1.6 MILLION FANS TUNE INTO THE SEASON PREMIERE OF CELEBRITY APPRENTICE - Monday March 15, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (TORONTO – March 15, 2010) – The Donald has done it again. Season three of the hit reality series Celebrity Apprentice dominated Sunday night with 1.6 million viewers (Ind 2+) tuning into Global to watch the 2-hour premiere. The claws came out last night as writer and comed...
MOVIETIME LAUNCHES IN HIGH DEFINITION - Thursday March 11, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, March 11, 2010 – Canwest Broadcasting proudly announces the launch of MovieTime HD on Friday, March 12, 2010. Beginning tomorrow, MovieTime HD will be included as part of the Rogers Digital Cable VIP offering for customers with an HD box on channel 562. This launch...
GLOBAL'S MONSTER MONDAY - Tuesday March 09, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (TORONTO – March 9, 2010) – And the winner is…Global’s knockout Monday night line-up came roaring back last night. Kicking off the evening, ET and ET Canada won the hour and ruled the red carpet with their post-Oscar® coverage. Then, an all-new House crushed the competition an...
SHOWCASE STEPS UP ITS GAME WITH PURE PWNAGE MULTI-FACETED CAMPAIGN - Monday March 08, 2010
For Immediate Release TORONTO – March 8, 2010 – Showcase launches an innovative national promotional campaign today in support of its newest Original series Pure Pwnage. The multi-media campaign combines elements of print,...
GLOBAL NATIONAL SERVES UP ‘TABLE MATTERS’ SERIES LAUNCH - MONDAY, MARCH 8 - Friday March 05, 2010
For Immediate Release TORONTO, Friday, March 5, 2010 – It’s one of life’s three major necessities, but how much do we really know about what’s happening with our food supply? Are we facing a crisis? Prices are not coming down, yet what we eat may not be safe, and it’s possible that some of our fav...
OUTWIT. OUTPLAY. OUTLAST. - Friday March 05, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (TORONTO – March 5, 2010) – The drama is definitely heating up on Survivor: Heroes Vs Villains. The show won the night nationally and across the key markets with 2.9 million (Ind. 2+) Canadians tuning in to Global, the highest audience for the series this season. Survivor cont...
From The O.C., The Hills, The City… To Queen St. West? - Thursday March 04, 2010
Media Preview-Watch it here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, March 4, 2010 – The latest go-to guilty pleasure is only a click away with the brand new web series, JacLife, launching ...
Canwest Specialty Channels Own The Schedule With Gold Medal-Worthy Programming - Thursday March 04, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, March 4, 2010 – Canwest is celebrating spring’s imminent arrival by rolling out new schedules across its analogue Specialty Channels. New shows and new seasons kick-off next week with HGTV and continue into April with Food Network, History Televisi...
CANWEST AND LONE EAGLE ENTERTAINMENT BRING INTERNATIONAL HIT WIPEOUT TO CANADA - Friday February 26, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO – February 26, 2010 – Canwest Broadcasting and Lone Eagle Entertainment have partnered to bring the hugely popular Wipeout to Canada. Premiering on TVtropolis during the 2011 broadcast year, the highly-anticipated Canadian format of the painfully funny U.S. series w...
MARCH MADNESS HITS GLOBAL WITH ALL-NEW PRIMETIME FAVOURITES - Thursday February 25, 2010
For Immediate Release TORONTO, February 25, 2009 – Global Television continues to heat up this March with red-hot programming in primetime. In addition to all-new episodes of fan favourites such as House, NCIS, NCIS: LA, Survivor: Heroes Vs. Villains and The Office, Global’s powerhouse line-up i...
COOKING UP COMEDY IN THREE-INCH CHERRY HEELS
Web Series Goes From Net To Network For The First Time Ever On Food Network Canada - Thursday February 25, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO – February 25, 2010 – What’s the recipe for the perfect hangover cure? What can you cook to heal a broken heart – or break someone else’s? On Thursday, April 1 at 11pm ET/8pm PT Food Network Canada’s brand new Canadi...
FAMILY GUY GOES MOBILE - Tuesday February 16, 2010
For Immediate Release TORONTO, February 16, 2010 – Entertainment on-the-go has just gotten a whole lot funnier for Canadians. Hilarity ensues as 100 specialized video clips of Global’s Family Guy have been optimized for mobile phones for the first time ever in Canada. Available to consumers, fre...
ARE YOU A N00B OR 1337?* - Tuesday February 16, 2010
For Immediate Release Toronto – February 16, 2010 – To the delight of kick-ass gamers, closet gamers, hopeless gamers and irreverent comedy lovers across Canada – Pure Pwnage (pronounced ownage) is making its world broadcast television premiere Friday, March 12 at 10...
10 YEARS AND 20 SEASONS STRONG, SURVIVOR’S STILL #1 - Friday February 12, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (TORONTO – February 12, 2010) – Survivor, the pioneer in reality television, celebrated the launch of its 20th season with over 2.7 million loyal viewers (Ind 2+), proving its incredible staying power with fans. Last night the premiere of Heroes Vs Villains was fierce out o...
CANWEST AND SOLUTIONS RESEARCH GROUP RELEASE FINDINGS OF LANDMARK TELEVISION AUDIENCE STUDY - Thursday February 11, 2010
(TORONTO) In Fall 2009, Canwest Broadcasting commissioned Solutions Research Group Inc. to conduct an audience study, the results of which were released today. The purpose of the project was to understand the level of viewer engagement to Canada's top specialty channels, as well as...
CANWEST AND SOLUTIONS RESEARCH GROUP RELEASE FINDINGS OF LANDMARK TELEVISION AUDIENCE STUDY - Tuesday February 02, 2010
For Immediate Release TORONTO, February 11, 2010 – In Fall 2009, Canwest Broadcasting commissioned Solutions Research Group Inc. to conduct an audience study, the results of which were released today. The purpose of the project was to understand the level of viewer engagement to C...