TSN and Crave Original Documentary BLACK ICE from UNINTERRUPTED Canada Premieres February 2

– The acclaimed documentary examines anti-Black racism in hockey, from the inception of the sport to the professional leagues today, where Black athletes continue to struggle against bigotry –
– BLACK ICE features contributions from hockey players Akim Aliu, Sarah Nurse, Saroya Tinker, Mark Connors, Wayne Simmonds, P.K. Subban, and more –
– The documentary received the Toronto International Film Festival® 2022 People’s Choice Documentary Award –

TORONTO (January 23, 2023) – Bell Media and UNINTERRUPTED Canada today announced the broadcast premiere of the full-length feature documentary BLACK ICE, which examines the role of Black players in hockey. Directed by OSCAR^® nominee Hubert Davis (Hardwood) and produced by Vinay Virmani and Scott Moore, BLACK ICE is a sobering survey of systemic marginalization within one of the world’s most beloved team sports. The TSN and Crave Original documentary premieres Thursday, Feb. 2 at 9 p.m. ET on TSN, TSN.ca, the TSN app, and Crave, and is also available in French on RDS and Crave. BLACK ICE features an incredible roster of hockey players offering their insight and testimony – women and men from both major and minor leagues – including Akim Aliu, Sarah Nurse, Saroya Tinker, Mark Connors, Wayne Simmonds, and P.K. Subban. Their stories are eye-opening and often painful, but their bravery in sharing their experiences, along with their faith in the fundamental beauty and excitement of hockey, infuse the documentary with a galvanizing sense of hope for a more inclusive future. An incisive, urgent documentary, BLACK ICE made its worldwide premiere as a Gala Presentation at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival^®, where it received the People’s Choice Documentary Award. Led by UNINTERRUPTED Canada, co-founded by CEO Scott Moore and Chief Content Officer Vinay Virmani, in partnership with multi award-winning artist, entrepreneur, and Executive Producer Drake and Adel “Future” Nur, BLACK ICE is an ideal reflection of the platform’s continued mission as an athlete empowerment brand and authentic storytelling platform. The film is directed by Hubert Davis, who is best known for his 2005 OSCAR^® and Emmy®-nominated documentary Hardwood, in addition to other notable projects such as Giants of Africa. BLACK ICE is produced by UNINTERRUPTED Canada in partnership with DreamCrew’s subsidiary, DreamCrew Entertainment, The SpringHill Company, and Bell Media. For Bell Media, Danielle Pearson is Senior Production Executive; Sarah Fowlie is Head of Production, Original Programming; Carlyn Klebuc is General Manager, Original Programming. Justin Stockman is Vice-President, Content Development & Programming, Bell Media. Shawn Redmond is VP, Bell Media Sports. Karine Moses is Senior Vice-President, Content Development & News, Bell Media and Vice Chair, Québec, Bell.

About TSN
TSN is Canada’s Sports Leader and provides world-class content across its industry-leading platforms including five national television feeds, TSN+, TSN.ca, TSN Radio stations, and the TSN app, featuring 5G capabilities. With a broad portfolio of multimedia sports assets, TSN delivers more championship events than any broadcaster in the country. The network’s deep and diverse roster of live sports programming includes the Grey Cup, IIHF Women’s Worlds, Men’s Worlds, and World Junior Championship, Spengler Cup, Hockey Canada events, CFL, NFL, NBA, MLS, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens, Winnipeg Jets, Season of Champions Curling, FIFA World Cup™, UEFA EURO, MLB, Golf’s Majors, Grand Slam Tennis, NASCAR, F1, IndyCar Series, CHL, and NCAA March Madness. TSN is part of Bell Media, Canada’s premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio, digital, and Out-of-Home. More information about TSN is available at TSN.ca.

About Crave

Crave is Canada’s prestige entertainment offering, delivering more Oscar®-nominated and Emmy® Award-winning programming than any other service, with HBO, HBO Max Originals, SHOWTIME®, STARZ, Hollywood-hit movies, and boasts a robust slate of English and French original series. It is a bilingual TV and streaming service, with thousands of hours of exclusive French-language content. Crave is available directly to all Canadians with access to the Internet at Crave.ca, via iOS and Android, and other platforms such as Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, select LG Smart TVs, PlayStation, Roku, select Samsung Smart TVs, and Xbox One, and through participating service providers across ten, 24-hour High Definition linear and on demand channels.

About UNINTERRUPTED Canada:

UNINTERRUPTED Canada, co-led by CEO Scott Moore and Chief Content Officer Vinay Virmani, in partnership with Drake, is the first international expansion of the athlete empowerment brand, UNINTERRUPTED, founded by LeBron James and Maverick Carter. The company is built upon the radical idea that all athletes should have a platform to express themselves without intermediaries. From this premise, a mission was born: to empower athletes from all walks of life to communicate in an unimpeded way and to be More Than an Athlete. UNINTERRUPTED is upending the world of sports media by working with athletes to tell unique, human stories from their point of view. Through content, products, events, partnerships, and educational opportunities, UNINTERRUPTED is changing the way athletes engage with the public and empowering them to be known and valued for more than the sport they play.