New on-demand service now available in Canada all reality, all the time

• It super-serves reality fans. hayu delivers thousands of hours of top reality content, curated in one place
• It's big. There's over 6,000 episodes from over 200 reality shows – including Keeping Up with the Kardashians, The Real Housewives and Million Dollar Listing franchises – with 750 new episodes added each year
• It lets you catch up. Complete series (from season one, episode one) mean you can binge from the beginning
• It's available on multiple devices. Fans can access the service on a full array of devices and app stores: mobile, tablet, web and cast to connected smart TVs 
• It's portable. Subscribers can download their favourite shows to view on the go anywhere from the subway or coffee shop to hanging out on the dock
• It costs less than a fancy smoothie. The subscription is $5.99 a month (inc. taxes). No contract.
• It's fast. Most episodes are available same day as TV
• It's easy to sample. To get started, Canadians can visit www.hayu.ca and begin one month free

TORONTO, Oct. 3, 2018 /CNW/ - hayu – the all-reality subscription video on-demand (SVOD) service from NBCUniversal International is now available in Canada – via www.hayu.ca – following its success in the UK, Ireland, Australia, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.

Canadians are bound to love hayu more than Kim loves a selfie, Fredrik loves a high kick, or Teresa loves a table flip! In fact, a recent hayu survey⁽¹⁾ reinforced that Canada is a reality TV-loving nation. Canadian millennials take the lead when it comes to a passion for reality, with over half of that group openly stating that they enjoy watching the genre, which includes unscripted shows that follow the day-to-day drama of real people.

hayu subscribers can enjoy  the world's top reality shows – including Keeping Up with the Kardashians, The Real Housewives and Million Dollar Listing franchises, Vanderpump Rules and Below Deck, among many others curated in one place. Targeting the broad range of viewers who are fans of the reality genre, hayu combines a unique user experience with the best in over-the-top (OTT) technology. The streaming service includes over 6,000 episodes of reality content from over 200 reality shows with over 750 episodes added to hayu each year.  And, with the exciting collection of complete series (starting at season one, episode one) available on hayu, users can catch up on their favourite series, right from the beginning.

Beyond being a go-to source for top reality content, hayu offers users the ability to download their favourite reality shows to view on the go – without access to the internet. This anytime, anywhere viewing feature means subscribers can continue watching their favourite shows anywhere from their daily commutes or the coffee shop between class to hanging out on the dock at the cottage.

"We're thrilled to now be delivering the innovative all-reality SVOD service –  hayu – in Canada," says Hendrik McDermott, SVP, Branded On-Demand, NBCUniversal International. "The proven healthy appetite for reality programming amongst Canadian viewers is reinforced by early enthusiasm for hayu, with thousands already bingeing on multiple favourite shows – and we are excited to build momentum with Canadian subscribers."

To celebrate hayu Canada, last night the streaming service hosted an exclusive event with Dolores Catania from Real Housewives of New Jersey and Canada's very own "Housewives Historian" and pop-culture guru, Shinan Govani. In an intimate conversation with Shinan at Love Child Social House in Toronto, the two chatted about everything from family to fitness while Dolores also answered questions about the realities of living life in front of the camera.

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⁽¹⁾ About the hayu Research Survey
An online survey of 1,545 Canadians was completed by Leger Research between Aug 31-Sept 3, 2018, with their online panel.  The margin of error for this study was +/-2.5 per cent, 19 times out of 20.

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