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Inside the Statue Wars Premieres Oct 4 at 8 p.m. on CBC
Inside the Statue Wars is a powerful new documentary premiering on CBC Gem and CBC’s The Passionate Eye on Oct. 4 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT)
Mysteries From Above Season 3 Premieres Spring 2024
We’re excited to announce Mysteries From Above Season 3 will premiere Spring 2024 on Cottage Life.
Canada’s Drag Race Wins at 2023 Canadian Screen Awards
What a night! Congratulations to the brilliant hosts, Queens and production team of Canada's Drag Race on your six Canadian Screen Awards. Thank you to the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television!
Mysteries From Above Season 2 Premieres April 2
Mysteries from Above, premiering Season 2 on April 2 at 9 p.m. on Cottage Life, continues to investigate significant historic and contemporary sites from the revealing vantage points of drone, satellite, and aerial photography.
It’s Saloon Media’s 10th Birthday!
Happy 10th birthday to all our Saloon staff and friends!
Canada’s Drag Race, History by the Numbers Both Nominated for 2023 Canadian Screen Awards
Saloon Media is pleased to announce our series Canada’s Drag Race (S3) and History by the Numbers have been nominated for the 2023 Canadian Screen Awards.
Hoarders Canada Premieres March 4 on Makeful
Hoarders Canada, the highly anticipated Canadian format of the Emmy®-nominated and Critics Choice Award-winning television series Hoarders, lands on Makeful in Canada this March. The world broadcast premiere airs Saturday, March 4 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, exclusively on Makeful, during the channel’s eight-week nationwide free preview event (running now until April 2).
Saloon Ups Paul Kilback to Creative Director, Factual Series, and Matt Faulknor to Senior Development Producer
Saloon has announced the promotions of Paul Kilback to Creative Director, Factual Series, and Matt Faulknor to Senior Development Producer.
“These promotions acknowledge the bench strength we have at Saloon Media and recognize two key players who have helped set the high standard of excellence for our biggest factual productions,” said Michael Kot, Managing Director, Saloon Media. “Both Paul and Matt’s new roles increase their executive capacity, laddering up to Saloon’s commitment to premium, world-class series and documentaries.”
Saloon Options Horror Novel A Cosmology of Monsters
Saloon has optioned the rights to Shaun Hamill’s well-received, debut horror novel, A Cosmology of Monsters. We’ll be adapting the book into an ongoing one-hour (8×60′) dramatic series with Creator and Executive Producer Caitlin D. Fryers.
Saloon Media Ups Steve Gamester to Creative Director, Feature Docs, Co-Pros and Limited Series
Saloon Media is pleased to announce the promotion of Steve Gamester to Creative Director, Feature Docs, Co-Pros and Limited Series. The move follows Steve’s success developing and producing award-winning docs including 9/11 Kids and Cheating Hitler: Surviving the Holocaust, and collaborating on series including Searching for Secrets, World's Most Scenic River Journeys, and Hunting Nazi Treasure.
Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs the World Welcomes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the Show
Oh Canada! We can’t wait for CANADA’S DRAG RACE: CANADA VS. THE WORLD to premiere Friday, November 18 at 9E on Crave. We are both proud and honoured to welcome The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, to the show! The Prime Minister’s visit marks the first time a world leader has made an appearance on a Drag Race franchise.
Canada’s Drag Race Heads Into Its Fourth Season!
Canada’s Drag Race is heading into its fourth season! The series is available to audiences in Canada, in both English and French, and is produced by Blue Ant Studios in association with Crave and World of Wonder.
Extreme Weather Salvage Premieres July 25
Extreme Weather Salvage follows the best marine salvage teams in the world as they race against the clock to recover ships wrecked by fierce storms that rage across the globe. Season 2 premieres Monday, July 25 at 8pm on Cottage Life.
“The Roanoke Mystery: New Evidence” on a Quest to Solve the 400-Year-Old Mystery of a Lost English Colony
“The Roanoke Mystery: New Evidence” offers compelling theories on the fate of the first European colonists in the Americas, who settled on Roanoke Island in 1587 and suddenly vanished without a trace three years later. The Canadian broadcast premiere of the special airs Friday, July 1 at 9pm as a two-part documentary special on Cottage Life.
Watch the New Saloon Sizzle!
Saloon friends! Please enjoy our new Saloon Sizzle. Thank you to Producer Steve Gamester and to Editor Nathan McCormick for his amazing work.
Saloon Media Appoints Nick Crowe to Head of Unscripted Development and Tara Elwood to Production Executive
Saloon Media has announced the appointment of Nick Crowe to Head of Unscripted Development and Tara Elwood to Production Executive as part of the company’s continued expansion.
See No Evil Season 8 Premieres Tonight
It's a new season of unbelievable crimes caught on CCTV when See No Evil premieres tonight at 9/8c on Investigation Discovery US.
Canada’s Drag Race Judges Win at Canadian Screen Awards
Congratulations to Brooke Lynn Hytes, Amanda Brugel, Brad Goreski and Tracy Melchor for winning Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition at the Canadian Screen Awards last night!
Canada’s Drag Race Wins at Canadian Screen Awards!
Congratulations to our Canada’s Drag Race Season 2 team for winning five Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Reality/Competition Program or Series. Thank you Canadian Screen Awards!
Saloon Media and BullRush Pictures Partner on “Hospital Show”
Today in Variety! EXCLUSIVE: “Saloon Media, a Blue Ant Media Company, and BullRush Pictures are collaborating on half-hour workplace comedy ‘Hospital Show.’ The series is an adaptation of the popular YouTube series of the same name, created by actor, writer and director Adam Greydon Reid, the founder of BullRush Pictures.”