Bell Let's Talk invites everyone to join Canada's 15th national day for mental health on Wednesday, January 22, 2025Bell Let's Talk Day will feature a text-to-donate campaign in support of six organizations that are addressing Canada's youth mental health crisisBell Media showcases a slate of special mental health programming in English and French on Bell Let's Talk Day MONTRÉAL, Jan. 6, 2025 /CNW/ - Bell Let's Talk Day kicks off its 15th year of action and change on January 22 by putting the spotlight on the growing youth mental health crisis. A first for Bell Let's Talk, Canadians are encouraged on January 22 to support youth mental health providers by participating in a national text-to-d

MONTRÉAL, Jan. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE) (NYSE:BCE) will hold its fourth-quarter 2024 results and 2025 guidance conference call with the financial community on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 8:00 am eastern. Participants will include Mirko Bibic, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Curtis Millen, Chief Financial Officer. Media are welcome to participate on a listen-only basis. To participate, please dial toll-free 1-844-933-2401 or 647-724-5455. A replay will be available until midnight on March 6, 2025 by dialing 1-877-454-9859 or 647-483-1416 and entering passcode 1483538#. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available on BCE's website at BCE Q4-2024

– The series will be available to audiences across all Bell Media platforms, including Crave and CTV – TORONTO, Dec. 18, 2024 /CNW/ - Bell Media announced today that it has made a commitment to Point Grey Pictures to develop and produce an original scripted television series from Point Grey and Lionsgate. The agreement was made through Lionsgate's first-look television deal with Point Grey. As a company with roots in Canada, Point Grey will enhance its presence in the country through this agreement by producing its first scripted show for the Canadian market. This comes as Poi

Second-Screen Shopping Experiences Will Launch with "The Good Stuff with Mary Berg" and "Etalk" Bell Media, Canada's leading media and entertainment company, has partnered with Shopsense AI, the leader in shoppable TV technology, to bring innovative second-screen shopping experiences to millions of Canadian viewers. This collaboration marks Shopsense's first expansion outside of the U.S. and the first integration of its powerful Commerce OS into Canadian entertainment programming. The partnership will debut on CTV's popular daily shows The Good Stuff with Mary Berg and Etalk. Bell Media is now the fifth major media organization to partner with Shopsense since its launch in April, joinin

– All Pattison Media radio stations can now be streamed on iHeart.com and the iHeartRadio Canada app – – iHeartRadio Canada continues to provide extensive options for listeners, with thousands of radio stations, playlists, and podcasts – To tweet this release: https://thelede.ca/3yqm6d TORONTO , Nov. 20, 2024 /CNW/ - Bell Media's iHeartRadio Canada and Pattison Media announced today that Pattison Media's 51 radio stations are now available on the iHeartRadio Canada platform. The new partnership sees even more of Canada's popular radio stations join iHeartRadio Canada's extensive library, which includes music channels, radio stations, and hundreds of thousands of podcasts, playlists, and on d

Innovative solution that integrates the mobile number directly into Microsoft Teams with advanced features is making mobile and hybrid work easier by streamlining transitions between home, office, and remote locationsLeveraging Canada's fastest and most reliable 5G network1 and one of Canada's largest SIP Trunking networks to empower the future of work in CanadaBell's expanded portfolio of Microsoft Modern Workplace offerings is designed to help businesses meet the evolving needs of their employees and customersMONTRÉAL, Nov. 19, 2024 /CNW/ - Bell today announced it is launching services for Microsoft Teams Phone Mobile, building on its collaboration with Microsoft to offer Canadian business

This news release contains forward-looking statements. For a description of the related risk factors and assumptions, please see the section entitled "Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements" later in this release. MONTRÉAL, Nov. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE) (NYSE:BCE) announced today that it has implemented the previously announced amendments to its Shareholder Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (the "DRP") to permit, at the BCE Board's discretion, for the issuance of new common shares from treasury at a discount to the volume weighted average trading price of the common shares for the five trading days immediately preceding the applicable dividend payment dat

About 60 per cent of Canadian organizations that have adopted AI, have limited to no AI strategy in place to guide deployment, risks and expected value.Reducing and automating tasks is the top GenAI use case amongst Canadian businesses, followed by drafting and editing documents.Improved quality of product (54 per cent) and a decreased time to market (52 per cent) have been cited as key return on investment areas for early GenAI adopters.MONTRÉAL, Nov. 14, 2024 /CNW/ - According to a new Bell study released today, about 60 per cent of Canadian businesses that have adopted AI have limited to no AI governance strategy in place to guide deployment, risks and expected value. While more professio

This news release contains forward-looking statements. For a description of the related risk factors and assumptions, please see the section entitled "Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements" later in this news release. MONTRÉAL, Nov. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - BCE Inc. (BCE) today announced that the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") has accepted a notice filed by BCE of its intention to renew its normal course issuer bid ("NCIB") to purchase up to 10% of the public float of each series of BCE's outstanding First Preferred Shares that are listed on the TSX (the "Preferred Shares"). The period of the NCIB will extend from November 11, 2024 to November 10, 2025, or an earlier date should BC

This news release contains forward-looking statements. For a description of the related risk factors and assumptions, please see the section entitled "Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" later in this news release. The information contained in this news release is unaudited. Consolidated adjusted EBITDA1 growth of 2.1% in Q3 2024 compared to Q3 2023 delivering 1.7 percentage-point increase in adjusted EBITDA margin2 to 45.6% – highest quarterly margin in more than three decadesNet loss of $1,191 million with net loss attributable to common shareholders of $1,237 million, or $1.36 per common share attributable to approximately $2.1 billion in non-cash media asset impairment charges;

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MONTRÉAL, Jan. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE) (NYSE:BCE) will hold its fourth-quarter 2024 results and 2025 guidance conference call with the financial community on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 8:00 am eastern. Participants will include Mirko Bibic, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Curtis Millen, Chief Financial Officer. Media are welcome to participate on a listen-only basis. To participate, please dial toll-free 1-844-933-2401 or 647-724-5455. A replay will be available until midnight on March 6, 2025 by dialing 1-877-454-9859 or 647-483-1416 and entering passcode 1483538#. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available on BCE's website at BCE Q4-2024

This news release contains forward-looking statements. For a description of the related risk factors and assumptions, please see the section entitled "Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" later in this news release. The information contained in this news release is unaudited. Consolidated adjusted EBITDA1 growth of 2.1% in Q3 2024 compared to Q3 2023 delivering 1.7 percentage-point increase in adjusted EBITDA margin2 to 45.6% – highest quarterly margin in more than three decadesNet loss of $1,191 million with net loss attributable to common shareholders of $1,237 million, or $1.36 per common share attributable to approximately $2.1 billion in non-cash media asset impairment charges;

This news release contains forward-looking statements. For a description of the related risk factors and assumptions, please see the section entitled "Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" later in this release. BCE to acquire 100% of equity in Ziply Fiber for approximately C$5.0 billion (U.S. $3.65 billion)Acquisition to extend Bell's fibre footprint to the United States, adding approximately 1.3 million fibre locationsAcquisition to reinforce Bell's position as third-largest fibre Internet provider in North America with a total of 9 million fibre locations and an objective to reach over 12 million fibre locations by the end of 2028Bell to use estimated C$4.2 billion net proceeds fr

The acquisition combines the expertise of both companies to offer a comprehensive suite of ServiceNow capabilities, powering North American businesses' IT transformation with digital workflow automation.HGC Technologies brings application development, HR service management, and a strong North American talent base to FX Innovation, strategically positioning FX Innovation for growth in the U.S. market.MONTRÉAL, Oct. 9, 2024 /CNW/ - FX Innovation, a Bell Canada company, announced today the acquisition of HGC Technologies (HGC), an Elite ServiceNow partner. Based in Montréal, with Canadian and American operations, HGC has a proven track record of helping clients maximize their business impact wi

MONTRÉAL, Oct. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE) (NYSE:BCE) will hold its third-quarter 2024 results conference call with the financial community on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 8:00 am eastern. Participants will include Mirko Bibic, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Curtis Millen, Chief Financial Officer. Media are welcome to participate on a listen-only basis. To participate, please dial toll-free 1-844-933-2401 or 647-724-5455. A replay will be available until midnight on December 7, 2024 by dialing 1-877-454-9859 or 647-483-1416 and entering passcode 2506355#. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available on BCE's website at BCE Q3-2024 conference call.

This news release contains forward-looking statements. For a description of the related risk factors and assumptions, please see the section entitled "Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" later in this news release. The information contained in this news release is unaudited. Consolidated adjusted EBITDA1 growth of 2.0% in Q2, delivering 1.3 percentage-point increase in adjusted EBITDA margin2 to 44.9% on 3.3% lower operating costs Net earnings of $604 million, up 52.1%, with net earnings attributable to common shareholders of $537 million, up 63.2% or $0.59 per common share; adjusted net earnings1 of $712 million yielded adjusted EPS1 of $0.78, down 1.3%Free cash flow1 increased 8.

MONTRÉAL, June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE) (NYSE: BCE) will hold its second-quarter 2024 results conference call with the financial community on Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 8:00 am eastern. Participants will include Mirko Bibic, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Curtis Millen, Chief Financial Officer. Media are welcome to participate on a listen-only basis. To participate, please dial toll-free 1-844-933-2401 or 647-724-5455. A replay will be available until midnight on September 1, 2024 by dialing 1-877-454-9859 or 647-483-1416 and entering passcode 4867347#. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available on BCE's website at BCE Q2-2024 conference cal

MONTRÉAL, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE) (NYSE:BCE) will hold its first-quarter 2024 results conference call with the financial community on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 8:00 am eastern. Participants will include Mirko Bibic, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Curtis Millen, Chief Financial Officer. Media are welcome to participate on a listen-only basis. To participate, please dial toll-free 1-844-933-2401 or 647-724-5455. A replay will be available until midnight on June 1, 2024 by dialing 1-877-454-9859 or 647-483-1416 and entering passcode 3828464#. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available on BCE's website at BCE Q1-2024 conference call. About

MONTRÉAL, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE) (NYSE:BCE) will hold its fourth-quarter 2023 results and 2024 guidance conference call with the financial community on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 8:00 am eastern. Participants will include Mirko Bibic, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Curtis Millen, Chief Financial Officer. Media are welcome to participate on a listen-only basis. To participate, please dial toll-free 1-844-933-2401 or 647-724-5455. A replay will be available until midnight on March 5, 2024 by dialing 1-877-454-9859 or 647-483-1416 and entering passcode 2327436#. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available on BCE's website at BCE Q4-2023

MONTRÉAL, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE) (NYSE:BCE) will hold its third-quarter 2023 results conference call with the financial community on Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 8:00 am eastern. Participants will include Mirko Bibic, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Curtis Millen, Chief Financial Officer. Media are welcome to participate on a listen-only basis. To participate, please dial toll-free 1-844-933-2401 or 647-724-5455. A replay will be available until midnight on November 30, 2023 by dialing 1-844-933-2401 or 647-724-5455 and entering passcode 9522322#. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available on BCE's website at BCE Q3-2023 conference ca

– All Pattison Media radio stations can now be streamed on iHeart.com and the iHeartRadio Canada app – – iHeartRadio Canada continues to provide extensive options for listeners, with thousands of radio stations, playlists, and podcasts – To tweet this release: https://thelede.ca/3yqm6d TORONTO , Nov. 20, 2024 /CNW/ - Bell Media's iHeartRadio Canada and Pattison Media announced today that Pattison Media's 51 radio stations are now available on the iHeartRadio Canada platform. The new partnership sees even more of Canada's popular radio stations join iHeartRadio Canada's extensive library, which includes music channels, radio stations, and hundreds of thousands of podcasts, playlists, and on d

Telecommunications luminary Wade Oosterman brings three decades of expertise driving transformation and profitable growth at Canada's largest telecom companies, further strengthening Calix market leadership amid the ongoing broadband industry disruption Calix, Inc. (NYSE:CALX) today announced that Wade Oosterman, former vice chairman of Bell Canada and president of Bell Media, BCE Inc. (NYSE:BCE), has been appointed to its board of directors. Highly regarded as an influential figure in telecommunications, Oosterman will provide valuable counsel as Calix continues transforming the broadband industry with its award-winning innovation portfolio. With the addition of Oosterman to its board, C

These acquisitions combine Canada's best network with tech and cloud services expertise to power up businessesThey accelerate growth and provide end-to-end AI-powered service solutions that enhance Bell's expertise in cloud services as a trusted partnerMONTRÉAL, July 9, 2024 /CNW/ - Bell announced today that it has acquired leading technical services companies Stratejm and CloudKettle Inc., adding Professional and Managed Services expertise in cybersecurity and Salesforce to its existing capabilities. These acquisitions will advance Bell's strategy to be the leader in supporting medium and large organizations' digital transformations and automation through cloud services. Combined with Bell'

TORONTO, July 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beanfield, a local and independent telecom in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Ottawa, with over 450 employees, has appointed Rizwan Jamal as its Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. David Pistachio, Chair of Beanfield's Board, said, "We are thrilled to have a telecom leader of Rizwan's experience join the Beanfield team. Our belief in this company and its bright future continues to grow. We are confident that Rizwan's vision and track record is exactly what Beanfield needs as it embarks on its next chapter of expansion and growth." Mr. Jamal, who is based in Toronto, comes to Beanfield with deep industry knowledge and proven leade

– Bell Media becomes the exclusive Canadian sales partner for Dotdash Meredith, America's largest digital publisher – – The partnership adds Dotdash Meredith's premium digital inventory from more than 40 iconic brands to Bell Media's robust portfolio – Key Tags: @BellMediaPR, @TheLede_CA To tweet this release: https://thelede.ca/bdx128 TORONTO, June 6, 2024 /CNW/ - Bell Media announced today that it has been selected to become Dotdash Meredith's new Canadian sales partner, expanding premium digital advertising in Canada. This partnership leverages Dotdash Meredith's premium digital inventory as well as Bell Media's powerful sales team and advertising expertise to expand the reach and effecti

– Clients can now buy adjacency next to Bell Media's TikTok content – To tweet this release: https://thelede.ca/roc9ry TORONTO, June 6, 2024 /CNW/ - Bell Media today announced it has joined onto a strategic partnership that brings TikTok's Pulse Premiere to Canada. A game changer for advertisers in Canada, Pulse Premiere is an advertising solution that gives brands the control and predictability to choose where their ads are placed, adjacent to select publisher partner content on the For You feed. The new partnership allows ads to be featured adjacent to Bell Media's TikTok content. With Pulse Premiere, advertisers will be able to feature their ads next to Bell Media's high engagement conte

Bell calls on provincial and federal governments to join the fight to protect critical infrastructure and increase fines and implement amendments to the Criminal CodeInnovative aerial alarms launched across Bell's network, with plans to expand deployment to more locationsAerial alarms provide real time alerts of vandalism, primarily copper theft, allowing for faster response by local law enforcementFREDERICTON, NB, March 13, 2024 /CNW/ - Bell has made security enhancements to its network, including the installation of aerial alarms, to enhance reliability for its customers and protect critical communications infrastructure from vandalism, primarily in the form of copper theft.

$1 million in grants awarded to 11 Canadian colleges, universities and CEGEPs to support mental health initiatives200 Canadian schools participating in the Bell Let's Talk Campus Campaign leading up to Bell Let's Talk Day on January 24MONTRÉAL, Jan. 23, 2024 /CNW/ - Bell today announced that $1 million in grants from the Bell Let's Talk Post-Secondary Fund have been awarded to 11 Canadian colleges, universities and CEGEPs to support initiatives that align with the National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students (the Standard) or the Québec Action Plan on Student Mental Health for Higher Education (Québec Action Plan). According to Mental Health Resea

Best Buy Canada and Bell to operate 165 small-format consumer electronics retail stores across Canada, branded Best Buy ExpressBest Buy Express stores to offer leading consumer electronics from Best Buy and wireline and wireless services from Bell, Virgin Plus and Lucky MobileMONTRÉAL and VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Best Buy Canada and Bell Canada (TSX:BCE) (NYSE:BCE) have entered into a strategic partnership to operate 165 consumer electronics retail stores in Canada. The Source, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bell, will be rebranded as Best Buy Express and offer the latest in consumer electronics from Best Buy along with exclusive telecommunications services from Bell.

Grants for mental health programs supporting Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities throughout CanadaDiversity Fund provides $5.45 million in grants since 2020 MONTRÉAL, Jan. 17, 2024 /CNW/ - Bell Let's Talk today announced $1,000,000 in new grants from the Bell Let's Talk Diversity Fund to support 10 additional organizations helping to create real change for members of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities in Canada. The Bell Let's Talk Diversity Fund supports organizations working to reduce the stigma of mental illness and increase access to culturally informed mental health and well-being support for BIPOC communities. Since the launch of the Fund