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Bell Media President Kevin Crull Stepping Down Effective Immediately

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 09 Apr, 2015 01:37 PM

MONTREAL — BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE) says Kevin Crull is leaving his position as president of Bell Media, CTV's parent company, effective immediately.

Crull apologized publicly in late March for intruding on the editorial integrity of the broadcaster's news team during its coverage of a decision by the CRTC requiring broadcasters to offer low-cost packages to cable subscribers.

In his apology, Crull said he was wrong to try to influence the editorial decisions of CTV journalists and says he had apologized to the team directly.

It followed a report in the Globe and Mail that Crull had demanded that journalists not give any airtime to CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais.

Bell Canada president and CEO George Cope said in a statement announcing the departure that Crull had been a significant part of Bell's strategic transformation.

However, he added that the independence of Bell Media's news operations is of paramount importance to the company and to Canadians.

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