The Movie Network, Movie Central and HBO Canada Home To Emmy®-Nominated Programming

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TORONTO (July 18, 2013) – Bell Media’s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada) and Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada) are proud to be the Canadian home of Emmy^®-nominated HBO, Showtime and Cinemax programming. As was announced earlier today by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, HBO, Showtime and Cinemax programming carried by The Movie Network, Movie Central, and their multiplex channel HBO Canada has been nominated for 112 Primetime Emmy^® Awards. The 65^th PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS airs live, Sunday, September 22 exclusively on CTV.

HBO’s iconic epic-fantasy series GAME OF THRONES garnered 16 nominations, the most of any HBO program, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series (Peter Dinklage), Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series (Emilia Clarke), and Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss). HBO comedies GIRLS and VEEP have also been nominated for a total of 10 Awards, including

Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series with nods for both Lena Dunham and Julia Louis Dreyfus.

HBO original films, documentaries and specials also garnered critical acclaim this year: BEHIND THE CANDELABRA received a total of 15 nominations, including Outstanding Miniseries or Movie and Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries or A Movie (Michael Douglas and Matt Damon); ETHEL and MANHUNT: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE HUNT FOR BIN LADEN were both nominated for Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special; and LOUIS C.K.: OH MY GOD was nominated for Outstanding Variety Special.

Highlights from Showtime include nominations in key acting categories including: NURSE JACKIE’s Edie Falco for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series and Merritt Wever as Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series; HOUSE OF LIES’ Don Cheadle for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series; EPISODES’ Matt LeBlanc for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series; and SHAMELESS’ Joan Cusack for Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series.

Below is a list of all nominated programming from HBO, Showtime and Cinemax currently available with The Movie Network, Movie Central and HBO Canada. Check local listings to confirm available repeat airings:

• GAME OF THRONES (HBO Series) – 16 Nominations

         Season 3 available on HBO Canada OnDemand and TMN GO

• BEHIND THE CANDELABRA (HBO Film) – 15 Nominations

         Available on HBO Canada OnDemand and TMN GO In August

• PHIL SPECTOR (HBO Fim) – 11 Nominations

         Available on HBO Canada OnDemand and TMN GO In August

•  BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO Series) – 10 Nominations

          Season 3 available on HBO Canada OnDemand and TMN GO

          Season 4 of BOARDWALK EMPIRE will premiere on HBO Canada on Sunday, September      8,        2013.

• GIRLS (HBO Series) – 5 Nominations
  Season 2 available on HBO Canada OnDemand and TMN GO

• VEEP (HBO Series) – 5 Nominations

         Seasons 2 available on HBO Canada OnDemand and TMN GO

• THE NEWSROOM (HBO Series) – 3 Nominations
  Season 2 available on HBO Canada OnDemand and TMN GO

• LOUIS C.K.: OH MY GOD (HBO Special) – 4 Nominations

         Available on HBO Canada OnDemand and TMN GO In August

•  ETHEL (HBO Documentary) – 5 Nominations

          Available on HBO Canada OnDemand and TMN GO In August

• MANHUNT: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE HUNT FOR BIN LADEN (HBO Documentary) – 2 Nominations

         Available on HBO Canada OnDemand and TMN GO In August 

• REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER (HBO Series) – 2 Nominations

         Season 11 available on HBO Canada OnDemand and TMN GO

• NURSE JACKIE (Showtime Series) – 5 Nominations 

• EPISODES (Showtime Series) – 2 Nominations 

• HOUSE OF LIES (Showtime Series) – 1 Nominations

• SHAMELESS (Showtime Series) – 1 Nominations

• BANSHEE (Cinemax Series)  – 2 Nominations

 
Additional nominated programming from HBO, Showtime and Cinemax that has aired on The Movie Network, Movie Central and HBO Canada includes:

• TRUE BLOOD (HBO)
• ENLIGHTENED (HBO)
• VICE (HBO)
• THE GIRL (HBO)
• PARADE’S END (HBO)
• AN APOLOGY TO ELEPHANTS (HBO)
• WEIGHT OF THE NATION (HBO)
• 2013 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY (HBO)

For a full list of nominees, please visit: http://www.emmys.com/nominations

About HBO Canada

HBO Canada brings Canadians HBO’s current slate of signature dramatic and comedic programs, together with new and never-before-seen programming including comedy series, live specials, sporting events, behind-the-scenes content and titles from HBO’s extensive library – all in an uncut and commercial-free environment. HBO Canada is offered in high definition on HBO Canada HD and programming is accessible on TMN GO, on demand and online where available by service provider. For more information, please visit www.hbocanada.com. In Eastern Canada, HBO Canada is a division of Bell Media, which is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company. In Western Canada, HBO Canada is offered by Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada).

About The Movie Network:

The Movie Network is a pay television service available in eastern Canada delivering premiere access to Hollywood hit movies, new and exclusive HBO content, critically acclaimed Showtime series and first-rate Canadian programming to subscribers. The Movie Network service includes five 24-hour multiplex channels – The Movie Network, HBO Canada, MExcess, MFun! and MFest. All five multiplex channels are simulcast in High Definition and joined by TMN GO, a multi-platform video streaming service; The Movie Network OnDemand, a Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) service available in select areas across eastern Canada; and TMN OnLine, an Internet-based content streaming service. The Movie Network is a division of Bell Media, which is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company. More information about The Movie Network is available at www.themovienetwork.ca.

About Movie Central

Movie Central is a commercial-free premium pay TV service available in western Canada. Movie Central premieres the best in Hollywood, international and Canadian films across nine 24-hour movie channels, including dedicated high-definition feeds, a Movie Central On Demand service and exclusive HBO content on HBO Canada. Movie Central is also the first window for Showtime content and home to cutting-edge Canadian series. A major force in the Canadian independent film and television production industry, Movie Central, through Script to Screen, a writer-oriented feature script development program funded by Movie Central and delivered by NSI supports Canadian filmmaking. Visit the Movie Central website at www.moviecentral.ca.

Movie Central is owned by Corus Entertainment Inc., a Canadian-based media and entertainment company. Corus is a market leader in specialty television and radio with additional assets in pay television, television broadcasting, children’s book publishing and children’s animation. Experience Corus on the web at www.corusent.com.

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For more information:

For The Movie Network (Eastern Canada)

Ellery Ulster, 416.956.8638 or ellery.ulster@bellmedia.ca

For Movie Central (Western Canada):

Owen McCorquodale, 416.479.6068 or owen.McCorquodale@corusent.com