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Bell Media veteran Stewart Johnston departing to lead CFL

The longtime Bell Media executive will begin as the football league’s commissioner later this April.

Corus, Bell Media execs reflect on fallout from specialty shakeup

Year in review: Playback examines some of the most significant moments of 2024, starting with the content and licensing disruptions at the broadcasters.

Bell Media combines news teams in Quebec

The move will bring together Noovo Info, Noovo Moi, CTV News Montreal and CJAD.

Exec shuffle at Bell Media sees new SVP of content and sales

Stewart Johnston steps into content role, as Karine Moses joins SMB as VP.

New ‘day pass’ for sports streamer a first in Canada

TSN president Stewart Johnston says a new 24-hour subscription option for TSN and RDS is meant to drive sampling for the sports streamers.

Bell Media shuffles senior leadership team

With the departure of Stuart Garvie, the media co has promoted several to take on new programming and media sales roles.

TSN adds three new channels

An extension of the two channels currently in the network, TSN3, TSN4 and TSN5 will launch later this fall.

TSN, ESPN extend and expand supply deal

The new deal will give TSN and RDS access to live sports events, ESPN Films, and news and information programming.

Bell Media renews TV deal for World Juniors hockey tournament

TSN and RDS have signed onto another ten years of airing the annual Christmas ritual where young Canadian hockey players take on the world.

TSN appoints two new execs

Both joining TSN after roles at Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, Mark Silver is appointed senior director, digital, while Nathalie Cook will take on the newly-created role of VP integrated marketing and partnerships.

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No more feature-length docs on Canadian TV? Here’s a surprise

TSN was at the Hot Docs fest Friday to tub-thump for an upcoming eight-part series of original docs by award-winning directors like Barry Greenwald, John Walker, Shelley Saywell and Larry Weinstein about the CFL and Grey Cup.

TSN names Volden and Graham to exec team

TSN has appointed two to its executive team. Ken Volden has been promoted to VP and executive producer of News and Studio Production, while Paul Graham is named VP and exec producer of live events.