Bell Media Programming Garners an Industry-Leading 234 Nominations for the 69th EMMY® AWARDS

TORONTO (July 13, 2017) – Following this morning’s announcement by the Television Academy, Bell Media’s conventional, specialty, and pay television networks are home to the most acclaimed and celebrated television programming available to Canadians, garnering 234 Emmy nominations. The 69^th EMMY^® AWARDS airs live Sunday, September 17 at 8 p.m. ET, exclusively on CTV. Once again, pay television leads the way with 115 nominations for first-run HBO and SHOWTIME programming available on Bell Media’s The Movie Network, HBO Canada, and CraveTV services. With 111 nominations, the most of any network for the 17^th year in a row, HBO-nominated programming available exclusively on HBO Canada is highlighted by: 22 nominations for the hit sci-fi drama WESTWORLD, the most-watched debut season in HBO Canada history; 17 nominations for the comedy series VEEP; 16 nominations for the critically acclaimed miniseries BIG LITTLE LIES featuring Emmy nominees Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, and Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée; and coming to CraveTV tomorrow, July 14, the miniseries THE NIGHT OF, with 13 nominations. All nominated HBO Canada programming is available on TMN GO. Nominated SHOWTIME programming, streaming on CraveTV, includes RAY DONOVAN, PENNY DREADFUL, and MASTERS OF SEX. THIS IS US, Canada’s #1 new series with A18-34 for the 2016/2017 broadcast season, is up for 11 awards for its emotionally charged first season, including Outstanding Drama Series, with Outstanding Lead Actor nods for leads Sterling K. Brown and Milo Ventimiglia. On specialty, the first season of the shot-in-Toronto drama series THE HANDMAID’S TALE, Bravo’s most-watched program ever and coming to CraveTV on July 28, garnered an impressive 13 nominations, followed by The Comedy Network’s FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE (Wednesday nights at 10:30 p.m. ET), which secured seven nominations. In the coveted Outstanding Variety Talk Series category, Bell Media series lead the pack taking five out of six nominations: FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE, JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER, THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN, and REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER. See below for a full list of Bell Media’s Emmy-nominated programming: HBO Canada (108 Nominations) WESTWORLD (22) VEEP (17) BIG LITTLE LIES (16) THE NIGHT OF (13) *coming to CraveTV July 14 SILICON VALLEY (10) LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER (8) GIRLS (4) THE WIZARD OF LIES (4) BRIGHT LIGHTS: STARRING CARRIE FISHER AND DEBBIE REYNOLDS (2) THE YOUNG POPE (2) VICE (2) 2017 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY (1) BALLERS (1) DIVORCE (1) A HOUSE DIVIDED (VICE SPECIAL REPORT) (1) THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS (1) THE LEFTOVERS (1) REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER (1) TRACEY ULLMAN’S SHOW (1) CTV (69 Nominations) THIS IS US (11) THE VOICE (8) O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA (6) *streaming now on CraveTV THE OSCARS (6) SUPER BOWL LI HALFTIME SHOW STARRING LADY GAGA (6) DANCING WITH THE STARS (5) 70^th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS (4) THE AMAZING RACE (3) THE BIG BANG THEORY (3) *streaming now on CraveTV GOTHAM (3) CARPOOL KARAOKE PRIMETIME SPECIAL 2017 (2) *streaming now on CraveTV HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (2) THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN (2) SHARK TANK (2) 74^th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES (1) AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR (1) BLINDSPOT (1) *streaming now on CraveTV MASTERCHEF JUNIOR (1) MATCH GAME (1) *streaming now on CraveTV THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON (1) Bravo (18 Nominations) THE HANDMAID’S TALE (13) *coming to CraveTV July 28 PROJECT RUNWAY (5) CraveTV (15 Nominations) THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAY’S A WEEK – THE TOURING YEARS (5) PENNY DREADFUL (4) STEPHEN COLBERT’S LIVE ELECTION NIGHT DEMOCRACY’S SERIES FINALE (3) RAY DONOVAN (2) MASTERS OF SEX (1) The Comedy Network (11 Nominations) FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE (7) JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE (3) ANGIE TRIBECA (1) *streaming now on CraveTV MUCH (Six Nominations) DRUNK HISTORY (4) *streaming now on CraveTV AMERICAN DAD! (1) SOUTH PARK (1) *streaming now on CraveTV Discovery (Three Nominations) DEADLIEST CATCH (3) *streaming now on CraveTV The Movie Network (Two Nominations) SHAMELESS (2) Gusto (One Nomination) MARTHA & SNOOP’S POTLUCK DINNER PARTY (1) TSN (One Nomination) 30 FOR 30 (1)