PROJECT RUNWAY CANADA WRAPS UP
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PRODUCTION SHOOT IN OTTAWA

AN ALL NEW SEASON WITH HOST IMAN
DEBUTS JANUARY 2009 ON GLOBAL

(TORONTO – September 12, 2008) – It’s a wrap… Project Runway Canada completed its shoot yesterday in the nation’s capital, and the all new season promises an exciting installment of 12 drama-filled episodes as the contenders experience their most thrilling fashion highs and grueling lows. Legendary fashion icon, Iman returns as Host, alongside series mentor, cherished Canadian designer Brian Bailey.
Premiering January 2009, Project Runway Canada makes its highly anticipated debut on Global.
“The amazing and creative fashion talent we have across our country is outstanding, and we couldn’t be more pleased to be putting the spotlight on the beautiful city of Ottawa,” said Karen Gelbart, SVP, Lifestyle Content, Canwest Broadcasting. “We’re looking forward to sharing the excitement, challenges, successes and pitfalls the designers face, and demonstrate what it takes to be crowned Project Runway Canada’s top designer.”

Ottawa Tourism welcomed an involvement with Project Runway Canada as a way to showcase the city’s vibrant energy — a place where national cultural treasures rub shoulders with refreshing outdoor activities, where festivals and events showcase the city’s relaxed urban vibe.
“It’s been exciting to have Project Runway Canada film in Ottawa,” says Noel Buckley, President and CEO of Ottawa Tourism. “The city’s fashion scene — from established designers like Richard Robinson or Justina McCaffrey to the up-and-coming young designers on Dalhousie Street North — is keeping pace with recent innovations in the culinary and cultural sectors. There’s an energy here that is great to capture.”

Produced expressly for Global Television and SliceTM by Insight Productions, Project Runway Canada will premiere new episodes on Global followed by an encore presentation on SliceTM. Fans can stay tuned to Global Television and www.globaltv.com for all up-to-the-minute information.

“Ottawa has been a great backdrop for our series,” says Andrea Gabourie, Supervising Producer of Project Runway Canada at Insight Production Company Ltd. “Its a cosmopolitan city with a great focus on the arts and culture, so Ottawa was a natural choice for a fashion-based reality series.”

The Project Runway format is licensed to Insight Production Company Ltd. by FremantleMedia Enterprises, the brand extension arm of FremantleMedia, the commercial division of FremantleMedia, one of the largest creators, producers, distributors and licensors of programme brands in the world.

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About Canwest Broadcasting
Canwest Broadcasting operates two conventional television networks, Global Television and E!, and twenty of the country’s most popular specialty channels, including HGTV, Mystery TV, National Geographic Channel, Showcase, Slice™ and TVtropolis. Canwest Broadcasting is a division of Canwest Media Inc.

About Canwest Media Inc.
Canwest Media Inc is a subsidiary of Canwest Global Communications Corp. (www.canwest.com; TSX: CGS and CGS.A). An international media company, Canwest is Canada’s largest publisher of paid English language daily newspapers and owns, operates and/or holds substantial interests in conventional television, out-of-home advertising, specialty cable channels, web sites and radio stations in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Turkey, Indonesia, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Insight Production Company Ltd, is an industry leader in the creative development, financing and production of highly rated television programs in every genre. Since 1979, it has been recognized for its reputation for quality as the recipient of numerous International awards, including 59 Geminis. The company has created thousands of hours of groundbreaking television that continues to be broadcast over major networks worldwide. Broadcast Magazine International claims that “When it comes to adapting formats for Canadian audiences there is one producer who appears to have the Midas touch.” Recent hits include Canadian Idol, Canada’s homegrown version of the hugely successful international format, now in its sixth season; the JUNO Awards, which plays a key role in the Canadian music industry; and Deal or No Deal Canada, the hit primetime game show, which delivered The Global Television Network’s highest ratings of all time for a Canadian program. Project Runway Canada’s executive producers are John Brunton and Barbara Bowlby, supervising producer is Andrea Gabourie. For more information visit www.insighttv.com.

FREMANTLEMEDIA ENTERPRISES & FREMANTLEMEDIA is the brand extension arm of FremantleMedia, offering a one-stop-shop for all Licensing, Distribution and Home Entertainment. It is a division of FremantleMedia, one of the largest international creators and producers of entertainment brands in the world with leading prime time drama, serial drama, entertainment and factual entertainment programming in over 40 countries worldwide. FremantleMedia is a subsidiary of RTL Group, Europe’s largest television and radio broadcast company, which is 90% owned by Bertelsmann AG, an integrated media and entertainment company that commands leading positions in the world’s media markets. For further information, visit www.fremantlemedia.com.
L’Oréal Paris is a lead sponsor of Project Runway Canada. L’Oréal Paris is a division of L’Oréal Canada, the leader in the Canadian cosmetics market. The company, which is headquartered in Montreal, had sales of $822.4 million in 2007 and employs 1,200 people, representing 56 different nationalities. L’Oréal Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of L’Oréal Group, the world’s leading cosmetics company, offers its customers a wide range of choices with its diverse portfolio of brands and encompasses all aspects of beauty. For more information on L’Oréal Paris visit www.lorealparis.ca.

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Jacqueline Kendall
416.934.7850
jkendall@globaltv.com

Christine Faulhaber
416.504.0768
christine@faulhaber.ca