2/1/2010
JOHNNY REID: LIVE AT THE JUBILEE PREMIERES SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14 AT 10 P.M. ET/7 P.M. PT ON CMT
Johnny Reid: Live at the Jubilee available for purchase on DVD at JohnnyReid.com
(Toronto, Canada) Corus Entertainment’s CMT (Canada) is delivering a special valentine to Canadian country music fans this month with the premiere of the one-hour event Johnny Reid: Live at the Jubilee on Sunday, February 14 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Captured in HD at the landmark Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Johnny Reid: Live at the Jubilee documents this popular artist on the brink of superstardom. Filmed in front of a sold-out audience during Reid’s 2009 “Dance with Me” Tour, viewers will get a sneak peek into this artist’s lyrical honesty and eclectic talent.
For fans who would like to add Johnny Reid: Live at the Jubilee to their personal collection, CMT and EMI Music have partnered to distribute this special event on DVD, which will be available in both a standard and a deluxe version at JohnnyReid.com during the show’s broadcast on Sunday, February 14 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Additional content on the deluxe DVD includes seven bonus songs, behind-the-scenes footage from the Jubilee concert, as well as a short documentary entitled Back to Scotland which follows this six-time 2009 Canadian Country Music Award winner to his hometown of Glasgow.
CMT (Canada), available in over 9.5 million homes, is Canada’s source for country music lifestyle programming. Exploring themes relevant to country music and country music fans, the network offers an exciting mix of comedy and dramatic series, movies and country music news, videos, concerts and specials. CMT’s Video Advantage Program, established in 2000, supports the production of original music videos for Canadian artists. The station’s website, www.cmt.ca, is Canada’s number one website dedicated to country music.
CMT 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, advertising services, television broadcasting, children's book publishing and children's animation. The company's multimedia entertainment brands include YTV, Treehouse, W Network, CosmoTV, VIVA, Movie Central, HBO Canada, Nelvana, Kids Can Press and radio stations including CKNW, CKOI and Q107. Corus creates engaging branded entertainment experiences for its audiences across multiple platforms. A publicly traded company, Corus is listed on the Toronto (CJR.B) and New York (CJR) exchanges. Experience Corus on the web at www.corusent.com.
EMI Music is one of the world's leading music companies, representing artists spanning all musical tastes and genres. Its record labels include Angel, Astralwerks, Blue Note, Capitol, Capitol Latin, Capitol Nashville, EMI Classics, EMI CMG, EMI Music Canada, EMI Records, Manhattan, Mute, Parlophone and Virgin.
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For more information, please contact:
Molly Ray
Senior Publicist
Corus Entertainment
(416) 530-2247
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