Bell commits to 4K scripted

Satirical comedy The Beaverton

Canadian broadcast group Bell Media has committed to commissioning all future original scripted series in 4K.

Bell-owned CTV will become the first broadcaster in North America to commit to the new standard, with its recently announced commissions including Cardinal and The Disappearance.

“Our strategy allows Bell Media to not only assert a leadership position in 4K production, but also allows us to build an enviable 4K on-demand library for our distribution partners and [Bell Media SVoD service] CraveTV,” said Randy Lennox, president of entertainment production and broadcasting at Bell Media.

Cardinal and The Disappearance, along with The Comedy Network’s satirical comedy series The Beaverton, join historical drama Frontier and the second season of Letterkenny as Bell Media 4K scripted series.

Bell delivered the first-ever live 4K production in North America when TSN broadcast the Toronto Raptors/Boston Celtics game from Toronto’s Air Canada Centre in January.