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'TIS THE SEASON! CANADA'S BELOVED HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING EVENT HALLMARK CHANNEL'S COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS BEGINS OCTOBER 21 ON W NETWORK


W Network Decks the Halls with 36 All-New Movie Premieres Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday

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TORONTO, Oct. 6, 2022 /CNW/ - Corus Entertainment's top 10 specialty station*, W Network, brings good tidings to Canadians with the annual return of Canada's favourite holiday programming event Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Christmas beginning Friday, October 21 with two new premieres kicking off the stunt on Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 22. This year, W Network, the exclusive home for Hallmark Channel in Canada, will make spirits bright with 36 new holiday movie premieres every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday starting October 28 until December 18 and back-to-back festive flicks every day until New Year's Eve.

"We are delighted that Canadians continue to ring in the holidays each year with W Network as the go-to destination for holiday entertainment," said Daniel Eves, Senior Vice President, Networks, Corus Entertainment. "Spanning over three consecutive months and packed full of signature Hallmark Channel programming, star-studded premieres, and heartwarming holiday classics, Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Christmas is the ultimate holiday TV event of the season."

Last year, nearly 13 million Canadians tuned into Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Christmas** and since it launched in Canada in 2018, W Network has remained the #1 specialty network overall with women during the programming event***.

Everyone's favourite stars return in this season's line-up of all-new holiday movies including, Canadians Andrew Walker, Benjamin Ayres, Brennan Elliott, Luke Macfarlane, Paul Campbell, and Tyler Hynes. Lacey Chabert, who stars in a record-breaking twelfth Christmas movie for Hallmark this year, is also joined by fan-favourites Alison Sweeney, Ashley Williams, Erin Cahill, Jonathan Bennett, Kristoffer Polaha, Marilu Henner, Nikki DeLoach, Ryan Paevey, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Taylor Cole, Will Kemp and more.

Also lighting up the screen this year are legendary new talent such as award-winning actress Marlo Thomas, Ann-Margret, Ellen Travolta, Greta Scacchi, Kara Wang, Grammy Award-winning R&B artist Ledisi, Emmy Award-winner Lynn Whitfield, Margaret Colin, Moira Kelly, Mykelti Williamson, Reginald VelJohnson, Reshma Shetty, Stephen Tobolowsky, Tamala Jones, and Yael Grobglas, among many others.

Featuring titles from Hallmark Channel, Lifetime and UPtv, W Network's merry movie schedule boasts 25 Canadian productions including A Magical Christmas Village (Lighthouse), The Royal Nanny (Leif Films), A Fabled Holiday (Studio BRB (AFH Productions Inc.)) and more. Viewers can also stream all 2022 premieres live and on demand on STACKTV. See the W Network's 2022 movie premiere schedule:

For the most up-to-date schedule and for more information about this year's movies, visit wnetwork.com.

W Network is available on National Free Preview from November 1 to November 30. Please check local listings for additional information.

W Network can be streamed via STACKTV, available on Amazon Prime Video Channels, FuboTV, Rogers Ignite TV and Ignite SmartStream. The network is also available through all major TV distributors, including Bell, Cogeco, Eastlink, Rogers, SaskTel, Shaw, Shaw Direct, Telus and Videotron.

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*Numeris PPM Data. BY 21-22 (8/30/2021 to 8/28/2022) Confirmed data, Total Canada; AMA(000), A25-54, M-Su 2a-2a, CDN SPEC. COM ENG
**Numeris PPM Data. CTC'21 (Oct 22/21 ? Jan 1/22) Confirmed data, Total Canada, M-Su 2a-2a, W Network, Ind. 2+, CumRch(000)
***Numeris PPM Data. CTC'21 (Oct 22/21 ? Jan 1/22), CTC'20: (Nov 1/20 ? Jan 1/21), CTC'19 (Nov 1/19 ? Jan 1/20), CTC'18 (Nov 1/18 ? Jan 1/19), ? confirmed data. Total Canada, AMA(000), F25-54, Mo-Su 2a-2a, CDN SPEC COME ENG

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About Corus Entertainment
Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) is a leading media and content company that develops and delivers high quality brands and content across platforms for audiences around the world. Engaging audiences since 1999, the company's portfolio of multimedia offerings encompass 33 specialty television services, 39 radio stations, 15 conventional television stations, a suite of digital and streaming assets, animation software, technology and media services. Corus is an internationally-renowned content creator and distributor through Nelvana, a world class animation studio expert in all formats and Corus Studios, a globally recognized producer of hit scripted and unscripted content. The company also owns innovative full-service social digital agency so.da, lifestyle entertainment company Kin Canada, leading 2D animation software supplier Toon Boom and children's book publishing house, Kids Can Press. Corus' roster of premium brands includes Global Television, W Network, HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, Magnolia Network Canada, The HISTORY® Channel, Showcase, Adult Swim, National Geographic, Disney Channel Canada, YTV, Global News, Globalnews.ca, Q107, Country 105, and CFOX, along with broadly distributed Canadian streaming platforms STACKTV, TELETOON+, the Global TV App and Curiouscast. For more information visit www.corusent.com.

About STACKTV
STACKTV is Corus Entertainment's premium multi-channel television streaming service that offers thousands of hours of exclusive hit content from 13 of Canada's top TV networks, all on one platform. All series, movies and specials that air on Global Television, Food Network Canada, HGTV Canada, W Network, The HISTORY® Channel, Adult Swim, Slice, Showcase, National Geographic, Lifetime, TELETOON, Treehouse and YTV are available to stream on STACKTV live and on demand with new content added daily. STACKTV is available via Amazon Prime Video Channels, FuboTV, Rogers Ignite TV and Ignite SmartStream. For more information, visit stacktv.ca.

SOURCE Corus Entertainment Inc.


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