Bell Media Shakes Up Senior Leadership

TORONTO: A series of organizational changes are being implemented across the senior leadership at Bell Media, including Randy Lennox becoming the president of broadcasting and content.

Lennox’s portfolio expands to integrate Bell Media’s English-language programming and production teams with a singular focus on content. In addition to his current role overseeing all of Bell Media’s English independent and in-house entertainment productions, Lennox will now be responsible for Bell Media’s conventional and English-language entertainment specialty channels.

Tracey Pearce becomes president of distribution and pay. She will lead the team that distributes, licenses and markets all Bell Media conventional networks, specialty and pay channels, non-linear content and TV Everywhere services. Pearce will also assume responsibility for CraveTV and the pay-TV multiplex The Movie Network, including HBO Canada.

Mike Cosentino becomes senior VP of CTV and specialty. His responsibilities have been expanded to include Bell Media’s English-language entertainment specialty channels. Cosentino will now lead all programming and channel strategy for Bell Media’s conventional networks CTV and CTV Two, as well as the company’s English-language entertainment specialty channel portfolio, including leading brands Space, Bravo, The Comedy Network, E!, Much, MTV and Gusto.

The changes, effective August 8, come as Domenic Vivolo, president of content sales, marketing and digital products, steps down at the end of this week to pursue new opportunities. Lennox and Pearce both report to Bell Media President Mary Ann Turcke. Cosentino reports to Lennox.