MuchMusic is bringing the 2004 MTV Europe Music Awards to Canadians on Thursday, November 18 at 8 p.m. In the hour prior to the broadcast, MuchMusic starts with a special edition of the ‘auto-overhaul’ show Pimp My Ride at 7 p.m. followed by Countdown to the 2004 MTV EMAs at 7:30 p.m. The core demo for the shows is adults 18-34. Although sponsorship packages are gone, in-show ad spots are still available.

Taking its cue from the legendary CBC series and just in time for the holidays comes the movie A Beachcomber’s Christmas it hits the air Monday, December 6 at 8 p.m.

In response to a flurry of viewer requests for all-things-Ashlee, MuchMusic bumps up its premiere of The Ashlee Simpson Show from November 21 to November 14. Beginning this Sunday, viewers will witness the creation of a pop star – growing pains and all. The Ashlee Simpson Show follows the 19-year-old sister of Jessica as she records the multi-platinum debut ‘Pieces of Me,’ endures relationship trouble and moves into her new apartment in the Big Apple. MuchMusic purchased eight episodes of the half-hour program, which airs at 4:30 p.m.

PRIME is shaking up their primetime lineup with several changes and additions but their popular Signature Series, which includes Antique Hunter, Great Taste/No Money, Room to Grow and Open Homes, will remain in their scheduled timeslots.

Corus and Shaw cable are giving their digital customers a chance to experience – Scream – their specialty channel that’s dedicated to thriller, suspense and horror productions. The channel, which includes film classics and cult classics in the ‘everything scary’ genre, will be adding Suspense Sundays (two suspense films) to the schedule.
All Shaw Digital customers will receive Scream for free until January 31, 2005.
http://www.screamtelevision.ca/

Elton John is sticking his toe into primetime waters, developing a series about a topic he knows well – a golden years rock god (apparently not him specifically, but more a montage of his pals, the Micks and Bowies of the world), which focuses on an entourage’s experiences catering to the whims of a celeb. Writing talent behind Sex & the City is working on the Spinal Tap-esque project, said to be for ABC. Whether it survives development and pilot hell or not, Elton is releasing a song written for the project, Him & Us, on his next album.

The Louise Arbour Story, a CTV original movie in production, chronicles the story of the chief war crimes prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia. Canadian Louise Arbour battles with world politics and heavy opposition to indict Slobodan Milosevic for crimes against humanity. A broadcast date is not yet available for the two-hour docu-drama, which wraps production in December.