Articles Tagged ‘Shaw Media’

Global unveils spring launches
Canadian shows Canada Sings and Rookie Blue are both back with new seasons this May on Global Television.

Real Housewives of Vancouver launches big on Slice
The first Canadian edition of the Real Housewives series nabs the channel’s biggest premiere numbers to date.

Secret Location, Thunderbird Films win Digital Emmy
The transmedia episode Endgame Interactive, a digital extension of the former Showcase drama, earned the award in the fiction category.

Touch premiere draws a big crowd
The premiere of the Kiefer Sutherland drama jumped over its January teaser numbers on Global Television.

The Real Housewives of Vancouver get a promotional push
Shaw Media-owned Slice is giving the ladies its largest multi-platform marketing campaign to date.

CBS announces renewals
Shows including new hits Person of Interest and 2 Broke Girls will be back on the Canadian schedule.

Shaw Media signs with GetGlue
The broadcaster has partnered with the social networking platform to allow Canadians to virtually check-in to Shaw Media programs starting tonight with Top Chef Canada.

Top Chef Canada prepares to air with three new sponsors
Finish, Shops at Don Mills and Caesarstone have signed on as new sponsors of the reality format’s second season.

Food Network Canada hops on the pop-up trend
The channel is launching World’s Weirdest Restaurants with one-day events in Toronto and Vancouver.

Global TV puts new series in the hands of viewers
The channel is passing out phones and inviting Canadians to use them to take pictures for its latest show, Touch.

Top Chef Canada promotes its return
The show is back on March 12 and is going cross-platform to gain fans for its second season.

GlassBox TV hires Vanessa Case as programming and scheduling topper
The ex-Shaw Media exec will oversee specialty channels Travel+Escape, Bite TV and AUX TV as GlassBox expands.

Slice unveils its Vancouver Housewives
The Real Housewives of Vancouver will launch with a two-hour premiere on April 4.

Lost Girl Pre-Show aims to grab fae-netic fanbase
Filmed on-set, the one-hour special will air on Showcase Apr. 1 at 8 p.m., just ahead of the show’s second season finale.