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Canada's Next Top Model

Canada’s Next Top Model premieres May 30

A media release from Citytv:

Fabulous! Fierce! Ready To Take On The World!!

“Canada’s Next Top Model” With Host Jay Manuel Premieres Wednesday, May 30th at 8:00pm on Citytv

Four experts, ten girls and nine shattered dreams! “Canada’s Next Top Model” with Host Jay Manuel premieres tomorrow, Wednesday, May 30th at 8:00pm ET/PT on Citytv stations across Canada.

Bigger and better than ever, “Canada’s Next Top Model” returns after a highly successful season last summer. Cycle 2 brings tougher challenges, higher expectations and more surprises as the claws come out and the stilettos pound the runway! Under the watchful eye of the judging panel, including Host/Executive Producer Jay Manuel, “FT-FashionTelevision’s” Jeanne Beker, Supermodel Yasmin Warsame, Celebrity Photographer Paul Alexander and Creative Director Nole Marin, the girls hone their inner fashionistas while vying for the title of “Canada’s Next Top Model”.

Don’t miss the exciting season premiere of “Canada’s Next Top Model”, Cycle 2 Wednesday, May 30th at 8:00pm ET/PT on Citytv.

For more information on “Canada’s Next Top Model”, log on to www.citytv.com/cntm.

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Canadian Idol broadcast schedule

A media release from CTV:

Thirty-three CDs. Seven No. 1 singles. Almost one million units sold. Sixteen JUNO nominations. Over the past four years, Canadian Idol has not only changed the lives of hundreds of singers across the country, but the Canadian music industry as well. Now, the dream-making series returns for a fifth blockbuster season next Tuesday, June 5 at 8:30 p.m. ET (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times) with a 90-minute audition episode featuring the best and worst of this year’s cross-Canada audition tour. Thirty-one episodes later, another life will be changed when the next Canadian Idol is crowned.

In 2003, Canadian Idol made Canadian television history by becoming the most-watched, home-grown (English language) series of all time. Four seasons later, Canadian Idol continues to hold that title as well as Summer’s No. 1 show overall. Last September’s finale peaked at 3.4 million viewers when Eva Avila was crowned the 2006 Canadian Idol champion.

Now, Canadian Idol returns with a format change that has dramatically changed the game: instruments. The North American-first resulted in a whole new crop of talent which, for the first time, saw more guys than girls land the coveted “Gold Ticket” to the Top 200 round.

“Canadian Idol is one of those rare shows that actually makes a difference,” said Susanne Boyce, CTV President of Programming and Chair of the Media Group. “Not only to the competitors whose lives are changed by the experience, but to viewers at home as well.”

“This is one of the best cross-country auditions we’ve ever had,” said Executive Producer John Brunton. “Allowing competitors to audition with instruments has attracted a level of talent that we haven’t seen before. Get ready for one of the best seasons ever.”

The season begins with a 90-minute episode on June 5 (8:30 – 10 p.m. ET) with highlights from auditions in Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Winnipeg, St. John’s and Halifax. The broadcast schedule then unfolds as follows (all times ET; times and dates subject to change; go to idol.ctv.ca to confirm local broadcast times):

  • Continuing Tuesday, June 12 with a 90-minute episode from 8:30 – 10 p.m. featuring auditions from Saskatoon, Montreal,Vancouver and London.
  • Top 200 episodes air Monday, June 18 from 9-10 p.m. and Tuesday, June 19 from 8:30 – 10 p.m.
  • Top 22 performance episodes air Mondays/Tuesdays from 9 – 10 p.m. beginning June 25
  • Top 22 results episodes air Wednesdays from 7:30 – 8 p.m. beginning June 27
  • First Top 10 shows airs Tuesday, July 17 from 8:30 – 10 p.m. and Wednesday, July 18 from 7:30 – 8 p.m.
  • Top 10 shows move to their regular timeslot on Mondays from 9 – 10 p.m. and Tuesdays from 8:30 – 9 p.m., beginning July 23
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Dragons' Den, Heartland, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Rick Mercer Report

CBC’s fall schedule

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A media release from CBC:

CBC Television today announced its fall 2007 television schedule, featuring new home-grown drama, a riveting historical epic, a strengthened sports offer, great new reality shows, as well as the return of the best shows from last year.

Among the many new shows that Canadian viewers can look forward to: the much-anticipated, sweeping and sexy historical miniseries The Tudors, which documents the life of a young Henry VIII and stars Jonathan Rhys-Myers and Henry Czerny; veteran TV personality Phil Keoghan of The Amazing Race gives Canadians the chance to ditch the excuses, face their fears and seize a life-changing experience in No Opportunity Wasted (NOW); Heartland, a gripping family drama set in the Alberta Rockies; Mordecai Richler’s St. Urbain’s Horseman, the first television miniseries of a Richler book, starring David Julian Hirsh, Elliott Gould and Andrea Martin; Triple Sensation, a nation-wide search for Canada’s next stars – the most promising young performers from 16 to 26 who can act, sing and dance; and a groundbreaking documentary series on the geology of Canada from The Nature of Things – Geologic Journey.

Following last season’s smash success, international sensation Little Mosque on the Prairie returns for a second season and 20 episodes, with the residents of Mercy in a whole new set of hilarious situations. Chris Haddock’s critically acclaimed and gripping drama series Intelligence also returns with stars Ian Tracey and Klea Scott. After a successful 2006 fall-season debut, Dragons’ Den returns with 10 new one-hour episodes, giving aspiring entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their ideas to a panel of wealthy business people – the Dragons. A feisty new Dragon, Arlene Dickinson, President and CEO of Calgary-based Venture Communications, joins the panel this season. The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos also returns for a new season of guest interviews, musical performances and news served straight up.

“We’ve built a schedule that delivers something for everyone,” said Kirstine Layfield, executive director of network programming, CBC Television. “From Little Mosque on the Prairie to Test the Nation, from our all-new reality show No Opportunity Wasted to long-standing favourites like Rick Mercer Report, we’re really excited about what’s coming this Fall.”

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In the news: CBC ‘lie’ about controversial Altar Boys

Gudrun Schultz of LifeSite talks to the Canadian Television Fund about Richard Stursberg of the CBC’s claim that they were obligated to run The Altar Boys pilot:

  • CBC Caught in Lie Trying to Squirm out of Charges of Anti-Catholic Bigotry
    “Unfortunately, because the pilot was financed with public funding, including tax credits and Canadian Television Fund (CTF) monies, we were required to put it on air,” Stursberg wrote. …
    CTF, however, said broadcasters were not required to air programs against their discretion. Communications director MaryBeth McKenzie said CBC would have been fully aware of what was in the program and would have approved the script prior to production, in an interview published on CanadianChristianity.ca.
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Designer Guys move to print

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designerguys.jpgA media release from the Designer Guys:

HGTV’s Designer Guys, Matt Davis, Allen Chan and Anwar Mukhayesh, have been tapped as featured home design columnists for the Toronto Star’s new weekend Living section, announced Mary Darling, Executive Producer/ President of WestWind Pictures, the film and television production company behind the successful series.

“This column is a great opportunity to share our design ideas with Toronto Star’s readers. Each week we will cover a new design or decor topic that will serve to guide and inspire people who are tackling their own home renovation or design projects,” said Anwar.

As part of the new weekend Living section which premieres June 2, 2007, the Designer Guys’ column will address design challenges ranging from advice for do-it-yourself projects and renovation do’s and don’ts, to timely, trend-based ideas for homes and condos. Each week, the guys will offer readers tips and options on interior design, architecture, landscaping and decor.

“The Designer Guys are tremendous sources for our new weekend Living section. We are confident that the Designer Guys’ column will become the go-to source for our readers who are always searching for practical solutions to their design projects and who are interested in cutting-edge ideas and trends,” said Lesley Ciarula Taylor, editor of Toronto Star’s Living section.

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