– Québec's new source for news debuts
Monday, March 29 –
– NOOVO LE FIL team ready to lead the way in local and national
news –
– Documentary LE DÉFI DE L'INFO chronicles the development of the
Noovo newsroom and the state of journalism today –
– Bell Media investing in enhanced news and entertainment
programming across all platforms –
MONTRÉAL, March 9, 2021 /CNW/ -
Bell Media today released details about its new Noovo Info news
service and introduced the team members, including television,
radio and digital journalists from Bell Media in Québec. Led by
General Manager Jean-Philippe
Pineault, the team will provide in-depth coverage of the
topics that matter to viewers throughout Québec on all
platforms.
The NOOVO LE FIL shows will be the cornerstones of the news
division on Noovo and Noovo.ca. Various exclusive segments and
reports will also be available online. On the radio, reporters
throughout the province will continue to provide the latest updates
in close collaboration with their colleagues from television and
digital news.
Click here to watch the anchors' video.
Starting March 29, the national
and local editions of NOOVO LE FIL, anchored by Noémi Mercier, Lisa-Marie
Blais, Michel Bherer and
Meeker Guerrier, will air at
5 p.m. and 10
p.m. from Monday to Friday and at 9
a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Journalists from various
regions of Québec will team up with anchors, content producers,
researchers, directors, videographers, digital producers, managers
and technicians to handle day-to-day production of the shows. NOOVO
LE FIL will also feature many highly respected contributors,
including Yves Boisvert,
Sophie Gagnon, Marie Grégoire,
Louise Harel, Camille Lopez, Hugo
Meunier, Elizabeth Plank,
Martine St-Victor and Alexis
Wawanoloath (complete list here), who will provide commentary and
participate in discussions about the topics and issues at
hand.
"A 360-degree, multi-platform news source that will roll out on
television, radio and the web, Noovo Info will add greater
editorial diversity and new viewpoints, which are essential to a
democratic society," said Suzane
Landry, Vice-President, Content Development, Programming and
News. "With our new show NOOVO LE FIL, we want to spark dialogue
about various issues while situating them within the Québec
context."
NOOVO LE FIL will take a contemporary, fresh and distinctive
approach to the news thanks to dynamic and engaging formats
featuring a team of experienced anchors, reporters and
correspondents who will provide a variety of perspectives. It will
go beyond the headlines by giving a voice to those whose views are
often marginalized. Its television broadcasts and digital content
are sure to become essential news sources for Québec
audiences.
For the complete list of journalists, correspondents and Noovo
Info team members, view the press kit.
PRESS KIT- CLICK HERE
DOCUMENTARY: LE DÉFI DE L'INFO
On Thursday, March 22 at
10 p.m., Noovo will present a
documentary chronicling the development of the Noovo newsroom while
exploring the current state of news in Québec, as disinformation
and fake news proliferate online. It will broach a variety of
issues, including the role of journalism and freedom of the press
in an era when a global pandemic is raging, social tensions are
heightened and the foundations of democracy are being severely
threatened around the world (trailer here).
Along with Noovo Info's anchors, various experts, journalists
and hosts will share their views on the media industry and the
context in which a new player is establishing itself on the Québec
news scene, including:
- Valérie Beaudoin
- Yves Boisvert
- Simon Durivage
- Anne-Marie Dussault
- Stéphane Giroux
- Patrick Lagacé
- Philippe Lamarre
- Philippe Lapointe
- Marie-Claude Lavallée
- Camille Lopez
- Pénélope McQuade
- Michael Nguyen
- Patrice Roy
- Julie Snyder
- Mutsumi Takahashi
- Stéphanie Vallet
- Patrick White
NOOVO LE FIL
The news show NOOVO LE FIL will air every day of the week
during various time slots on Noovo:
Noovo Le Fil 17 – Monday to Friday, 5 p.m.
(60 minutes)
National segment (30 minutes), hosted by Noémi Mercier
Québec City, Mauricie, Estrie and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean editions,
from 5:30 p.m., hosted by
Lisa-Marie Blais
Montréal edition, from 5:30 p.m.,
hosted by Noémi Mercier
Noovo Le Fil 22 – Monday to Friday, 10 p.m.
(30 minutes)
National segment, hosted by Michel
Bherer
Québec City, Mauricie, Estrie and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean editions,
from 10:10 p.m., hosted by
Lisa-Marie Blais
Montréal edition, from 10:10 p.m.,
hosted by Michel Bherer
Noovo Le Fil weekend – Saturday and Sunday,
9 a.m. (60 minutes)
National edition, hosted by Meeker
Guerrier
About Noovo
Noovo is the network that does things
differently! Reality TV, comedy, variety, and fiction from here and
abroad: Noovo's rich, entertaining and unifying programming offers
an escape from everyday life. Noovo shatters the conventional
television model by offering content on all platforms, for
everyone, everywhere, all the time. A division of Bell Media, Noovo
includes television stations in Montréal, Québec City, Saguenay,
Sherbrooke and Trois-Rivières, as
well as affiliates stations in Gatineau, Rivière-du-Loup and Val-d'Or. The network's ad-supported VOD
service Noovo.ca provides access to all of the brand's original
programming in addition to exclusive content. To explore the Noovo
universe, visit noovo.ca.
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 including
conventional network and digital destination Noovo, 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 also operates CTV Montréal, the #1 English news
outlet in Québec, and Crave, the bilingual video streaming service
with more than 7,200 hours of exclusive French-language content.
The company develops and operates websites, apps and online
platforms for its news, sports and entertainment brands, including
RDS Direct and Noovo.ca. Bell Media is Québec's leading radio
broadcaster, with 25 stations in 13 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 and has a minority interest in Montréal's
Grandé Studios. Bell Media is part of BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE) (NYSE:
BCE), Canada's largest
communications company. Learn more at BellMedia.ca.
SOURCE Bell Media