Financial Expert Kevin O'Leary Joins Bell Media

â€" Celebrated businessman and television personality will act as on-air contributor for numerous TV, radio, and digital programs and properties â€"
â€" Kevin O'Leary returns to the SHARK TANK when Season 6 premieres this fall on CTV Two â€"

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TORONTO, Aug. 12, 2014 /CNW/ - Bell Media announced today that SHARK TANK's Kevin O'Leary is joining the company as an on-air contributor. In his new role, which officially begins September 1, 2014, O'Leary will lend his unique and colourful commentary to a variety of Bell Media programs and properties, including BNN, CANADA AM, ETALK, THE MARILYN DENIS SHOW, and THE SOCIAL, as well as various digital platforms. He will also be heard on radio stations 580 CFRA, CJAD 800, and NEWSTALK 1010, among others.

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"We are very happy to welcome Kevin to the Bell Media team," said Kevin Crull, President, Bell Media. "Kevin is an engaging personality whose savvy advice and strong business acumen will be of great interest to our viewers and listeners."

"I am excited to be joining Bell Media, as CTV is where I first started my television career," said O'Leary. "I look forward to working with some of Canada's finest producers to maintain the dialogue about capitalism, entrepreneurialism, and family finance that we need to have as a nation."

Kevin O'Leary is best known for his role as a panellist on SHARK TANK and as a prominent venture investor and champion of entrepreneurs. He leads a group of financial companies, and is chairman of O'Leary Funds. He is also the founder of O'Leary Fine Wines and a three-time #1 bestselling author for his Cold Hard Truth series of books promoting financial literacy for Canadian families, including his current #1 bestseller, Cold Hard Truth on Family, Kids and Money. Previously, O'Leary founded and was president of SoftKey (later called The Learning Company), a global educational software company, and negotiated its $4 billion acquisition by Mattel.

Season 6 of SHARK TANK begins Friday, Sept. 26 with a two-hour season premiere on CTV Two.

For more information on Kevin O'Leary, visit www.kevinoleary.com

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About Bell Media
With passion and an unrelenting commitment to excellence, 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 premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media. Bell Media owns 30 local television stations led by CTV, Canada's #1 television network; 35 specialty channels, including TSN and RDS, Canada's most-watched specialty channels in English and French; four pay TV services, including The Movie Network and Super Écran; and is managing shareholder of premium pay-per-view service Viewers Choice Canada. Bell Media is also Canada's largest radio broadcaster, with 106 licensed radio stations in 54 markets across Canada. Bell Media owns Astral Out-of-Home, one of Canada's most dynamic and innovative out-of-home advertising companies with a network of more than 9,500 advertising faces in Québec, Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia. Bell Media also operates more than 200 websites, delivers TV Everywhere with its innovative GO video streaming services, including CTV GO, TMN GO and Bravo GO, 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.

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