Bell Media, a privately owned company headquartered in Canada and a subsidiary of Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE), was founded in 2001 with approximately 5,000 employees and reported $2.3B in revenue as of 2024. Operating as a tier 1 media tech buyer, the company functions as a multimedia conglomerate that provides End-to-End media solutions, spanning conventional and specialty television, radio, out-of-home advertising, and digital streaming. Among its portfolio are subsidiaries such as BNN Bloomberg, CP24 Breaking News, CTV Television Network, Noovo, RDS Canada, and The Sports Network (TSN). Bell Media utilizes a Content-First philosophy, holding the rights to media brands including HBO, Warner Bros. Discovery, and CTV.

Revenue

Founded

2001

Headcount

6,480

Headquarters

Canada

Primary Segment

Other media

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On July 8, 2026, TSN's design team built its 2026 FIFA World Cup broadcast graphics package around the soccer scarf, conceptualizing it as a shared symbol among fans globally. This followed MuchMusic's celebration on July 7, 2026, marking five years since its digital relaunch, during which it amassed nearly 8.5 million followers by offering exclusive access to music and pop culture figures. Previously, on June 29, 2026, Bell Media announced TSN's broadcast of Canada's 1-0 World Cup victory over South Africa in the Round of 32 drew an average of 5.2 million Canadian viewers. This made it the most-watched non-final knockout match of a FIFA World Cup in Canadian TV history, based on preliminary Numeris data. Earlier, on June 23, 2026, Canadian streaming platforms such as TSN, CTV, and Crave handled significant strain during the FIFA World Cup, leading to increased outages during peak viewership. This context was provided on June 18, 2026, when TSN Executive Producer Ken Volden detailed the network's Canada-centric production strategy for its 2026 FIFA World Cup coverage.

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Bell Media offers 2 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Bell Media's product portfolio comprises of media and TV services and other media.
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Bell Media's revenues were over $1B in 2024. Caretta Research has split Bell Media's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is out of home advertising. For full access to Bell Media's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Bell Media currently holds 23 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including winter sports, golf, ice hockey, basketball, multi-sport, soccer | association football, motorsports and american football.

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