– A single access point offering over 5,000 hours
of content from French-language Bell Media channels –
– Noovo Info section dedicated to the news –
MONTREAL, March 29, 2021 /CNW/ - Bell Media is
expanding its digital offering available on the Noovo.ca website
and via the brand-new Noovo app, showcasing its extensive catalogue
of French-language programming. Over 5,000 hours of content are now
available on Noovo.ca and via the app on iOS and Android mobile
devices and smart or connected TVs. This includes content from the
conventional channel Noovo as well as from Canal D, Canal Vie,
Investigation, VRAK and Z. Starting today, Noovo.ca will feature
the majority of daily programming broadcast live on the Noovo
channel, including all episodes of NOOVO LE FIL, which are
available in the Noovo Info section dedicated exclusively to
news.
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"Noovo.ca is now becoming an essential destination for accessing
news and entertainment. It enables us to provide an exceptional
platform highlighting all the depth, diversity and quality of our
homegrown French-language content," stated Karine Moses, Vice Chair, Quebec, and Senior Vice President, Content
Development and News, Bell Media. "Both the general public and
subscribers to our specialty channels will benefit from an improved
online experience thanks to simple, seamless navigation across all
our platforms."
Bell Media is maintaining its commitment to being a leader in
developing exceptional news and entertainment programming on each
of its platforms. Noovo.ca users can access additional functions
and create personalized profiles allowing them to watch new series
such as Sur ta rue and Le grand move, exclusive video
content, series from specialty channels and the first episodes of
many original productions, available both live and on demand.
A DIGITAL HOME FOR NOOVO INFO
A section of Noovo.ca is dedicated to content from its news
division, Noovo Info. Starting tonight at 5
P.M., viewers can watch live episodes of the news show NOOVO
LE FIL, exclusive content and additional information. Led by a team
of experienced anchors, journalists and correspondents, NOOVO LE
FIL will report on current affairs from multiple angles using
dynamic formats. It will offer a variety of viewpoints that provide
context to daily news stories, while analyzing them from a concrete
and grounded perspective.
"The offering unveiled today is only the first step, as we will
launch a website dedicated to Noovo Info this fall. It will provide
a new digital destination for news from across Quebec," explained Suzane Landry, Vice President, Content
Development, Programming and News.
SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY FOR BELL MEDIA SPECIALTY
CHANNELS
From Noovo.ca, subscribers to Bell Media specialty channels
(Canal D, Canal Vie, Investigation, VRAK and Z) may view their
favourite content at no extra cost with proof of a subscription,
regardless of their TV provider. This option is also valid via
the Noovo app, which is fully integrated with Google TV,
Apple devices (iPhone, iPad and iPod touch) and Android. The app
will soon be available on Apple TVs (Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD TV).
- On the web: Noovo.ca
- On smartphones and tablets: iOS (11 or higher), Android
- On smart TVs: Google TV and Apple TV
- On digital media players: Chromecast
Already firmly established as a viewing destination for
Quebec audiences, Noovo.ca is
growing in popularity and has amassed millions of views since its
launch in 2016. With the addition of specialty channels to its
offering, this platform will be more essential than ever for
viewers. Noovo.ca was created and developed entirely in
Canada. It is a property of Bell
Media, the country's biggest content provider, which broadcasts
Canada's most popular and
award-winning shows on conventional, digital, pay-per-view and
specialty channels.
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, NYSE: BCE), Canada's largest communications company. Learn
more at BellMedia.ca.
Renseignements :
Patrick
Tremblay, (p) 514.913.6799,
patrick.tremblay@bellmedia.ca
Elise Tellier, (p) 514.515.9696,
elise.tellier@bellmedia.ca
SOURCE Bell Media