This Fall on The Movie Network and The Movie Network Encore: Bond. James Bond.

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TORONTO (August 13, 2013) – Bell Media’s The Movie Network Encore is paying homage to 50 years of Bond this September with action-packed James Bond films spanning seven decades. Kicking off with the very first DR. NO (1962), TMN Encore airs fan-favourite 007 films, complete with blood-pumping plot twists, cut-throat villains, and beloved Bond girls, which complement the premiere of most recent film, SKYFALL (2012), on Monday, Sept. 2 at 9 p.m. ET on The Movie Network.

Daniel Craig as James Bond in SKYFALL

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The 50 Years of Bond marathon begins on Sunday, Sept. 1 at 6 a.m. ET, when for two days straight, Bond movies will air back-to-back in chronological order on TMN Encore.

After the two-day Bond extravaganza, each film will air again on weeknights at 9 p.m. ET for the duration of the month on TMN Encore. Weeknight Bond films start with DR. NO (1962) on Tuesday, Sept. 3 and end with CASINO ROYALE (2006) on Wednesday, Oct. 2.

Fifty Years of Bond will be available as a collection on TMN GO starting Wednesday, September 4. Films will be available in High Definition, on The Movie Network OnDemand and The Movie Network OnLine.

In addition to celebrating 007, The Movie Network Encore is home to a host of other hit Hollywood films on Saturday and Sunday nights this fall, including BEVERLY HILLS COP, CLOVERFIELD, CASINO and THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN. Visit themovienetwork.ca/encore for the full listing and to confirm local broadcast times.

About The Movie Network:

The Movie Network is a pay television service available in eastern Canada delivering premiere access to Hollywood hit movies, new and exclusive HBO content, critically acclaimed Showtime series and first-rate Canadian programming to subscribers. The Movie Network service includes five 24-hour multiplex channels – The Movie Network, HBO Canada, MExcess, MFun! and MFest. All five multiplex channels are simulcast in High Definition and joined by TMN GO, a multi-platform video streaming service; The Movie Network OnDemand, a Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) service available in select areas across eastern Canada; and TMN OnLine, an Internet-based content streaming service. The Movie Network is a division of Bell Media, which is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company. More information about The Movie Network is available at www.themovienetwork.ca.

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Ellery Ulster, 416.956.8638 or ellery.ulster@bellmedia.ca