After more than 35 years of operation, TBI is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
Bell Media
2 min read
‘Letterkenny’ producer New Metric hires Bell Media duo for comedy push
Canadian Letterkenny producer New Metric Media has appointed former Bell Media exec Jeff Hersh as…
1 min read
ZDF, Arte & Crave explore gender identity in German-Canadian co-pro
ZDF in Germany, European broadcaster Arte and Canadian VOD platform Crave have ordered topical science…
2 min read
News round-up: SBS & Yes pre-buy ‘The Big Squeeze’; Oz shows head to Canada; CBC renews ‘Moonshine’ for S2
SBS & Yes pre-buy ‘The Big Squeeze’ SVT in Sweden, NRK in Norway, DR in…
2 min read
Sales round-up: ‘Children Ruin Everything’ for Roku; US Capitol riot doc travels worldwide; ‘DinoCity’ in demand
‘Children Ruin Everything’ for Roku Roku has acquired upcoming Canadian comedy Children Ruin Everything as…
1 min read
Bell Media alum Mike Cosentino links with Fremantle on prodco launch
Bell Media’s former content chief Mike Cosentino has launched a new production outfit and struck…
1 min read
Canada’s Bell Media & Germany’s RTL snap up ‘Leverage: Redemption’
Bell Media in Canada and Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland in Germany have acquired the broadcast rights…
2 min read
Round-up: BBC ups Helen Munson to daytime & early peak commissioner; Noovo orders ‘I Can See Your Voice’ Quebec; FilmRise & Nelvana ink 800-hour distribution deal
BBC ups Helen Munson to daytime & early peak commissioner UK pubcaster the BBC has…
2 min read
Canada’s Bell Media cuts another 200 jobs in latest ‘streamlining’
Canada’s Bell Media has made another swathe of job cuts, with senior execs reportedly among…
1 min read
Discovery Canada’s Edwina Follows departs as Bell Media restructuring continues
Discovery Canada’s general manager Edwina Follows has become the latest senior exec to depart as…
4 min read
TBI Weekly: Seven trends to look out for in 2021
2021 is off to a busy start. We’ve seen senior content execs depart in North…
2 min read
Bell Media’s content chief Mike Cosentino out amid streaming restructure
Canada’s Bell Media has restructured its senior management team with execs including content chief Mike…
2 min read
Kids round-up: Crave acquires ‘Denis’ YouTube hit; Nat Geo Kids extends ‘Dino Dana’ in LatAm; Hopster launches on ComHem Play+
Canada’s Crave acquires ‘Denis’ YouTube sensation Bell Media-owned Canadian SVOD Crave has acquired the first…
1 min read
Bell Media president Randy Lennox to step down in 2021
Canada’s Bell Media has appointed telco boss Wade Oosterman as its new president to replace…
2 min read
Warner Bros. strikes Canadian output deal for HBO Max
HBO Max programmes are heading to Canada via Bell Media’s SVOD service Crave and broadcaster…
2 min read
Canada’s CTV, Netflix mark inaugural unscripted collaboration with ‘I Do, Redo’
Netflix has teamed with Canadian terrestrial broadcaster CTV on their first unscripted project, partnering on…
1 min read
New ‘Star Trek’ series voyages to Canada with Bell
Bell Media has acquired Canadian rights from CBS Studios International to the new Star Trek…
1 min read
CBC appoints exec director for scripted
CBC has appointed former Temple Street exec Trish Williams as executive director of scripted content. …
2 min read
Banijay Rights sends USA’s Temptation Island up north
Banijay Rights has sold its US reboot of Temptation Island into Canada’s Bell Media. USA…
2 min read
Vice and Canada’s Bell Media strike content pact
Vice Media and Bell Media have paired for a ‘long-term, far-reaching’ agreement to bring Vice…
1 min read
CTV acquires Roseanne spin-off
Canada’s CTV has acquired the Roseanne spin-off series for this October. The Connors is an…
1 min read
Bell Media ups Di Cio as it unifies French-speaking division
Bell Media has appointed Mark Anthony Di Cio as director of sales for its French-language…
2 min read
First ever Bell/CTV format deal secured through Sony in UK
A deal that will see Sony Pictures Television (SPT) shopping Canadian format The Launch internationally…
2 min read
Canadian TV veteran Switzer dies aged 61
Canadian television legend Jay Switzer has died aged 61 after a short battle with brain…
2 min read
Bell Media brings Starz to Canada for first time
Canada’s Bell Media has teamed with Lionsgate to bring in its premium pay television platform…
1 min read
Corus sells Historia & Séries+ to Bell Media
Corus Entertainment is set to sell French-language channels Historia and Series+ to Bell Media for…
1 min read
Ex-Shomi content chief Shulman joins Wow!
Marni Shulman, the former head of content and programming for collapsed Canadian SVOD service Shomi,…
1 min read
Bell takes Wow stake in equity swap deal
Canada’s Bell Media has taken a 12% stake in compatriot kids company Wow! Unlimited Media…
1 min read
Bell & Motion pact for int’l originals slate
Canada’s Bell Media Studios has created a strategic production pact with Motion Content Group to…
1 min read
Cosentino rises as Bell reshuffles top team
Canadian media giant has placed Mike Cosentino in charge of English-language programming and SVOD service…
1 min read
Young Sheldon finds home on CTV
Young Sheldon is among a number of new US broadcast shows that Canadian broadcaster CTV…