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BCE INC. $46.67 – Toronto symbol BCE

BCE INC. $46.67 (Toronto symbol BCE; Shares outstanding: 775.9 million; Market cap: $36.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.0%; www.bce.ca) is selling four of its specialty TV channels: Family Channel, Disney XD and the English and French Disney Junior stations. The buyer is DHX Media (Toronto symbol DHX).

The company acquired these channels as part of its $3.3-billion purchase of Astral Media in July 2013. Selling them will help BCE comply with conditions that regulators imposed as part of that deal.

If regulators approve, BCE will receive $170 million for these four channels. The company aims to complete the sale in 2014.

BCE is a buy.

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