DTOUR™ Launches Fall 2013
For additional photography and press kit material visit:
http://www.shawmedia.ca/media and follow us on Twitter at
@shawmediaTV_PR
TORONTO,
June 5, 2013 /CNW/ - From the
broadcaster behind some of the most-watched specialty channels in
Canada* comes an eye-opening new
lifestyle channel - DTOUR™. Shaw Media is expanding
its roster of thriving lifestyle services on August 26, 2013 to include DTOUR™, a brand
new channel that will bring those with a lifelong passion for new
experiences a fresh perspective on the world they think they
know.
"Shaw Media is a long-standing leader in specialty television
and home to the most sought-after lifestyle brands," said
Barb Williams, Senior Vice
President, Content, Shaw Media. "Our steadfast commitment to
bringing Canadians the best in entertainment is the motivation
behind DTOUR™. It is a significant addition to our robust portfolio
of channels, taking Canadians behind the scenes and beyond the
everyday with a diverse lineup of exclusive content."
Shaw Media boasts four of the top 10 specialty channels
for A25-54, and five of the top 10 for W25-54*, the
strongest presence in the top 10 against all competitors in the
industry. DTOUR™ joins the company's successful lineup of lifestyle
services including HGTV, Food Network,
SliceTM and DIY Network.
There's a time in everyone's life when they're ready to take a
DTOUR™. This new channel will lead viewers off the beaten path with
exciting, eye-opening programming that reveals the drama,
entertainment and ideas behind the everyday and the extraordinary.
Led by the most engaging personalities, the channel's exclusive
content will broaden horizons and fulfill ongoing curiosity.
This fall DTOUR™ introduces the young at heart to big
personalities and powerful experiences as classic rock legend
Bret Michaels creates miraculous
mobile mansions in Rock My RV with Bret Michaels, a retired combat veteran
and his wife test their relationship and survival skills in
Get Lost (WT) and Anthony
Melchiorri whips hotels back into shape in Hotel
Impossible.
Highlights from DTOUR™'s upcoming roster of exclusive
programming includes:
Rock My RV with Bret
Michaels
Follow classic rock legend Bret
Michaels as he transforms ordinary recreational vehicles
into the most miraculous mobile mansions on the road. RV owners are
dreaming up their ideal vacations, but they often find their "home
on wheels" isn't capable of making their dream trips come true.
That's where Bret and his design team come in - from transforming a
tired 1973 Winnebago family heirloom into a state-of-the-art road
warrior, to retrofitting a brand new RV to a tailgating behemoth
that blows every other vehicle off the road.
Hotel Impossible
Competition is fierce in the hotel business. Online sites like Trip
Advisor can kill a business' reputation with one bad review. Staff
are untrained, surly or apathetic in a profession that lives or
dies on service. So what's a struggling hotel operator to do? Hire
Anthony Melchiorri, one of the most
sought after hotel "fixers". His no-nonsense approach can turn any
establishment around in weeks, from updating the décor to managing
the debt - and he plans to do just that.
Get Lost (WT)
A Special Forces retired combat veteran and journalist husband and
wife duo are dropped somewhere unknown, in the middle of nowhere,
and must do whatever it takes to survive in the wild until they
find their way back to civilization.
Mysteries at the Museum
Host Don Wildman scours local
archives, storefront collections and the hallowed halls of stately
institutions to find extraordinary relics at the heart of tales
that shock and amaze. These objects and artifacts reveal hidden
secrets and celebrate the past.
Burger Land
In this docu-style series, host George
Motz meets America's best hamburger creators, tours their
establishments and finds out what goes into making their burger one
of the best in the land. In each episode, three of these burger
classics George has encountered before, but the fourth hamburger is
a new burger experience for George - a burger he's never tried
before but that comes highly recommended by one of George's local
burger experts.
Airport 24/7: Miami
This is an all-access pass to the intense and dramatic world of
Miami International Airport, as
told through larger-than-life characters whose jobs it is to keep
one of America's largest airports running around the clock. MIA is
considered a Category X airport, a prime target for terrorist
threats. With 38 million passengers a year it's an airport the size
of a small city, and something is always bound to happen. Fuel
fire, smuggling rings, medical emergencies, sting operations,
aircraft malfunctions and more - if you think you know life in an
airport, you haven't seen anything yet.
Bizarre Foods with Andrew
Zimmern
Chef, writer and culinary explorer Andrew
Zimmern gives us a taste of the world's different cultures
by serving up what the locals eat. Andrew goes deeper into
experiencing the unusual food practices that even he never knew
existed. He gets involved sourcing and preparing his food while
encountering extreme climates, rough terrain and off the beaten
path locations. Andrew takes on personal journeys to find
meaningful connections to people and their cuisine, from the most
remote corners of the earth to locations right in his own
backyard.
*BBM Canada PPM Data, Dec 31/12 - May 5/13 (A25-54, W25-54)
DTOUR™ is a Shaw Media Network.
About Shaw Communications Inc.
Shaw is a diversified communications and media company, providing
consumers with broadband cable television, High-Speed Internet,
Home Phone, telecommunications services (through Shaw Business),
satellite direct-to-home services (through Shaw Direct) and
engaging programming content (through Shaw Media). Shaw serves 3.4
million customers, through a reliable and extensive fibre network.
Shaw Media operates one of the largest conventional television
networks in Canada, Global
Television, and 19 specialty networks including HGTV Canada, Food
Network Canada, HISTORY® and Showcase. Shaw is traded on the
Toronto and New York stock exchanges and is included in
the S&P/TSX 60 Index (Symbol: TSX - SJR.B, NYSE - SJR). For
more information about Shaw, please visit www.shaw.ca.
SOURCE Shaw Media