Kara Nicholson
HMV to help deliver crisis alerts to students
The music chain is sponsoring the introductory phase of CallCritical through advertising and promotional prizing.
Strombo virtually bumped to 70 minutes
Labatt is sponsoring After the Hour – a new 10-minute online after show.
CTV airing specials, ‘mobathon’ in December
The Shrek gang celebrates Christmas, plus there’s a Spice Girls doc, a new Oprah special and the final nine eps of The Sopranos.
Popular MTV reality dating series gets its own ‘after show’
MTV fans will be getting The Hangover ‘after show’ – a Christmas Day special episode of A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila – plus a New Year’s Day full-season marathon and season finale.
HGTV bows new Sunday-night block of ‘green’
New episodes of Living with Ed and three new-to-Canada series are aimed at green-conscious viewers.
Slice heavies up on reality this winter
There’s the brand new Bulging Brides, new episodes from imports Project Runway and Trading Spouses, plus more eps of homegrown series Til Debt Do Us Part and Crash Test Mommy.
Showcase bows January programming
More L Word, CSI and Trailer Park Boys, plus top Brit fare, highlight the New Year offerings.
Molson using Facebook to engage Canadian students
The Henderson Bas initiative is urging students to prove their party-animal worthiness and claim the title of #1 Party School in Canada.
ADCC Directions Awards handed out
Taxi and Lowe Roche won gold for Interactive Media, Lowe Roche took Multiple Media gold, and the Innovative category top prize went to O&M’s ‘Evolution.’
YTV skeds Christmas-themed classics for December
Favourite characters from Charlie Brown, the Flintstones and Garfield will celebrate the holidays from Dec. 1 on.
Bravo! to feature holiday-inspired shows
Live performances by Canadian musicians, plus a swing version of The Nutcracker, will dominate the net’s December programming.
Showcase to air mixed bag in December
The Trailer Park Boys and Shameless‘s Gallagher family will celebrate Christmas, while Ali G will yak with Americans.
IFC bowing Cock’d Gunns ‘rockumentary’ series
The worst band anyone’s ever seen tries to become rock’s next big thing in IFC’s first original series.
Teletoon getting interactive with Ubisoft, Nintendo and Hasbro
The net is offering beaucoup new contests, including one targeting over-18 cartoon fans.
Metropolitan hotel chain leveraging pop-star power
Upgrades and celeb-worthy perks for non-famous guests will include stays in Jay Z’s 3-storey penthouse and sessions with J. Lo’s personal trainer.
