New Season of APP CENTRAL Airs Wednesdays, Beginning April 24 on BNN

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TORONTO (April 11, 2013) – APP CENTRAL returns for a packed and cutting-edge Season 4, with 26 brand-new half-hour episodes. From Bell Media In-House Productions, Canada’s weekly digital lifestyle program premieres on BNN onWednesday, April 24 at 8:30 p.m. ET and on CTV on Saturday, April 27 at 5:30 p.m. ET. Social media star Amber MacArthur, with 1.5-million Google + subscribers and almost 90,000 Twitter followers, is joined by gaming guru, Michael Hainsworth, as the two tech-savvy co-hosts review the latest and most innovative apps from around the world.

** Media Note** Watch the first episode of Season 4 of APP CENTRAL here:http://youtu.be/XhiIf08BWsA

In addition to fan-favourite segments, including ”Celeb e-Watch”, ”Apps of the World”, and ”Hot Topics”, new segment ”Game On”, led by Hainsworth, showcases the very best in new gaming apps. Producer Michael Bancroft continues to scourer the globe for the most outrageous apps on the market in “App-diculous”. And for “Celeb e-Watch”, Penn & Teller’s Penn Jillette and ORPHAN BLACK star Tatiana Maslany stop by the studio this season. Plus, fans are invited to join the APP CENTRAL team on April 27 for a live Google+ Hangout. Details are to be announced soon on Twitter via @appcentraltv.

APP CENTRAL contributors Maurice Cacho, Doug Stephens, and Mike Cameronalso return for another season. Cacho delivers in-depth demos of the must have gadgets and app trends; Stephens reports on consumer tech; and Cameron continues to be the show’s “man in the field.” 

The program airs domestically on five Bell Media platforms. In addition to airing Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. ET and Thursdays 9 p.m. ET on BNN, APP CENTRALalso airs Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. ET on CTV NEWS CHANNEL, Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. ET on CTV, Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. ET on CTV TWO, and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. ET on CP24. Viewers from around the world can catch up on the latest episodes, web-exclusive content, read the APP CENTRAL blog, and follow the social media conversation at appcentral.ca. 

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BNN – Business News Network is Canada’s only television service devoted exclusively to business and finance news with wall-to-wall coverage of the markets. The network features the only televised stock ticker with real-time data from the TSX, NYSE and NASDAQ. BNN provides Canadian investors with the latest business news, newsmaker interviews and stock market analyses. BNN is a division of Bell Media, which is owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company. For more information about BNN, visit www.bnn.ca. 

Social Media Links:
Facebook/AppCentral
@appcentraltv
@BNN_TV
Amber MacArthur, Co-Host: @ambermac 
Michael Hainsworth, Co-Host: @hainsworthtv
Michael Bancroft, Producer: @MBancroft80
Maurice Cacho, Contributor: @morningmoe
Mike Cameron, Contributor: @mickeyc12
Doug Stephens, Contributor: @RetailProphet

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For more information, or an interview with Amber MacArthur:
Julie MacFarlane, BNN, 416.384.4623 or Julie.MacFarlane@bellmedia.ca