TORONTO (April 4, 2017) – Bell Media has joined forces with ole, the world’s fastest-growing independent rights management company, in an exclusive music publishing and administration partnership encompassing Bell Media’s extensive in-house music catalog. With this deal, ole has concluded $20-million in acquisitions in the first quarter of 2017.

The multi-year deal will increase revenue generated from Bell Media’s premier audio-visual collection of more than 12,000 tracks, including iconic television music such as “The Hockey Theme”, CTV News themes, and compositions from Bell Media’s roster of #1 hit original programs.

“With our extensive music catalog, this is a great opportunity for us to grow its use internationally and capture new revenue streams,” said Tyson Parker, Head of Artist and Music Industry Relations, Bell Media.

“ole is very pleased to be working with Bell Media and its world-class content production teams,” said Robert Ott, Chairman and CEO, ole. “I look forward to adding value to what this talented team is creating.”



About Bell Media

Bell Media creates content and builds brands that entertain, inform, engage, and inspire audiences through the platforms of their choice. Bell Media is Canada’s leading content creation company with premier assets in television, radio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media. Bell Media owns 30 local television stations led by CTV, Canada's highest-rated television network; 30 specialty channels, including TSN and RDS, Canada's most-watched specialty channels in English and French; and four pay TV services, including The Movie Network and Super Écran. Bell Media is also Canada's largest radio broadcaster, with 215 music channels including 105 licensed radio stations in 54 markets across the country, all part of the iHeartRadio brand and streaming service. Bell Media owns Astral Out of Home with a network of more than 30,000 advertising faces in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Québec, and Nova Scotia. Bell Media also operates more than 200 websites; delivers TV Everywhere with its CraveTV and GO video streaming services; operates multi-channel network Much Digital Studios; produces live theatrical shows via its partnership with Iconic Entertainment Studios; and owns Dome Productions Inc., a multi-platform production company. Bell Media is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada's largest communications company. For more on Bell Media, please visit www.bellmedia.ca

For more information please contact: 
Tye Worobess 
Manager, Communications 
tye_worobess@olemm.com 
647-202-6283