From a media release:

YOUR HIDDEN TREASURES COULD MAKE YOU A FORTUNE IN CBC’S NEW REALITY SERIES, FOUR ROOMS, NOW CASTING!

• Four rooms. Four buyers. Four chances to make the deal of a lifetime
• A cross-Canada search for sellers is now underway

Do you have a piece of art or memorabilia that could be worth big money? If so, you could make the deal of a lifetime on CBC’s new reality show FOUR ROOMS.

CBC producers are on the hunt for Canadians looking to sell their family heirlooms and one-of-a-kind collections to four of Canada’s top art, antique and memorabilia buyers. These shrewd negotiators will stop at nothing in their quest to purchase valuable, unusual or maybe even macabre items. They wheel and deal in four distinctive rooms, and are ready to spend serious money should the right items come through their doors.

From the producers of CBC’s hit show Dragons’ Den, FOUR ROOMS – a FremantleMedia Format – comes to CBC Television in January 2014. The rules are simple. Sellers with prized possessions choose to meet with one of four buyers. Upon entering the first buyer’s room, if an offer is made, sellers are faced with a critical decision – take the deal or try their luck in the next room. But there’s a catch: if sellers reject an offer, it disappears for good. There’s no turning back.

The FOUR ROOMS cross-Canada search for sellers is now underway. Apply online today at cbc.ca/fourrooms and audition in a city near you. Go to cbc.ca/fourrooms for more information.

LIVE FOUR ROOMS AUDITION SCHEDULE:
June 8 – Toronto
June 16 – Montreal
June 22 – Winnipeg
June 24 – Vancouver
June 26 – Victoria
June 29 – Calgary
July 3 – Halifax
July 6 – Toronto, North Hatley

For more information, please visit:
www.cbc.ca/fourrooms or call 1-866-813-8701
Facebook/cbcfourrooms
@cbcfourrooms

From a media release:

OLN Announces Cast and Start of Production on Original Series, Storage Wars Canada

• One auctioneer and six bidders cast for first ever Canadian version of the hit Storage Wars franchise
• Start of production on 36, half-hour episodes now underway

After auditioning hundreds of bidders looking to score big, OLN today announced cast and production details for the highly anticipated original reality series Storage Wars Canada. With principal filming on the 36-episode, half-hour series now underway in Ontario, the cast features a seasoned auctioneer and six determined professional bidders, each with the same amount of motivation, but all with their own unique strategy. Commissioned by OLN’s original programming team, produced by Proper Television, and licensed by FremantleMedia, Storage Wars Canada is slated to premiere on OLN this summer. Full broadcast details to be announced at a later date.

Storage Wars Canada is a modern-day treasure hunt, as professional bidders use their combined knowledge, expertise, and wit to bid on the contents of abandoned, repossessed, and forgotten storage containers. Second-generation auctioneer Don Reinhart is joined by six fierce bidders, including: Roy Dirnbeck – “The Instigator”; Cindy Hayden and Rick Coffill – “The Veterans”; Ursula Stolf – “The Knock Out”; and father-and-son duo Paul and Bogart Kenny – “High Roller and The Kid.”

From a media release:

CABLE PULLER TO ICE CLIMBER TARA GAUCHER SELECTED AS MY TOP 10 HOST ON TRAVEL+ESCAPE

• Series Begins Production In Iceland
• Original Series Premieres Fall 2013

Travel+Escape is proud to announce the winner of the Travel+Escape’s My Top 10 Travel Host Search is Edmonton, Alberta born Tara Gaucher. Production begins in Iceland on the new hour-long documentary series Travel+Escape’s My Top 10, and premieres fall 2013.

With over 500 entries there was no shortage of talent, but it was twenty-seven-year-old Tara Gaucher’s, funny and engaging personality and anecdotes that separated her from her competitors. A born entertainer and seasoned traveller thanks to her love of dance, stand-up comedy and performing, Tara’s quick-witted charm and thirst for knowledge proved she could hold her own when providing viewers with the kind of engaging adventure travel Travel+Escape fans have come to love.

Tara’s journey begins with her dream destination, Iceland. There, she’ll shoot the pilot episode for My Top 10 and begin her new Travel+Escape Digital Magazine column detailing her travels and giving audiences a behind the scenes look, as she tastes local delicacies like sheep’s head and puffin. While there she’ll take her body to the limits as she glacier hikes, ice climbs and gets the chance to train with one of her heroes, the fittest woman in the world, Iceland Annie.

From a media release:

DE-CLUTTERING EXPERT JILL POLLACK RETURNS TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES AND HOMES OF CANADA’S MOST DISORGANIZED FAMILIES

• Second season of Consumed premieres Sat., June 1 at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT on HGTV Canada

HGTV Canada’s extreme home experiment, Consumed is returning for a second season of home de-cluttering with host Jill Pollack – a former television producer turned celebrity home organizational expert. This season, Pollack pushes families overwhelmed by stuff further than ever before by taking them on an intense physical and emotional journey where each family must survive for a gruelling two weeks with only the bare essentials. While Jill deals with the underlying emotional clutter, resident handyman Darren Doyle takes on the challenge of making their physical space more functional. Produced by Paperny Entertainment, Consumed (9 x 60’) season two premieres Sat., June, 1 at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT on HGTV Canada.

From packing up their own home to confronting emotional issues and clutter, Jill is there for the families in each episode to better their lives.

EPISODE 1: THE TAIT MACDONALDS
Sat., June 1 at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT
Career-woman Trish Tait-MacDonald had no idea what she was in for when she had twins. Trying to stay on top of the house, the kids, and her job has left the state of the house in chaos. And where’s hubby Bruce in all this? If he is not at work, he is out hunting. In this two-week de-cluttering experiment, Jill attempts to get this couple back on track and working as a team. But stubborn Bruce gives Jill a run for her money.

EPISODE 2: THE KERRS
Sat., June 8 at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT

With four kids under the age of eight, including three-year old twins, the Kerr family is overwhelmed by stuff. Heather, in an attempt to be supermom, home-schools her kids and buys them an excess of toys – even ones they don’t want. The toys have added to their already cluttered space which contributes to their overwhelmed household and rocky marriage. Hubby Mike can’t face the clutter and has removed himself both mentally and physically from the situation. Heather and Mike constantly fight about the mess and the kids are starting to feel their stress. With the clutter gone during this two-week experiment, real issues are exposed and the couple realizes their relationship is in serious jeopardy.

For full episodes after they air and exclusive photos visit www.hgtv.ca.