With only five days to go until Canada’s Music Awards broadcast, CTV announced today its wall-to-wall coverage in support of THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS and the Canadian music industry on its family of conventional and specialty television, radio and online properties. From ETALK, MuchMusic, CANADA AM and CHUM Radio, to junos.CTV.ca, Bravo! and FashionTelevisionChannel, CTV Inc.’s extensive programming devoted to THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS will be seen across the various news and entertainment platforms again this year. THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS airs Sunday, April 18 at 8 p.m. ET on CTV (visit junos.ctv.ca to confirm local broadcast times), preceded by five hours of JUNO-related programming earlier in the day on CTV. The broadcast will be made available on demand on the CTV Video Player at CTV.ca on Monday, April 19.
“THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS is the culmination of coverage that began on CTV the moment the nominations were announced,” said Susanne Boyce, President, Creative, Content and Channels, CTV Inc. “The goal is to take advantage of every opportunity, ensuring The Juno Awards receive blanket coverage on all of CTV’s platforms, including conventional, specialty, radio and online.”
MuchMusic is all over THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS, including hosting the official, one-hour, commercial-free Red Carpet special, FANS TAKE OVER THE JUNOS, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 18. Viewers can also tune into MuchMusic during JUNOS Weekend (April 16-18), when VJs Sarah Taylor, Jesse Giddings and Liz Trinnear go live from the Newfoundland and Labrador capital, covering all of the JUNO Awards action, including Saturday afternoon’s JUNO Fan Fare.
ETALK doesn’t miss a beat of the THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS with its pre and post-show coverage. Since the nominations were announced, ETALK has been providing non-stop coverage to get everyone ready for the big weekend in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The nightly, JUNO Award-themed segments include features on nominees Michael Bublé, Drake, Stereos, Johnny Reid, and Carly Rae Jepsen. After the awards show rocks The Rock, the half-hour special ETALK AT THE JUNOS (April 19) has all of the Red Carpet interviews and adrenalin-packed, must-see moments from ETALK’s exclusive backstage lounge, brought to you by Daisy Marc Jacobs, hosted by Ben Mulroney, Tanya Kim, Leah Miller and Traci Melchor.
Also, continuing this week, CANADA AM offers a daily dose of interviews with JUNO nominees. Then, once the awards have been bestowed, CANADA AM’s Seamus O’Regan co-hosts from his hometown of St. John’s on Monday, April 19.
Below is a chronological (by channel) rundown of THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS programming initiatives, leading up to and following the Awards show premiere on CTV.
CTV
Sunday, April 18
1 p.m. ET – THE MUSICAL BRAIN
THE MUSICAL BRAIN draws on the research of Montreal neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin and examines the physical and psychological responses to music through a variety of tests on children and adults. The documentary also features candid interviews with prominent musicians, including Sting, who puts his own musical mind to the test when he enters a functional-magnetic-resonance-imaging machine to have his brain scanned.
2 p.m. ET – ARTS&MINDS JUNOS 2010
In this original Bravo! Special, host Seamus O’Regan sits down for intimate interviews with Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo and Diana Krall, among others.
2:30 p.m. ET – LIVE AT ETALK: NICKELBACK
Host Tanya Kim sits down with Grammy-Award® winning rock superstars Nickelback, to chat about their studio album Dark Horse, and their current world tour.
3 p.m. ET – DIARY: JUSTIN BIEBER
Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber has been tearing up the charts, singing and dancing his way into the hearts of girls worldwide. And now fans get another dose of Bieber fever with DIARY: JUSTIN BIEBER, an intimate behind-the-scenes look into his life, narrated by the superstar himself.
3:30 p.m. ET – LIVE AT ETALK: HEDLEY
Host Ben Mulroney reconnects with Hedley two days after the release of their third studio album, The Show Must Go, to chat about what’s up next for the band.
4 p.m. ET – LIVE AT ETALK: MICHAEL BUBLÉ
Host Ben Mulroney sits down with Michael Bublé in front of a live studio audience, and fans outside of CTV’s street-level studios, to talk about his career, his personal life and his new studio album Crazy Love.
4:30 p.m. ET – ETALK PRESENTS: YOUNG ARTISTS FOR HAITI
ETALK takes viewers through the creation of the hit single “Wavin’ Flag”, which was rerecorded by Young Artists for Haiti – 57 of Canada’s brightest musicians – for Haiti earthquake relief. The special includes interviews with the song’s creator, K’NAAN, Randy Lennox, President & CEO of Universal Music Canada, Lights, and Sam Roberts, among others.
5 p.m. ET – IN FASHION
Glen Baxter talks to JUNO nominees Michael Bublé, Drake, and K’NAAN about their sense of style and the importance fashion plays in their careers. Plus, IN FASHION examines three designer collections inspired by rock and roll.
5:30 p.m. ET – FASHIONTELEVISION
Jeanne Beker chats with some of the most stylish musicians including Slash, Rihanna, Avril Lavigne, and Tina Turner to find out just how much of a role fashion plays in their careers. Plus, FT looks at musicians-turned designers P Diddy, Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, and Gwen Stefani, before discussing the importance of style with this year’s JUNO nominees Emily Haines (Metric), Carly Rae Jepsen, Stereos, and Lights.
6 p.m. – CTV NEWS
Always offering the most current news from key Canadian events, CTV NEWS delivers viewers ongoing THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS reports, live from St. John’s.
8 p.m. ET – THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS
11 p.m. – CTV NATIONAL NEWS WITH SANDIE RINALDO delivers the latest from THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS.
12 Midnight ET – THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS (Encore)
Monday, April 19
6 a.m. ET – CANADA AM
Host Seamus O’Regan reports live from St. John’s, bringing viewers some of the first backstage interviews with artists from the previous night’s THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS broadcast.
7 p.m. ET – ETALK AT THE JUNOS
Once again, ETALK holds the premiere spot on the Red Carpet and is the first stop for winners, presenters, and performers backstage at THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS. Viewers can watch all the Red Carpet highlights and big-winner reactions from the show in this half-hour special, hosted by Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim from St. John’s. Along with Ben and Tanya, Leah Miller and Traci Melchor chat up the stars in the ETALK Lounge – the #1 destination for winners, presenters and performers fresh off the stage.
MuchMusic
Viewers can watch some great programming on some of THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS nominees, including DISBAND STEREOS (April 12 at 10 p.m. ET and April 17 at 930 a.m. ET), MY DATE WITH HEDLEY (April 15 at 9:30 p.m. ET), MY DATE WITH JUSTIN BIEBER (April 15 at 10 p.m. ET), MY DATE WITH TAYLOR SWIFT (April 15 at 10:30 p.m. ET).
April 16 – April 18 – Live hits direct from St. John’s into regular programming all weekend long. VJs Sarah Taylor, Jesse Giddings and Liz Trinnear cover all of the JUNO weekend festivities.
April 18 at 12-2 p.m. ET – MuchMusic brings fans a glimpse of the JUNO Red Carpet with exclusive live hits from the middle of the action, during RANDY JACKSON PRESENTS AMERICA’S BEST DANCE CREW.
April 18 at 7 p.m. ET – FANS TAKE OVER THE JUNOS Red Carpet Special (see description above).
THE JUNO AWARDS Online at JUNOS.CTV.ca
JUNOS.CTV.ca is the online destination for nominee and performer photo galleries, articles, artist interviews, contests and JUNO Weekend and live event videos.
On Demand: Plus, catch the entire awards ceremony on demand at JUNOS.CTV.ca beginning April 19 to relive your favourite performances and JUNO moments.
Live Chat: During the television broadcast on Sunday, April 18 at 8 p.m. ET, viewers can take part in the live chat on JUNOS.CTV.ca, interact with other fans, ask questions, comment on the performances and see what everyone online is saying about the THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS.
Music Downloads: Within 48-hours of the television broadcast, JUNO Award performances from every artist will be available through popular download sites with proceeds going to MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity.
CHUM Radio
Many CHUM Network stations across Canada offer a special one-hour JUNO radio highlight special celebrating the phenomenal year in music for Canadian artists. The special features artists like Nickelback, Stereos, Justin Bieber, K’NAAN, Hedley, Lights and more.
Listeners can tune in on the following dates in each market, and additional radio specials may be announced in the coming weeks.
Energy FM (Calgary), April 11 at 10 p.m.
CHUM FM (Toronto), April 12 at 12 a.m.
FLY FM (Kingston), April 16 at 7p.m.
KOOL FM (Victoria), April 18 at 5 p.m.
JR FM (Brockville), April 18 at 5 p.m.
MAJIC 100 (Ottawa), April 18 at 6 p.m.
C100 (Halifax), April 18 at 8 p.m.
Bravo!
April 10 at 6 p.m. ET – ARTS&MINDS – Seamus O’Regan sits down with Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo and Diana Krall. An encore presentation airs May 4 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
April 18 at 7:30 p.m. ET – BRAVO!FACT PRESENTS…JUNO 2010 – THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS are celebrated with a look at nominees and winners – past and present. Special guest host Traci Melchor presents five music shorts including the premiere of “Don’t Tell Me How I Feel” from five-time JUNO award-winner Dan Hill; “I Like Men” by nominee Carol Welsman; “Bras D’Or Lakes” by nominee The Hylozoists; “Satan” by nominee Beast, and “The Heart” with music by past nominee Jason Collett of Broken Social Scene. (Encore presentation airs Friday, April 23 at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo!)
CTV News Channel
CTV News Channel offers ongoing JUNOS coverage in the week leading up to the awards show, and on Sunday, April 18 will bring viewers red carpet highlights and recaps of JUNO Award results.
CP24
Saturday, April 17 – Toronto’s source for breaking news brings viewers ongoing updates, with live reports from the THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS offering a glimpse at pre-JUNOS festivities, and fan experiences from Newfoundland and Labrador. Then on Sunday April 18, CP24 delivers live updates and more fandemonium from the Awards show.
MTV
April 19 at 6:26 p.m. ET – MTV NEWS delivers viewers all the highlights from THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS
FashionTelevisionChannel
April 17 at 8 p.m. ET – IN FASHION – See synopsis above under CTV section
April 17 at 8:30 p.m. ET – FASHIONTELEVISION – See synopsis above under CTV section
Star!
April 17 at 5 p.m. ET – INFASHION – See synopsis above under CTV section
April 17 at 5:30 p.m. ET – FASHIONTELEVISION – See synopsis above under CTV section
Encore Broadcasts of THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS
April 22 at 9 p.m. ET – MuchMoreMusic
April 24 at 8 p.m. ET – /A
April 25 at 9 p.m. ET – Star!
April 26 at 7 p.m. ET – Bravo!
May 1 at 7 p.m. ET – MuchMoreMusic
May 2 at 8 p.m. ET – Star!
May 4 at 8 p.m. ET – Bravo!
About THE JUNO AWARDS
THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS, Canada’s Music Awards, airs Sunday, April 18 on CTV for the second time from the Mile One Centre in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. It is the ninth year in a row that THE JUNO AWARDS will air on CTV, the Official Broadcast Partner of the JUNO Awards.
Since CTV joined forces with CARAS in 2002, The JUNO Awards have travelled across Canada, bringing a live, electrified stadium show to millions of Canadians. CTV has broadcast The JUNO Awards from St. John’s (2002), Ottawa (2003), Edmonton (2004), Winnipeg (2005), Halifax (2006), Saskatoon (2007), Calgary (2008) and Vancouver (2009). The 40th annual JUNO Awards will take place March 21-27, 2011 in Toronto, ON, culminating in the live CTV broadcast of THE 2011 JUNO AWARDS, Sunday, March 27 from the Air Canada Centre.
THE 2010 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 Ed Robinson for CARAS. Louise Wood is Producer and Lindsay Cox is Supervising Producer. Susanne Boyce is President, Creative, Content and Channels, CTV Inc.
Sponsors of THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS broadcast on CTV include Chevrolet, Garnier, Pepsi and Rogers.
Sponsors of THE 2010 JUNO Awards include FACTOR, Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters and the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage’s “Canada Music Fund,” with commitments from The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, the City of St. John’s and Radio Starmaker Fund.
Web Links:
Official JUNO Awards website: www.junoawards.ca
CTV’s JUNO Awards website: www.junos.ctv.ca
CARAS website: www.carasonline.ca
CTV website: www.ctv.ca
