Bell Media-supported feature films, including six wins for the sci-fi dystopian thriller Night Raidersfrom Danis Goulet and starring Elle-Mij Tailfeathers.
  • To view full press release, click here .

SUPER BOWL LVI Retains Title as the Biggest Broadcast Event of the Year with 8.1 Million Viewers on CTV, TSN, and RDS

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Monday, February 14, 2022

CTV's parent company isBell Media, Canada's premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio, digital, and out-of-home advertising.

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  • CTV's parent company isBell Media, Canada's premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio, digital, and out-of-home advertising.
  • With a broad portfolio of multimedia sports assets, TSN delivers more championship events than any broadcaster in the country.
  • In addition to its world-class content delivered across multiple platforms, including RDS, RDS2, RDS Info, RDS Direct, RDS.ca andthe RDS app, RDS offers the broadest portfolio of French-language sports programming in the world.
  • RDS comes from Bell Media, Canada's premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio, digital, and Out-of-Home.

Bell Media's Suite of Specialty Channels See Record Growth and Rankings, Claiming the Top 3 Spots

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Thursday, September 16, 2021

Fall programming announced for CTV's suite of specialty channels and Discovery Networks, including premieres of GOLD RUSH, PROJECT RUNWAY, STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, and more

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  • Fall programming announced for CTV's suite of specialty channels and Discovery Networks, including premieres of GOLD RUSH, PROJECT RUNWAY, STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, and more
    TORONTO, Sept. 16, 2021 /CNW/ -With the 2020/21 broadcast year now at a close, final data from Numeris confirms that Bell Media's entertainment specialty channels continue to achieve record growth and rankings, claiming the top three spots for entertainment specialty channel among Adults 18-49 and a total of five in the Top 10 among Adults 25-54.
  • Sitting at the #1 spot, CTV Comedy Channel is once again the most-watched entertainment specialty channel in the key Adults 25-54 and 18-49 demos.
  • Additionally, Discovery and CTV Drama Channel join CTV Comedy in the Top 3, staking their claim as the #2 and #3 entertainment specialty channels, respectively, for Adults 18-49, marking the first time Bell Media's entertainment specialty channels have secured the top three ranks in the demo.
  • For Discovery, which also claimed the #2 spot among Adults 25-54, the placement marks the channel's highest rank in five years, while CTV Drama claims its highest ranking in the channel's history.

Thunderbird Entertainment’s Great Pacific Media Celebrates the Renewals of Highway Thru Hell, Heavy Rescue: 401 and Mud Mountain Haulers

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Monday, August 30, 2021

Great Pacific Media is proud of the enduring legacy of Highway Thru Hell and its spinoffs Heavy Rescue: 401 and Mud Mountain Haulers and we are thrilled to bring them all back for new seasons on Discovery, said David Way, President of Great Pacific Media.

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  • Great Pacific Media is proud of the enduring legacy of Highway Thru Hell and its spinoffs Heavy Rescue: 401 and Mud Mountain Haulers and we are thrilled to bring them all back for new seasons on Discovery, said David Way, President of Great Pacific Media.
  • ET on Discovery, features 18 brand-new episodes, which highlight the grit, ingenuity and heart of heavy recovery like never before.
  • Mud Mountain Haulers launched in 2021 as a second spin-off of the Highway Thru Hell franchise.
  • In its first season, Mud Mountain Haulers was the number three Canadian program on Discovery for the A25-54 demographic.

Favale Media And Art Bell Launch "The Origins Of Comedy Central" Podcast

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Thursday, January 21, 2021

NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Comedy Central executives Vinnie Favale and Art Bell are marking the 30th anniversary of the network's launch with a podcast celebrating the channel's tumultuous early years.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Comedy Central executives Vinnie Favale and Art Bell are marking the 30th anniversary of the network's launch with a podcast celebrating the channel's tumultuous early years.
  • In 1988 Art Bell pitched a novel concept a television channel devoted entirely to comedy to HBOs chairman, Michael Fuchs.
  • Vinnie Favale came on board shortly after and, together with a team of seasoned cable network executives, they launched The Comedy Channel on November 15th, 1989.
  • The inevitable merger set the stage for the new channel, renamed Comedy Central, to become a powerhouse in comedy."

Introducing the All-New CTV Digital Experience

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Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Now streaming from CTV.ca and the CTV app on mobile devices and connected/smart TVs, audiences can get even more value for their television subscriptions all in one place for the first time ever, with livestreams and on-demand viewing of all the must-see programming from CTV Comedy Channel, CTV Drama Channel, CTV Sci-Fi Channel, CTV Life Channel, and CTV2, as well as Canada's #1 lineup from CTV in addition to full seasons of hit CTV programming.

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  • Now streaming from CTV.ca and the CTV app on mobile devices and connected/smart TVs, audiences can get even more value for their television subscriptions all in one place for the first time ever, with livestreams and on-demand viewing of all the must-see programming from CTV Comedy Channel, CTV Drama Channel, CTV Sci-Fi Channel, CTV Life Channel, and CTV2, as well as Canada's #1 lineup from CTV in addition to full seasons of hit CTV programming.
  • The platform provides access for subscribers of CTV-branded entertainment channels to stream premium content from those channels, as well as CTV Throwback and CTV Movies, all at no additional cost and with one simple login.
  • "By offering the powerhouse collection from the CTV-branded portfolio all together, CTV provides virtually limitless curations and collections, delivering unmatched value for content."
  • For advertisers, the state-of-the-art hub also unlocks exciting new opportunities to connect with audiences on CTV digital platforms.