CTV Warms Up for Vancouver 2010 with Olympic-Themed Programming, Feb. 6
- Original documentary ON HOME ICE takes fans behind closed
doors with an all-access look at the making of the
2010 Canadian Men's Olympic Hockey Team -
- Original specials ATHLETES IN MOTION, THE GREAT TOURNAMENT,
and part two of SID THE KID V. ALEXANDER THE GREAT:
THE OLYMPIANS build anticipation for Vancouver 2010 -
- Cult faves Cool Runnings rounds out six-hour block -
TORONTO, Feb. 3 /CNW/ - With just 10 days before the start of the VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, and excitement mounting, CTV gets viewers into Games shape with six hours of Olympic Games-themed programming this Saturday. Highlighting the programming block is the new hour-long original documentary ON HOME ICE, premiering Saturday, February 6 at 8 p.m. ET on CTV. Produced by Aquila Productions in association with Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, the documentary takes viewers behind-the-scenes and inside the selection process of this year's Team Canada, revealing candid moments and surprising never-before-seen footage.
ON HOME ICE is the fourth of four original programs to air February 6 on CTV, including ATHLETES IN MOTION (4 p.m. ET), Part 2 of SID THE KID V. ALEXANDER THE GREAT: THE OLYMPIANS (5 p.m. ET), and THE GREAT TOURNAMENT (7 p.m. ET). The Jamaican Bobsleigh team takes a chance at Calgary 1988 in Cool Runnings at 9 p.m. ET (airing in HD) while the cult classic hockey flick Slap Shot rounds out the night at (February 7 at 12 a.m. ET).
To view the complete release, please click here
http://www.ctvmedia.ca/ctv/releases/release.asp?id=12162&yyyy=2010.
For further information: Renée Horton, CTV Inc., (416) 384-5374 or renee.horton@ctv.ca
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