Food Network Canada celebrates its 10th anniversary with record audience growth TORONTO, Sept. 29 /CNW/ – Food Network Canada is celebrating its 10th anniversary this October with great pride, having achieved consistent growth over the last decade and record highs this past year. Viewership has tripled since launch in 2000,1 more than doubled in the [...]
Continue reading …KJ Mullins: Carrie Underwood has been signed on to be a new ambassador for Olay. Underwood will be part of the “Challenge What’s Possible” campaign” and represent a line of skincare products for the line. The debut of the campaign is scheduled for early 2011. “I am so excited to be associated with a beauty [...]
Continue reading …KJ Mullins: A film that follows journalists Nikahang Kowsar, Mir Mahdavi, Mohsin Abbas, Aaron Berhane and Mike Odongkara, “So Far From Home” has been nominated for a Gemini award. Nikahang Kowsar, Mir Mahdavi, Mohsin Abbas, Aaron Berhane and Mike Odongkara each had to flee their native countries, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Eritrea and Uganda because they [...]
Continue reading …KJ Mullins: Kara DioGuardi, a songwriter and judge for American Idol, has confirmed that she is leaving the show on Friday. While DioGuardi did not give a reason for her leaving the show it has been speculated that she was fired in the media. “I felt like I won the lottery when I joined American [...]
Continue reading …KJ Mullins: Lee Kernis, Robert Schimmel’s manager has confirmed that the comedian has died as the result of injuries from a car accident on August 26 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Schimmel’s daughter Aliyah was driving when she swerved to avoid another accident resulting in the car leaving the road. She was hospitalized from her injuries but [...]
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KJ Mullins: Dr. Mehmet Oz underwent a routine colonoscopy, a cancer screening test as part of his show. That test found a polyp that in time could have become cancerous. The show will be aired during the first week of this season. The series returns with Oz’s own screening. A colonoscopy can play a critical [...]
Continue reading …Satellite television access to CBC/Radio-Canada: It’s time to get it right
September 1, 2010 No CommentOTTAWA, Sept. 1 /CNW/ – All satellite TV subscribers across the country should have access to their local CBC or Radio-Canada signal. Unfortunately, that’s not the case today. It’s a problem that CBC/Radio-Canada is asking the CRTC to resolve once and for all in the context of a major policy review now underway. Satellite television [...]
Continue reading …Canada’s Next Top Comic 2010 Winner Announced in XM Canada’s Second Annual Contest
September 1, 2010 No Comment
TORONTO, Sept. 1 /CNW/ – XM Canada today announced that young and outspoken Toronto comedian Matt O’Brien has been named Canada’s Next Top Comic. XM Canada, the country’s leading audio entertainment company, will officially present O’Brien with the crown on Laugh Attack (XM 153) at 7:00 a.m. ET today as a part of the company’s [...]
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KJ Mullins: Halifax’s Strategic Partners is a one stop shop for mid to senior level International producers. Over three days producers, financiers, sales agents, agencies, broadcasters and distributors come together to get the best projects into production. Strategic Partners is led by industry consultant, Jan Miller. A former performer, Miller knows the ins and outs [...]
Continue reading …The 25th ANNUAL GEMINI AWARDS TO CELEBRATE CANADA’S MOST BELOVED TV SHOWS – AS VOTED BY YOU!
August 31, 2010 No CommentTORONTO, Aug. 31 /CNW/ – In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Gemini Awards, Canadians can take a nostalgic look back at the greatest homegrown programs from the last 25 years and vote for their favourite online. Beginning Wednesday September 15, TV lovers can make their selection from a list of programs housed on [...]
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