Bell Fund pours $12M into Canadian projects in 2010

TORONTO – The Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund invested over $12 million in 127 new media and related television productions last year, according to its annual report released Thursday.The Fund’s 2010 annual report, available here, detailed that $11.13 million went towards the production of 83 cross-platform television and interactive digital projects, $860,575 was invested in the development of 22 projects, and $122,000 was put towards sponsoring 22 professional development activities across the country. Chris Frank, former VP of programming at Bell TV, is retiring as vice chair and treasurer of the Fund, a role that he has held for the past...