Bell launches BNN - Business News Network live on mobile devices

Access to Canada's premier business and financial news channel on Canada's best network

MONTREAL, Sept. 16 /CNW Telbec/ - Bell today announced the availability of Canada's first and only all-business specialty channel, BNN - Business News Network, live on mobile phones, smartphones and tablet devices. BNN on Bell Mobile TV enables clients to stay up to date on business and financial news, including market-making news and analysis as it's reported.

"Bell is making doing business better. BNN is a trusted source of news for financial professionals who need stay in the know and Bell Mobility will give them live access to the best business channel 24/7," said Wade Oosterman, President of Bell Mobility and Chief Brand Officer for Bell.

This unique offering serves the increasing demand for anywhere access to live mobile video content - Bell has seen a significant and ongoing increase in mobile video demand since the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, where Bell was the exclusive provider of mobile content. Mobile devices are evolving to support increased mobile media consumption - bigger screens, higher-resolution displays and larger memories - and can now operate on Bell's high-speed HSPA+ network, the fastest and largest mobile network in Canada."

"Our viewers want business and financial news when it breaks and this is the perfect application for that," said Jack Fleischmann, General Manager, BNN. "Whenever it happens, wherever they are, BNN on Bell Mobile TV extends our reach past television and the Internet right into the hands of our audience."

BNN on mobile offers:

    
    - Comprehensive real time coverage of global market activity from a
      Canadian perspective
    - Specialization in company profiles, economic forecasting and analysis,
      segments on personal finance and interactive features
    - Regular coverage of important business announcements as they happen,
      including news conferences, annual meetings and key trade shows
    - The strongest Canadian team of business anchors, reporters and analysts
      from a variety of financial and business backgrounds.
    

BNN is included as part of Bell Mobile TV, which is available to Bell Mobility clients for just $8 per month plus applicable data charges. Bell Mobile TV features a wide variety of other sports, news and entertainment video.

About Bell

Bell is Canada's largest communications company, providing consumers and business with solutions to all their communications needs, including Bell Mobility wireless, high-speed Bell Internet, Bell TV direct-to-home satellite television and Bell Fibe TV, Bell Home Phone local and long distance phone services, and IP-broadband and information and communications technology (ICT) services.

Bell is proud to be a Premier National Partner and the Exclusive Telecommunications Partner to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Bell is wholly owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE). For information on Bell's products and services, please visit www.bell.ca. For corporate information on BCE, please visit www.bce.ca.

About BNN - Business News Network

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 - Business News Network provides Canadian investors with the latest business news, newsmaker interviews and stock market analyses. Visit the network's website at www.bnn.ca. The network is wholly owned by CTV Inc., a division of CTVglobemedia. Robert Hurst is President, CTV News. Jack Fleischmann is General Manager, BNN - Business News Network.

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For further information: Jason Laszlo, Bell Media Relations, [phone], [email protected]; Emily Young Lee, BNN, [phone], [email protected]