Bell Media's 10 free ad-supported streaming channels will launch on new platforms this year. BCE Inc. headquarters is seen in Montreal on Thursday August 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne MuschiTORONTO -- Bell Media touted homegrown fare from "equity-deserving" groups as it detailed TV plans Thursday, but a Black-led show that just won the Canadian Screen Award for best comedy series was conspicuously absent.
The news comes days after Henry accepted the best TV comedy Screen Award for the critically acclaimed "Bria Mack Gets a Life" and told reporters backstage at Friday's gala that one of the "crowning achievements" of the show was "to be able to accurately reflect the Jamaican-Canadian immigrant experience in a contemporary way."
A Bell Media spokesperson said Thursday in an emailed statement that the broadcaster was "incredibly proud of the series" and loved working with Henry and the cast and crew. "We've set goals for ourselves and we've achieved them, where half of our content is being led by equity-deserving ," he said last week before Bell confirmed "Bria Mack" was cancelled.
Other returning homegrown shows include Crave hockey comedy "Shoresy," along with CTV's competition series "The Traitors Canada," Maritimes drama "Sullivan's Crossing" and crime procedural "Sight Unseen.