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BCE/Bell Globemedia: Holdings

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  1. Holdings
    1. BCE
    2. Bell Globemedia
    3. The other BCE units

Holdings

This listing is indicative only. It covers Bell Globemedia and its former parent BCE.

BCE

Bell Canada Enterprises, a holding company established in response to Canadian regulatory restrictions, comprises -

  • Bell Globemedia (20%) - broadcasting, print and multimedia
  • Bell Canada (100%) - telecommunications
  • BCE Emergis (65%) - e-commerce intermediary
  • BCE Ventures (100%) - venture capital and investments

It formerly had major stakes in Northern Telecom (later Nortel) and TransCanada Pipelines.

Bell Globemedia

Bell Globemedia - formerly BCE's 'content' arm - comprises print, broadcast, film/tv production and multimedia units.

Its ownership is -

  • Torstar (20%)
  • Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (20%)
  • BCE (20%)
  • Thomson family's Woodbridge (40%)

Bell Globemedia operations are as follows -

Print -

  • The Globe & Mail - national newspaper, with associated sites such as GlobeAdvisor.com, GlobeandMail.com and ROBmagazine.com
  • Report on Business (RoB) magazine
  • Bell GlobeMedia Publishing

Broadcast and cable television -

  • CTV - leading commercial television network (18 owned CTV affiliates, six owned CBC affiliates, VTV independent station and ASN satellite-to-cable service)
  • CTV Pay-Per View Sports (60%)
  • NetStar Communications cable tv network (68%)
  • Canal Evasion (50.1%)
  • Télé des Arts (16%)
  • LCN Affaires (19.9%)
  • Télé Ha Ha (19.9%)
  • CTV NewsNet
  • TalkTV (100%)
  • Travel TV (89%)
  • Viewers Choice (17%)
  • Comedy Network (65%)
  • History (12%)
  • Outdoor Life (33.3%)
  • Réseau Info Sports (68%, through NetStar)
  • RDS TSN Women
  • Discovery Channel (54%)
  • Canal Indigo (40%)
  • TQS (40%) (60% held by Cogeco)
  • CHUM - subject to regulatory approval following deal announced 2006

Multimedia -

  • Sympatico.ca - internet portal (with Lycos)
  • Globe Interactive
  • BellZinc.ca - internet portal
  • canada411.ca - internet portal
  • ctv.ca - internet portal
  • exn.ca - internet portal
  • rds.ca - internet portal
  • talktv.ca - internet portal
  • TSN.ca - internet portal
  • workopolis.com - internet portal (50% owned by Torstar)
  • yellowpages.ca - internet portal

Film production -

  • Landscape Entertainment (50%) - film/tv production
  • Agincourt Productions (100%) - film/tv production
  • Extend Media (25%) - digital media production services

The other BCE units

BCE Emergis supposedly accounts for 80% of e-commerce payments by Canadian consumers.

BCE Ventures comprises -

  • BCE Capital (100%)
  • BCI (74%)
  • Bimcor (100%)
  • CGI (20% - formerly 40%)
  • Telesat Canada (100%)
  • Telereal (100%)
  • TMI (100%)

Bell Canada, the connectivity arm, comprises -

  • Bell Canada (80%) - national telecommunications network
  • Bell Actimedia (100%)
  • Bell Nexxia (100%)
  • Bell Mobility (100%) - mobile phone services
  • Bell Intrigna (34%)
  • Alliant (53%)
  • Manitoba Telecom (22%) - regional telco
  • Northern Telephone (100%)
  • Northwestel (100%)
  • Telebec (100%)
  • Bell ExpressVu (100%) - domestic satellite service
  • Teleglobe (95%) - international satellite and cable, web hosting, network management and virtual private networks