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.
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