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Bell Media Brings Powerful Lineup to MIPCOM 2024, with Comedies and Unscripted Series Poised for Global Success

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– Comedies are taking centre stage with Crave’s THE OFFICE MOVERS, DON’T EVEN, LATE BLOOMER, MADE FOR TV, as well as CTV’s ACTING GOOD –
– Unscripted slate includes newcomers MARK MCKINNEY NEEDS A HOBBY, MY PET ATE WHAT?!, DRAG BRUNCH SAVED MY LIFE, and returning fan-favourites THE MIGHTIEST and FORENSIC FACTOR –

TORONTO (October 16, 2024) – Bell Media, Canada’s leading media and entertainment company, announces a strong lineup of original scripted and unscripted series available for international distribution at MIPCOM 2024. Renowned for its award-winning comedies and dramas including LETTERKENNY, CORNER GAS, TRANSPLANT, LITTLE BIRD, CARDINAL, and SULLIVAN’S CROSSING, Bell Media continues to strengthen its position as a leader in original content with this year’s offerings. Highlights include:
  • THE OFFICE MOVERS: This first-ever television project from Brampton-born comedy duo Jae and Trey Richards takes viewers behind-the-scenes of a fictional moving company and showcases the hilarious, yet very relatable, struggles of working in a family business. (Counterfeit Pictures)
  • LATE BLOOMER (Season 2): Created by and starring Jasmeet Raina (Jus Reign), the dramatic comedy follows burgeoning content creator Jasmeet Dutta (Raina), as he tries to balance his ambitions for success with his commitment to his family, community, and culture. (Pier 21 Films)
  • DON’T EVEN: Follows two best friends in late ‘90s Winnipeg as they grapple with their uncertain futures, in the summer after their final high school year. (Pier 21 Films, Frantic Films, Sekowan Media).
  • MADE FOR TV: The hilarious docu-comedy series following multihyphenate Boman Martinez-Reid as he tries to make the jump from social media star to TV icon. (Alibi Entertainment)
  • ACTING GOOD (Season 3): Inspired by stand-up comedian Paul Rabliauskas’ own experiences of moving back to the reserve, the series continues to follow the ups and downs of his life at Grouse Lake. (Kistikan Pictures Inc.)
“For decades, Canadian storytelling has captivated audiences worldwide with its diverse perspective and global appeal, and this year’s offerings continue that tradition,” said Justin Stockman, Vice President of Content Development & Programming. “This collection of fresh, funny, and thought-provoking content highlights the creative talent thriving in Canada’s vibrant entertainment landscape, and we look forward to presenting this eclectic roster.” Brian Blazik, Senior Lead, Content & Sales, is set to represent Bell Media’s distribution team at MIPCOM. Bell Media’s unscripted offerings feature new and returning series that explore a wide range of genres. All-new unscripted series include:
  • DRAG BRUNCH SAVED MY LIFE: A fun and fabulous series starring drag superstar Priyanka, who helps struggling restaurants stage their own drag brunches to save them from closure. (Sphere Media)
  • LAST CAPTAINS: A new docuseries following generational fishing families living in a remote archipelago in the Gulf of the St. Lawrence. (Big Time Decent)
  • MARK MCKINNEY NEEDS A HOBBY: Actor, comedian, and writer Mark McKinney (KIDS IN THE HALL, SUPERSTORE) ventures across North America as he explores various pastimes to find the one true hobby that he can claim as his own. (Sphere Media)
  • MY PET ATE WHAT?!: Pets will devour anything.  But wild, wacky and weird meals can quickly turn into an emergency. That’s when the call goes out to Dr. G, a master of non-surgical ‘seek and recover’. From tongs to thongs, carpets to keys, this one-of-a-kind vet travels far and wide to pull thousands of unbelievable items out of all kinds of pets. (Tyson Media).
New seasons of unscripted series include:
  • THE MIGHTIEST (Season 2): A docuseries examining the science and ingenuity behind some of the biggest and most complex planes, trains, and ships that humankind has ever made and operated. (Bell Media Studios)
  • FORENSIC FACTOR (Season 8): The docuseries explores how incredible innovations in forensic science, combined with the expertise of dedicated crime scene investigators work together to uncover the truth. (Bell Media Studios)
  • TIMBER TITANS (Season 2): A high-stakes, character-driven docuseries following logging companies in British Columbia as they fight through merciless terrain to harvest one of Canada’s most vital natural resources. (Great Pacific Media)
  • EAST HARBOUR HEROES (Season 3): Another season of a journey to St. John’s, N.L., where a vibrant community of tough individuals battle the rugged coast and the North Atlantic Ocean to live and work on the edge of the world. (Attraction)
  • THE GOOD STUFF WITH MARY BERG: CTV’s talk and lifestyle series, hosted by multiple Canadian Screen Award-winning host and author Mary Berg, featuring lifestyle trends, home hacks, audience games, and inspiring stories – all from top experts. (Bell Media Studios)
Also returning to the market are acclaimed unscripted series:
  • EVOLVING VEGAN: This lifestyle series features Mena Massoud tasting his way through an international plant-based culinary adventure in Tokyo, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Miami, Philadelphia, and Montréal. (Bell Media Studios, Press Play Productions)
  • PETS & PICKERS: Motivated by extraordinary compassion and a singular belief that all animals deserve treatment, this eight-episode, unscripted series reveals how the Regional Animal Protection Society (RAPS) Animal Hospital works tirelessly to offer low-income pet families access to top healthcare. (Tyson Media)
  • WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE: EVEN JAY BARUCHEL: In the Canadian Screen Award-winning series about the various ways the world could end, Canadian actor, director, and author Jay Baruchel is joined by top scientists, activists, and experts to explore the global crises that could cause civilization’s demise, all while trying to find the solutions and technological innovations to potentially save the world. (90th Parallel Productions)

About Bell Media
Bell Media is Canada’s leading media and entertainment company with a portfolio of assets in premium video, audio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media. This includes Canada’s most-watched television network, CTV; the largest Canadian-owned video streamer, Crave, with a premium add-on to include STARZ; a powerful suite of specialty channels; the most-trusted news brand, CTV News; Canada’s cross-platform sports leaders, TSN and RDS; leading out-of-home advertising network, Astral; Québec’s fast-growing conventional French-language network, Noovo; the country’s leading radio and podcast app, iHeartRadio Canada; and a range of award-winning original productions, brands, and services. As a content leader and partner in Sphere Media, Montréal’s Grande Studios, and Dome Productions, one of North America’s leading production facilities providers, Bell Media is committed to keeping Canadians entertained and informed.

Bell Media also offers best-in-class technology, marketing, and analytics support through Bell Marketing Platform, an omnichannel self-serve platform which includes Bell Analytics, Strategic Audience Management (SAM), and Bell DSP, in addition to advanced advertising solutions, including Linear Addressable TV, Addressable Audio, and ads on Crave. Bell Media is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company. 1 Learn more at BellMedia.ca.

1 Based on total revenue and total combined customer connections.

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