CTV Celebrates The 2008 JUNO Awards With Wall-to-Wall Coverage on TV, Radio and Online

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1 MEDIA RELEASE ctvmedia.ca CTV Celebrates The 2008 JUNO Awards With Wall-to-Wall Coverage on TV, Radio and Online -- CTV, Star! and FashionTelevision to broadcast etalk at the JUNOS Red Carpet special MuchMusic, MuchMoreMusic and MTV showcase JUNO nominees -- Canada AM is backstage and broadcasts live from Calgary April CHUM Radio stations to simulcast Canada s Music Awards with CTV The CTV Broadband Network gives users the full JUNO experience at junos.ctv.ca -- Toronto, ON (March 27, 2008) With 10 days to go until the big night, CTV announced today its ambitious broadcast plan in support of The 2008 JUNO Awards among its multiple broadcast properties. Whether on conventional or specialty television, radio or online, it adds up to the most comprehensive and diverse support for Canada s Music Awards in JUNO Awards history. Dedicated JUNO Awards programming will be seen on numerous news and entertainment programs on CTV as well as six specialty channels, nine radio stations and various online properties. Hosted by international comedic sensation Russell Peters, The 2008 JUNO Awards airs in High Definition on Sunday, April 6 at 8 p.m. ET live from Calgary s Pengrowth Saddledome on CTV and CTV HD East/West (tape delayed in Western Canada; go to junos.ctv.ca for local broadcast times) and on select CHUM Radio stations. ** Media Note - Download photos for all The 2008 JUNO Awards programming at ctvmedia.ca. CTV is now able to take the JUNO Awards to a whole new level, said Susanne Boyce, President, Creative and Channels, CTV Inc. Canadians can experience the JUNOS on more platforms and more properties than ever before. As always, etalk, Canada s most-watched original entertainment newsmagazine, leads the coverage with daily features beginning next Monday and leading up to Canada s premiere red carpet event, etalk at the JUNOS, immediately before the JUNO Awards broadcast. Additional coverage includes Canada AM s backstage interviews; nominee profiles on Star!; CHUM Radio s live coverage from the etalk Red Carpet and its nationwide simulcast of The 2008 JUNO Awards; MuchMusic s spotlight on nominees Avril Lavigne and Hedley; reports from MTV Live s Aliya-Jasmine Sovani; nominee profiles and awards highlights from Bravo!; and the complete JUNOS experience at junos.ctv.ca, with a comprehensive nominees section, photo gallery, videos, and live backstage blogging from etalk reporter and celebrity blogger, Lainey. Below is a snapshot of The 2008 JUNO Awards programming initiatives from CTV leading up to and following the main awards show.

2 CTV April 5 at 10 p.m. ET Comedy Now! The one-hour stand-up special that introduced JUNO Awards host Russell Peters to the world April 6 at 7 p.m. ET etalk at the JUNOS April 6 at 8 p.m. ET The 2008 JUNO Awards etalk March 31 at 7 p.m. ET Suzie McNeil hunts for her JUNO shoes April 1 at 7 p.m. ET JUNO by the Numbers April 3 at 7 p.m. ET Exclusive interview with JUNO Awards host Russell Peters in his L.A. home (Part 1); on the road with Theory of a Deadman; Measha Bruggergosman shops for her JUNO dress; and etalk host Tanya Kim gets red carpet ready with Project Runway winner Evan Bidell. April 4 at 7 p.m. ET JUNO host Russell Peters (Part 2), plus Tanya Kim is at the JUNO Cup hockey practice, Belly shows us his JUNO bling, Lainey gives an etalk Lounge preview and Jully Black and her dancers get ready for the JUNOS. April 6 at 7 p.m. ET - etalk at the JUNOS Red Carpet Special Canada AM/CTV Local News April 6 at 4 p.m. MT A special JUNO edition of Calgary s CTV Evening News (Calgary only) April 6 at 4:30 p.m. MT - Road to the JUNOS a half-hour special chronicling the highlights of local JUNO events that took place throughout the week (Calgary only) April 7 at 6 a.m. ET Canada AM host Seamus O Regan joins the broadcast from Calgary with artist interviews backstage from the previous night s JUNO Awards broadcast. Star! April 1 at 9 p.m. ET This Is Avril Lavigne April 2 at 9 p.m. ET This Is Celine Dion April 4 at 9 p.m. ET etalk Profile: Feist April 4 at 9:30 p.m. ET etalk Profile: Russell Peters April 6 at 7 p.m. ET etalk at the JUNOS Red Carpet Special FashionTelevision April 6 at 7 p.m. ET etalk at the JUNOS Red Carpet Special CHUM Radio CHUM FM (Toronto), The Beat (Vancouver), Kool FM (Victoria), Energy (Calgary), The Bounce (Edmonton), Q94 FM (Winnipeg), Energy 99.3 FM (Peterborough, Ont.), FLY FM (Kingston, Ont.), BOB FM (Ottawa), and C100 FM (Halifax) April 6 at 7 p.m. ET CHUM Radio Special Presentation a one-hour syndicated red carpet radio special followed by a live simulcast of The 2008 JUNO Awards.

3 MuchMusic March 31 at 10 p.m. ET Hedley Much April 1 at 6:30 p.m. ET Born To Be Avril Lavigne April 2 at 10:30 p.m. ET Spotlight: Avril Lavigne Starting April 3, MuchNews will have JUNO updates throughout the day, showcasing highlights from JUNO weekend events, the etalk Red Carpet, the Awards broadcast and celebrity interviews. MuchMoreMusic April 3 at 8 p.m. ET The Celine Dion special That s Just the Woman in Me April 4 at 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. ET MMMProfile: Nelly Furtado In addition, The Loop will report breaking JUNO updates prior to the awards, and highlights from the weekend s events. MTV March 26 at 6 p.m. ET illscarlett on MTV Live March 27 at 6 p.m. ET Sum 41 on MTV Live, and JUNO giveaway contest winners announced April 5 at 3 p.m. ET (on CTV) MTV Live Shuffle has a full hour of past MTV Live performances, interviews and videos from JUNO nominees. April 7 at 6 p.m. ET MTV Live on-air personality Aliya-Jasmine Sovani reports back from Calgary with highlights from JUNO Fan Fare, the JUNO Cup hockey game, the etalk Red Carpet and interviews with JUNO winners backstage. Bravo! April 1 at 7:30 p.m. ET, April 5 at 6:30 p.m. ET Bravo!Videos JUNO Special includes videos and interviews with nominees Michael Bublé, R&B artist Jully Black, Cuban musician AlexCuba and Quebec s platinum-selling artist Pascale Picard. April 5 at 6 p.m. ET, April 6 at 7 p.m. ET, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. ET Arts & Minds profiles JUNO nominees Serena Ryder, Feist, Jeremy Fisher, Rufus Wainwright and Bob Lanois. April 19 at 6 p.m. ET, April 20 at 7 p.m. ET, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET Arts & Minds has behind-the-scenes highlights and interviews with the winners in the classical, jazz and blues, and contemporary categories from The 2008 JUNO Awards. The CTV Broadband Network at junos.ctv.ca April 6 Highlights from Saturday s JUNO Gala Dinner and Awards April 6 JUNO fans at home can watch etalk at the JUNOS Red Carpet show on demand on their computers on The CTV Broadband Network at junos.ctv.ca beginning at 8 p.m. ET. As well, see live backstage blogging from etalk reporter and celebrity blogger Elaine Lainey Lui. Once the awards are given out, Canadians can watch The 2008 JUNO Awards on demand whenever they like beginning at 10 p.m. ET, along with behind the scenes footage from the press room, where winners will questions from the media as they come offstage.

4 The 2008 JUNO Awards Hosted by Russell Peters, The 2008 JUNO Awards, Canada s Music Awards, will air on CTV and CHUM Radio on Sunday, April 6 from the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary. It is the seventh year in a row that The JUNO Awards will air on CTV, the official broadcast partner of the JUNO Awards. Since 2002, CTV has presented The JUNO Awards from across Canada, bringing a local, electrifying stadium show to millions of Canadian viewers at home. The two-hour broadcast will feature performances from 15 artists, including Avril Lavigne, Feist, Finger Eleven, Hedley, Jully Black, Measha Brueggergosman and Michael Bublé. Anne Murray will appear in special duet performances with Jann Arden and Sarah Brightman. Aaron Lines, Gord Bamford, Johnny Reid, Paul Brandt and Shane Yellowbird will perform in a special allcountry musical tribute to the host city and province. Since going live from St. John s in 2002, CTV has broadcast The JUNO Awards from Ottawa (2003), Edmonton (2004), Winnipeg (2005), Halifax (2006) and Saskatoon (2007). Previous hosts of The JUNO Awards on CTV include Nelly Furtado (2007), Pamela Anderson (2006), Brent Butt (2005), Alanis Morissette (2004), Shania Twain (2003) and Barenaked Ladies (2002). The 2008 JUNO Awards is produced by Insight Productions in association with CTV and the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS). Executive producers are John Brunton and Barbara Bowlby for Insight Productions and Melanie Berry and Stephen Stohn for CARAS. Louise Wood is Producer and Donna Luke is Line Producer. Rob Farina is Vice- President of Programming for CHUM Radio. Ed Robinson is Executive Vice-President, Programming, CTV. Susanne Boyce is President, Creative, Content and Channels, CTV Inc. Sponsors of the 2008 JUNO Awards include FACTOR, Canada s Private Radio Broadcasters and the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage s Canada Music Fund, The Government of Alberta, The City of Calgary, Tourism Calgary, Calgary Arts Development and Radio Starmaker Fund. Broadcast sponsors for The 2008 JUNO Awards are Pontiac, Doritos, TD Canada Trust and Rogers. About CTV: CTV, Canada's largest private broadcaster, offers a wide range of quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming. It has the number-one national newscast, CTV National News With Lloyd Robertson, and is the number-one choice for prime-time viewing. CTVglobemedia Inc. is Canada's premier multi-media company which owns CTV Inc. and The Globe and Mail. CTV Inc. also owns radio stations across the country, and leading national specialty channels. Other CTVglobemedia investments include an interest in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, and in Dome Productions, a North American leader in the provision of mobile high definition production facilities. More information about CTV may be found on the company website at

5 About CARAS: The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences/L academie canadienne des arts et des sciences de l enregistrement (CARAS) is a not-for-profit organization created to preserve and enhance the Canadian music and recording industries and to contribute toward higher artistic and industry standards. The main focus of CARAS is the exploration and development of opportunities to showcase and promote Canadian artists and music through television vehicles such as The JUNO Awards. For more information on the 37th Annual JUNO Awards, visit the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) website at Web Links: CTV s JUNO Awards website: Official JUNO Awards website: CARAS website: - CTV - For information about The 2008 JUNO Awards broadcast on CTV contact: Renée Horton, CTV, or rhorton@ctv.ca Renée Dupuis Macht, CTV, or rdupuismacht@ctv.ca