Crull out at Bell: “The independence of Bell Media's news operations is of paramount importance to our company and to all Canadians”

MONTREAL – Bell Canada and BCE president and CEO George Cope announced this afternoon that Kevin Crull is no longer president of Bell Media, effective today."Kevin Crull departs Bell with our thanks for his contributions to our customers and shareholders," said Cope, in a press release sent out just after 4 p.m. ET. "Kevin has been a significant part of Bell's strategic transformation as he expanded Bell Media's leadership with major new investments in Canadian content, the successful integration of Astral and competitive innovations like CraveTV.""However, the independence of Bell Media's news operations is of paramount importance to our company...