Kara Nicholson

OLN to premiere new travel reality series
Seven strangers will travel the world in Land Rovers for nearly two years to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson’s disease.

Comedy net bows mock morning show
Good Morning World premieres on TV Nov. 12, but fans can also wake up to short webisodes every weekday morning, and end the week with half-hour recap episodes on Friday nights.

Canon hypes digicams with actual wedding footage
What better way to showcase product reliability when it really counts than to shoot real-life nuptials and morph the results into an ad campaign?

BT to play world’s largest Twister game
Marketers will get in on the action when 4,000 folks twist their limbs for TV cameras at the Rogers Centre tomorrow.

New icon, slogan, website for Interac
A small truck stars in TV and print ads for the debit card company’s biggest branding initiative yet.

W Net counts down to the holidays next month
There’ll be 12 days of holiday flicks, documentaries and specials, plus episode marathons beginning Dec. 13.

Irving Oil bows win-a-chef contest
And Target is promoting it with droll radio spots in Atlantic Canada and New England.

Project Runway to finish season in style
Slice is serving up a special two-hour finale, and sneak-peak episodes will conclude the series’ first Canadian foray.

Branchez-vous! adds major feature to site
Now French-Canadian users can customize the online news service from over 35,000 sources.

HGTV lines up holiday-themed programming
December will be filled with do-it-yourself gift ideas, decorating tips and other festive fare.

Viral campaign hyping Garbage! revolution
And consumer-generated content will be turned into a Garbage2! video.

Cuets and Peter Puck launch contest for cardholders
Six cardholders will win points for themselves and $5,000 in hockey equipment for the minor league team of their choice.

Slice bowing three reality programs
This month brings a new Canadian adventure series, an import from Down Under and more Tori & Dean.

Ed’s Up! hit reality series is back
The Barenaked Ladies’ Ed Robertson gets his hands dirty again as he tackles real-life jobs on Ed’s Up!

TSN delivering new NBA season
And the net’s planning plenty of Canadianized features.