TORONTO – New and returning original Canadian productions are front and centre in the 2019/2020 programming slate of Blue Ant Media-owned services T+E, Cottage Life, Smithsonian Channel, and Makeful.
Paranormal programming dominates T+E with new series such as Hotel Paranormal (world broadcast premiere) and The Witches of Salem (Canadian premiere) joining returning favourites Haunted Hospitals (season two, Canadian premiere), and Paranormal 911 (season two, Canadian premiere).
The love of all things cottaging and the outdoors feature heavily on Cottage Life’s new programming grid, including new series Life Below Zero: Canada (world broadcast premiere – pictured) and new short-form digital web series Cottage Coach (world premiere). Returning series include Hope For Wildlife (world broadcast premiere) and season two of The Weather Files (world broadcast premiere).
The honourable way of the samurai leads Smithsonian Channel’s new schedule with the premiere of Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan (Canadian premiere). Also new is High Maintenance (Canadian premiere), a series that spotlights the death defying work of the crews who keep roads, bridges, and highways safe.
The competition series Landscape Artist of the Year Canada (world broadcast premiere) joins Makeful’s schedule which also includes the return of Handmade Hotels (world broadcast premiere).
“We can’t wait to bring this new slate of original series from a talented roster of Canadian producers to the audiences of our passion-focused channels,” said Blue Ant Media’s Canadian Media president Jamie Schouela, in the announcement. “As viewers continue to have a growing number of entertainment options, Blue Ant is focused on providing our targeted audiences with compelling original series they can’t find anywhere else.”
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In photo: Life Below Zero: Canada premieres on Cottage Life in spring 2020
