HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada) and Astral’s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada), presents Behind The Candelabra, a behind-the-scenes look at world-renowned performer Liberace’s tempestuous relationship with lover Scott Thorson. Starring Academy Award® winners Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, executive produced by Emmy® winner Jerry Weintraub and directed by Academy Award® winner Steven Soderbergh, from a script by Oscar® nominee Richard LaGravenese, Behind The Candelabra tracks the couple from their first meeting backstage at the Las Vegas Hilton to their bitter and public breakup. Behind The Candelabra premieres Sunday, May 26 at 9 p.m. ET/MT on HBO Canada. Read More

HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada) and Astral’s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada) presents the HBO special2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. The 28th annual induction ceremony took place on April 18 at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre, marking the first time since 1993 that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was held on the West Coast. The HBO special features long-awaited performances, commemorative tributes and moving speeches from both presenters and inductees. The special premieres Saturday, May 18 at 9 p.m. ET/MT on HBO Canada. Read More

This summer, HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Astral’s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada) andCorus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada), presents the latest thought provoking HBO original documentaries on Monday nights at 9 p.m. ET/MT: Love, Marilyn, which offers a glimpse into the personal life of Marilyn Monroe; Miss You Can Do It, which profiles a national non-profit pageant for girls and women with special needs and challenges; Josh Fox’s provocative follow-up to the controversial, Oscar^®-nominated Gasland; and The Cheshire Murders from Emmy® winner Kate Davis. Read More

HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada) andAstral’s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada), heads back to Winnipeg for a bittersweet summer of turmoil and goodbyes in this fourth and final season of the award-winning, half-hour original comedy series, Less Than Kind. Read More

HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada) andAstral’s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada) presents Family Tree, a new comedy series written and created by Christopher Guest and Jim Piddock.  Shot as a single-camera, documentary-style show in the manner of Guest’s acclaimed feature films (such as Best in Show,Waiting for Guffman and A Mighty Wind), the series stars Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids) along with Tom Bennett and Nina Conti. The eight episode season premieres Sunday, May 12 at 10:30 ET/MT on HBO Canada, day-and-date with HBO in the U,S. Read More

HBO Canada presents the broadcast premiere of Quality Balls – The David Steinberg Story, an original documentary from Astral’s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada) and Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada). Read More

As was announced by HBO earlier yesterday, the current season of HBO’s news series VICE will expand from eight editions to 10 editions on HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada) and Astral’s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada. The series will devote its entire season finale, scheduled to premiere Friday, June 14 at 11 p.m. ET/MT on HBO Canada, to its recent headline-making trip to North Korea. Read More

HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Astral’s The Movie Network(Eastern Canada) and Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada) is giving Canadians a chance to sample HBO’s new buzzed-about half-hour newsmagazine series VICE free-of-charge. Read More

Oscar® winner Hilary Swank and Oscar® nominee Brenda Blethyn star in HBO Films’ Mary and Martha, the story of two mothers who find a way to make a difference by dedicating themselves to the cause of malaria prevention. The film premieres Saturday, April 20 at 8 p.m. ET/MT on HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Astral’s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada) and Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada), day-and-date with HBO in the U.S., and re-airs on Thursday, April 25 to commemorate World Malaria Day.

To help increase awareness about malaria prevention, Spread the Net, in participation with HBO Canada, is inviting supporters to A Night Out for Nets on Thursday, April 18. The event is an exclusive screening of Mary and Martha hosted by Spread the Net Co-Chair Rick Mercer. Space is limited and supporters can visit www.spreadthenet.org for more details. A Night Out for Nets aims to raise awareness about malaria in the days leading up to World Malaria Day.

Mary and Martha is a fictional story inspired by real events starring Swank as Mary, an American interior designer who takes her little boy on an extended trip to Africa, and Blethyn as Martha, an English housewife whose own son heads to Africa as a volunteer. When malaria strikes both of their sons, the lives of these very different women change forever as they forge a deep friendship and embark on an epic journey of self-discovery to Africa, dedicating themselves to the cause of malaria prevention. Beginning to rebuild their lives, they show how ordinary people can make a difference and inspire positive change in the process.

In addition to Swank and Blethyn, the film also stars Sam Claflin, Frank Grillo and James Woods.

Mary and Martha is an HBO Films Presentation of a WTTV Working Title Television Production, in association with BBC and NBC Universal. The film is executive produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Juliette Howell and Liza Chasin and produced by Hilary Bevan Jones and Genevieve Hofmeyr.

In Eastern Canada, the film will be available in High Definition, on demand, on TMN GO, and on HBO Canada OnLine.

In Western Canada, programming will be available in High Definition on HBO Canada HD; on demand, via mobile and online with participating service providers.

About Spread the Net
Spread the Net is a grassroots campaign designed to motivate, educate and inspire Canadians to help end preventable malaria deaths by raising funds and awareness to support the purchase and distribution of bed nets to children and families in Africa.

Spread the Net was founded after Belinda Stronach and Rick Mercer traveled to Africa in 2006 with Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and at that time, the Director of the UN Millennium Project. It was there that they saw first-hand the devastating effects of malaria, and the shockingly simple bed net solution so out-of-reach for many thousands of African families.

Thanks to the generosity of Canadian supporters Spread the Net has raised enough funds to help facilitate the distribution of over 545,000 bed nets to children and families in Liberia, Rwanda, Uganda, Guinea and Tanzania. For more information please visit www.spreadthenet.org.

HBO Canada is a multiplex channel offered by Astral’s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada) and Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada).

The ten-episode sixth season of the hit HBO series True Blood debuts Sunday, June 16 at 9 p.m. ET/MT on HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Astral’s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada) and Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada). Read More