CTV Announces First Two Teams Competing on THE AMAZING RACE CANADA

TORONTO (June 24, 2013) – Canadiansauditioned by the thousands, but only nine teams were chosen to compete in therace of a lifetime. Now, the wait is over. Today, CTV unveiled the first twoteams competing on THE AMAZING RACECANADA, this summer’s most-anticipated television series. Hosted by Olympic ChampionJon Montgomery (@jrmonty12), thefirst team announced to embark on the thrilling, all-Canadian race around thecountry is Jody, a Canadian Forces veteran from Ottawa, and his dedicated brotherCory, from Edmonton. Joining them are Kristen and Darren, a couple of avidoutdoor enthusiasts in top physical condition from British Columbia, who sharea passion for positive thinking and a love of all living things. In total, nineteams will compete for the historic half a million dollar grandprize, with three more teams announced tomorrow (June 25), two on Wednesday(June 26), and the final two pairings on Thursday (June 27). Set to anchorCTV’s Summer 2013 schedule, THE AMAZINGRACE CANADA airs Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/PTbeginning July 15 on CTV(visit CTV.ca toconfirm local broadcast times).

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“Canadians will be blownaway by how these teams interact with their partners and with each other asthey race across the country,” said Phil King, President, CTV Programming andSports. “These nine teams are the best of the best, and viewers can expect anincredible amount of excitement and drama.”

“With thousandsand thousands of applications for THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, we had the nearimpossible task of picking nine teams to run the race,” said John Brunton,Chairman and CEO Insight Productions. “We had so many top notch groups tochoose from we could have filled multiple seasons. Canadians showed usonce again why this is the best country in the world, and our cast justmagnifies our diversity and spirit.”

Beloware the first two teams announced to compete in THE AMAZING RACE CANADA. Click on the team names for detailed biosand photography.

JODY and CORY – Brothers   

Name: Jody Mitic

Age: 36

Hometown: Ottawa, ON

Current Occupation: Army Sniper(Ret.)/Motivational Speaker

Twitter: @JODYMITIC, #jodyandcory

Name: Cory Mitic

Age: 32

Hometown: Edmonton, AB

Current Occupation: Labour RelationsOfficer

Twitter: @Miticthecritic,#jodyandcory

Motto: “They are the enemy and we shall destroy them.”

How Will They Plan to Win The Race: Focus, hard work, calculated risk.

KRISTEN and DARREN  – Dating Couple  

Name: Kristen Idiens

Age: 32

Hometown: Fairmont HotSprings, BC

Current Occupation: Outdoor AdventureGuide

Twitter: @KristenDarrenBC,#kristenanddarren

Name: Darren Trapp

Age: 26

Hometown: Fairmont HotSprings, BC

Current Occupation: White-water raftguide, lifeguard

Twitter: @KristenDarrenBC,#kristenanddarren

Motto: “We believe strongly in equity for all living creatures and creating ourown realities through positive thinking and sharing love everywhere we go.”

How Will They Plan to Win The Race:“Using our fitness level, logic, resourcefulness and maintaining a positiveattitude towards each challenge.”

Thousands of teams have entered, but only one team will run away with thehistoric grand prize for THE AMAZING RACECANADA. Valued at more than half a million dollarsincluding $250,000 in cash, the prize also featuresthe opportunity to fly free for ayear for two anywhere Air Canada flies worldwide (175 destinations) in Executive First Class (based on10 trips for two), and two2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingrays. In total, the prize is equalto 167,224 hockey pucks, 178,572 cans of beer, and 33,356half-liter jars of pure Canadian maple syrup.

With the knowledge that most Canadians have nottravelled beyond their own province, THE AMAZING RACE CANADA gives Canadiansthe opportunity to race around Canada and discover the country they love in aonce-in-a-lifetime adventure. Teams will race to the finish line,criss-crossing up to 23,000 kilometres. A stunning depiction of the Canadianfabric, the teams will travel through both the country’s urban centres as wellas the most remote outposts in the land, all while exploring its broad cultural and ethnic diversity, wildlife,and iconic landmarks. Fans are encouraged to follow @AmazingRaceCDA and staytuned to the CTVFacebook page for updates.

THE AMAZING RACE CANADA will alsoair TSN on Tuesdays at midnight ETbeginning July 16, on RDS2Wednesdays at 6 p.m. ET beginningJuly 17, and TSN2 on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET beginning July 17, as well as on demand across CTV’s digital platforms: including CTV.ca, the CTV App, the CTV Mobile channelon Bell Mobile TV, and through video on demand partners such as Bell Fibe TV following the broadcast..  

The four top-tier sponsors for THE AMAZING RACE CANADA are Air Canada, BlackBerry^®, INTERAC^®, and ChevroletCanada.

THEAMAZING RACE CANADA is based on THE AMAZING RACE, the nine-time, Emmy®award-winning, hit program created by Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganierithat premiered in 2001 in the United States. van Munster, Doganieri, and MarkVertullo are executive producers for Worldrace Productions, a division ofProfiles Television. Jerry Bruckheimer and Jonathan Littman are executiveproducers for Jerry Bruckheimer Television. The program is produced inassociation with ABC Studios. The U.S. version of THE AMAZING RACE was a Top 3series last fall on CTV and is this season’s #1 reality program in Canada withan average audience of 2.7 million viewers.

THEAMAZING RACE CANADA will bethe 12^th international version to launch outside of the UnitedStates, joining Asia, Australia, Brazil, China, France, Israel, Latin America,Norway, Philippines, Ukraine and Vietnam as territories with an original THEAMAZING RACE production.

THE AMAZING RACE CANADA will be producedby Insight Productions inassociation with CTV and with the support of Profiles Television. ExecutiveProducers for Insight Productions are John Brunton and Barbara Bowlby, andSupervising Producer is Mark Lysakowski. Bertram van Munster and EliseDoganieri are executive producers for Profiles Television. Robin Johnston isthe CTV Production Executive. Corrie Coe is SeniorVice-President, Independent Production, Bell Media. Mike Cosentino is SeniorVice-President, Programming, CTV Networks. Phil King is President, CTV Programmingand Sports.

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About Bell Media Independent Production

Bell Media has commissioned and co-produced some of Canada’s most-watched and most-acclaimed original programming, while working with the best Canadian independent producers in the country. Hit CTV series include ratings success stories SAVING HOPE, MOTIVE, and THE LISTENER, and the recently concluded game changer FLASHPOINT. New for 2013 on CTV are the drama series PLAYED, relationship comedy SATISFACTION, multi-cam office comedy SPUN OUT, and THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, a Canadian-produced, complementary version of the hit international series. Among the scripted series on Bell Media specialty channels are the two-time Emmy®-nominated hit DEGRASSI, ORPHAN BLACK, upcoming series BITTEN, and recently ordered drama 19-2. Bell Media specialty channels are also home to reality series PANIC BUTTON, entertainment documentary BRAVE NEW GIRL, game shows MATCH GAME and POP QUIZ, and factual series like HIGHWAY THRU HELL, and LAST CAR STANDING. In total, Bell Media ordered 27 new original Canadian series in 2012, and put 35 scripted projects into development.

About CTV

CTV is Canada’s #1 private broadcaster. Featuring a wide range of qualitynews, sports, information, and entertainment programming, CTV has been Canada’smost-watched television network for the past 12 years in a row. CTV is adivision of Bell Media, Canada’s premier multimedia company with leading assetsin television, radio and digital. Bell Media is owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE:BCE), Canada’s largest communications company. More information about CTV canbe found on the network’s website at CTV.ca.

About Insight Production Company Ltd.

Insight Production CompanyLtd., headed by John Brunton & Barbara Bowlby has become an industry leaderin the creative development, financing and production of highly ratedtelevision programs and cutting edge multiplatform content for the globalmarket in every genre. Since 1979, it has been recognized for its reputationfor outstanding quality as the recipient of numerous International awards,including multiple Gemini’s. The company has created thousands of hours ofgroundbreaking television that continues to be broadcast over major networksworldwide. For more information visit www.insighttv.com.

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For more information, please contact:

Jacqui VanSickle, CTV, 416.384.5091 or Jacqueline.vansickle@bellmedia.ca

Jim Quan, CTV, 416.384.5311 or jim.quan@bellmedia.ca   

Cary Mignault, Unit PublicityManager, Insight Productions, 416-435-9295, cmignault@insighttv.com