MONTRÉAL, July 6, 2020 /CNW/
- Suzane Landry, Vice-President, French-Language Content
Development and Programming, Bell Media, announced today the
appointment of Lucie Quenneville to
the role of General Manager, Programming and Strategies Acquisition
for Bell Media in Québec, effective July
20.
Reporting to Landry,
Quenneville will be responsible for programming and acquisition
strategies for V, the company's French-language specialty channels,
and for Crave's French-language programming.
"Highly respected in the television community, we welcome
Lucie's industry expertise," said Landry. "Her extensive experience will be a
tremendous asset for Bell Media, as we continue to bolster our
French-language content teams to bring Québecers content that
stands out on all our platforms."
Quenneville comes to Bell Media with 25 years experience in
similar roles. Most recently, she was Senior Manager, Youth
Acquisitions and Content Monitoring at CBC/Radio-Canada, where
she contributed to the increase and retention of viewers and
established its first Strategic Content Intelligence unit. Prior to
her role at CBC/Radio-Canada, Lucie was the Vice-President,
Programming and Acquisitions at V, and the Director, Strategic
Watch and Content Research at Québecor Media.
About Bell Media in Québec
Bell Media is a leading
content creation company with premier assets in Québec in
television, radio, digital media, out-of-home, and more. Bell Media
operates a number of French-language TV services in Québec
including the V conventional network (with five corporate-owned
local stations and three network affiliates), as well as eight
specialty and pay TV services - Canal D, Canal Vie, Z, VRAK,
Investigation, SUPER ÉCRAN, Cinépop, and RDS, Québec's #1 sports
channel. Bell Media currently has three of the Top 5 most-watched
shows on French Entertainment Specialty in key demos, including six
of the Top 10 original productions. Bell Media also operates CTV
Montreal (the #1 English news outlet in Québec), and develops and
operates websites, apps, and online platforms for its news, sports,
and entertainment brands, including RDS Direct and Noovo.ca. Bell
Media owns Crave, the only Canadian bilingual video streaming
service, offering more than 6,000 hours of exclusive
French-language content. Bell Media is Québec's leading radio
broadcaster, with 25 stations in 14 communities, all part of the
iHeartRadio Canada brand and streaming service. Bell Media owns
Montréal-based Astral, an out-of-home advertising network of 50,000
faces in five provinces. Bell Media is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE:
BCE), Canada's largest
communications company. Learn more at BellMedia.ca.
BellMediaPR.ca
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SOURCE Bell Media