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Contest gives fans a chance to be a Skatoony contestant

From a media release:

TELETOON GIVES FANS A CHANCE TO BE A CONTESTANT ON ITS HIT GAME SHOW SKATOONY

TELETOON today launched a new online contest that will see one lucky Canadian viewer win a spot as a contestant on the English-language version of its hit Hollywood Squares-inspired animation and live-action show, Skatoony, a TELETOON original production.

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Wipeout Canada premieres April 3 on TVtropolis

From a media release:

THE BIG RED BALLS BOUNCE ONTO TVTROPOLIS

  • Wipeout Canada premieres April 3, 2011 exclusively on TVtropolis

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After an outpouring of close to 45,000 applications, a cross-country call-back tour and a month-long filming process, the nation gets set to watch as Canadians from coast-to-coast put on their game faces on Wipeout Canada. The most-anticipated Canadian game show event of the year launches Sunday, April 3 at 8 p.m. only on TVtropolis.

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New tonight: Haven on Global – “Ball and Chain”

When extremely old men mysteriously turn up dead in town – and appear to be aging and decomposing at an extraordinary rate – Audrey and Nathan begin to track down whatever must be preying upon the men of Haven. And when someone close to Audrey becomes the next victim, she must figure out how to reverse the process before it’s too late.

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The Listener and Wipeout Canada’s Ennis Esmer on hosting versus acting

From Bill Harris of QMI Agency:

  • ‘Listener’ star Esmer branches out
    So who does Ennis Esmer think he is, the new Bob Barker? “Wow,” said Esmer, loving the comparison. “That’s heady praise, absolutely.” Esmer — best known to Canadian TV viewers these days for his role as Osman (Oz) Bey on CTV’s The Listener — actually is becoming well known for his hosting abilities, too. Read more.
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CBC’s dreary new season

From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail:

  • A few bright hopes in CBC’s otherwise dreary season
    Poring over the statement and still managing to stay awake, I did note that This Hour Has 22 Minutes will return. Any mild enthusiasm that ensued was soon squished by the revelation that Being Erica and Little Mosque on the Prairie will also return. The sound of cheering by the shows’ hard-core fans was heard, somewhere, by somebody, later revealed to be a person who had failed to take their anti-delusion medication. Read more.
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