CTV RELEASE: CANADA'S NEXT TOP MODEL Cycle 3 Recruitment Closes Dec. 22

               CTV Announces Final Call to Catwalk Contenders
                         for CANADA'S NEXT TOP MODEL

     - Recruitment for third cycle of Gemini Award-winning reality series
                       comes to a close December 22 -
    - Apply now at www.model.ctv.ca for a chance to win a $100,000 modelling
                                 contract -
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    TORONTO, Dec. 17 /CNW/ - Girls with a passion for fashion and dreams of
jumpstarting their modelling career have six days left to apply for CANADA'S
NEXT TOP MODEL. Deadline for applications is Monday, December 22, 2008. Visit
model.ctv.ca to apply online - a program first this year - or download the
official application kit and apply by mail. More than 2,000 applications from
across the country have been submitted to date. Thousands more will apply, but
only 10 women will compete on-air for an incredible grand prize that includes
a $100,000 beauty contract. Cycle 3 of the hugely popular Gemini Award-winning
series is scheduled to hit the airwaves Spring 2009 on CTV.

    (xx) Media Note (xx) - Download photos from CANADA'S NEXT TOP MODEL at
www.ctvmedia.ca

    To qualify, applicants must be female, between the ages of 18-23 (as of
Friday, January 30, 2009), Canadian citizens and/or permanent residents of
Canada, and at least 5'8" in height. Participants must also be prepared to
spend five weeks away from family and friends and must not be locked into a
current modelling contract.

    Hosted by Jay Manuel, CANADA'S NEXT TOP MODEL provides dramatic twists
and turns as hopefuls compete to master essential skills and live together,
all under the watchful eye of TOP MODEL cameras. One cast member is eliminated
each week and the last model standing wins the coveted title of CANADA'S NEXT
TOP MODEL.

    CANADA'S NEXT TOP MODEL is a format of AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL(R), which
is produced by 10x10 Entertainment and Bankable Productions. Executive
Producers are Tyra Banks, Ken Mok and Daniel Soiseth. The dramality series was
created by Tyra Banks and developed by Mok and Kenya Barris. ANTM is licensed
in over 100 countries. AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL and the AMERICA'S NEXT TOP
MODEL format are sold internationally by CBS Paramount International
Television.

    CANADA'S NEXT TOP MODEL is produced by Temple Street Productions in
association with CBS Paramount International Television and CTV Inc. Executive
producers are Sheila Hockin, Ivan Schneeberg, David Fortier, and Jay Manuel.
Production executives for CTV are Jordan Schwartz, Senior Vice President and
General Manager, Entertainment Group, CTV Inc. and Jay Levine, Director of
Production, FashionTelevisionChannel. Susanne Boyce is President, Creative,
Content and Channels, CTV Inc.

    About CTV

    CTV, Canada's largest private broadcaster, offers a wide range of quality
news, sports, information, and entertainment programming. It has the
number-one national newscast, CTV NATIONAL NEWS WITH LLOYD ROBERTSON, and is
the number-one choice for prime-time viewing. CTVglobemedia Inc. is Canada's
premier multi-media company which owns CTV Inc. and The Globe and Mail. CTV
Inc. also owns radio stations across the country, and leading national
specialty channels. Other CTVglobemedia investments include an interest in
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, and in Dome Productions, a North American
leader in the provision of mobile high definition production facilities. More
information about CTV may be found on the company website at www.ctv.ca.

For further information: Matthew Almeida, Communications Coordinator,
CTV, (416) 591-7400 ext. 2629, matthew.almeida@ctv.ca; Karen Tyrell, Acting
Manager of Communications, CTV, (416) 591-7400 ext. 3004, Karen.tyrell@ctv.ca;
Sonia Brum, Publicist, CTV, (416) 332-5374, sbrum@ctv.ca