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Discovery Networks Join CTV’s Digital Experience with Smash-Hit Canadian Originals and Iconic Series Now Available on CTV.ca and the CTV App

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– Full seasons of Discovery’s exclusive Canadian original series including HIGHWAY THRU HELL and HEAVY RESCUE: 401 are available to stream now at CTV.ca and CTV app –
– Discovery celebrates Earth Day (April 22) with a curated collection featuring original Canadian content, blockbuster movies, and eco-conscious specials, all currently available to stream –
– Season 7 of Discovery Original Series JADE FEVER premieres May 10, with episodes available each week on CTV.ca following their premiere –

TORONTO (April 13, 2021) – Bell Media confirmed that its Discovery Networks – Discovery, Animal Planet, Discovery Velocity, Discovery Science, and Investigation Discovery – are the latest brands to join CTV’s expanded digital experience, with more than 5,000 hours of Canadian Discovery Original Series, factual films, and fan favourites available to stream now on CTV.ca and on the CTV app. Beginning today, full seasons of Discovery’s exclusive Canadian Original Series, including fan favourites like MIGHTY TRAINS, HEAVY RESCUE: 401, and HIGHWAY THRU HELL, are available to stream. Also this month, an all-new season of MADE®-in-Canada series JADE FEVER airs Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on Discovery, beginning May 10, with each new episode available on-demand at CTV.ca and on the CTV app, immediately after broadcast. As well, viewers can now catch-up on Seasons 1-6 of the fan-favourite series across all CTV digital platforms. Additional Discovery titles are set to roll out on CTV.ca and the CTV app throughout the year, concurrently with broadcast premieres, including Season 17 of DEADLIEST CATCH, which debuts with a two-hour recap special, Tuesday, April 20 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. The following week, viewers can catch a 2-hour premiere episode, Tuesday, April 27 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, before the series moves into its regular timeslot, Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, beginning May 4. Also available to stream today is a wide variety of classic series from the Discovery library including iconic smash hits like Canada’s Worst Driver and How It’s Made and, in anticipation of SHARK WEEK 2021, viewers can stream deadly shark-themed content such as Shallow Water Invasion, Deadliest Sharks, and more. Additionally, in celebration of Earth Day on April 22, viewers can access a curated collection of Canadian series, blockbuster movies, and specials, as well as feature documentaries including CHASING MONSTERS, Equator: A New World View, Wild Bear Rescue, and more. Discovery Networks’ Programming now available on CTV.ca and the CTV app includes:
  • Exclusive Canadian original series and specials from Discovery including Seasons 1-2 of Disasters at Sea, and full seasons of MIGHTY TRAINS, HIGHWAY THRU HELL, HEAVY RESCUE: 401, and Seasons 1-6 of JADE FEVER.
  • Fan favourites from Discovery’s catalogue including Season 16 of Deadliest Catch, full seasons of MOONSHINERS, GOLD RUSH, Naked and Afraid, Street Outlaws, Undercover Billionaire, Alaskan Bush People, Alaska: The Last Frontier, BattleBots, Wheeler Dealers, BERING SEA GOLD, CANADA’S WORST DRIVER, HOW IT’S MADE, STREET OUTLAWS, Animal Planet’s LONE STAR LAW, Investigation Discovery’s on the case with paula zahn, and more.
  • Celebrate Earth, a curated collection in honour of Earth Day (April 22), which includes full seasons of Animal Planet’s Canadian original series Chasing Monsters and Equator: A New World View, as well as Wild Bear Rescue. The hub also includes intergalactic specials like Jupiter: Close Encounter, ROGUE EARTH, and SATURN: INSIDE THE RINGS, as well as Discovery Science’s Pluto: First Encounter.
  • Classic SHARK WEEK programming including deadly programs like Shallow Water Invasion, Deadliest Sharks, Isle of Jaws, I Escaped Jaws 2, and more.
  • Fresh seasons of Discovery Original Series JADE FEVER and fan favourite DEADLIEST CATCH launch this month with each new episode available to stream weekly.
For a full list of Discovery Programming available on CTV.ca and the CTV app, please click here.

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Bell Media has commissioned some of Canada’s most-watched and most-acclaimed original programming, working with the best Canadian independent producers in the country. Hit series commissioned by CTV include #1 Canadian drama TRANSPLANT; record-breaking Canadian formats THE AMAZING RACE CANADA and MASTERCHEF CANADA; #1 Canadian comedy series in all key adult demos JANN; culinary series MARY’S KITCHEN CRUSH; inspirational series HOLMES FAMILY EFFECT starring Mike Holmes, his son Michael, and daughter Sherry. Upcoming new series include CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING from the producers of LETTERKENNY. Among the original series on Bell Media specialty and streaming platforms are CTV Sci-Fi Channel’s WYNONNA EARP and the upcoming SURREALESTATE, as well as CTV Comedy Channel’s CORNER GAS ANIMATED, as well as CTV Comedy Channel’s CORNER GAS ANIMATED. Crave Originals include hit series LETTERKENNY, CANADA’S DRAG RACE, and POUR TOUJOURS, PLUS UN JOUR;  docuseries DARK SIDE OF THE RING; acclaimed documentaries ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND, and THE NEW CORPORATION: THE UNFORTUNATELY NECESSARY SEQUEL. Discovery is home to Bell Media’s hit factual series and franchises HIGHWAY THRU HELL, HEAVY RESCUE: 401, and MUD MOUNTAIN HAULERS, in addition to MAKE IT TO THE MOON and others. Bell Media is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company. Learn more at www.BellMedia.ca.

About Discovery
With compelling real-life programming that inspires and entertains, Discovery reveals the world in all its wonder, diversity and amazement. Discovery offers a signature mix of adrenaline-charged stories, larger-than-life personalities and vivid imagery for viewers with curious minds. With the best factual programming from Canada and around the world, Discovery captures the excitement of a passion for life – one lived fully and at its most extreme. With exceptional and immersive storytelling, the channel offers in-depth, behind-the-scenes glimpses at the extraordinary people and places that shape our world. Discovery Canada is a joint venture between Bell Media, which is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company, and Discovery Communications Inc. Fan favourite series and exclusive Canadian original Discovery content is available to stream on CTV.ca and the CTV app.

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