Channel Launches in High-Definition on Shaw Cable in Time for Thanksgiving Marathons

TORONTO, October 5, 2011– Food Network Canada’s most mouth-watering dishes and dramatic kitchen flare-ups are about to be more tempting and intense than ever before.  As of today, the channel will be available in High-Definition for the first time ever through Shaw Cable. The channel will continue to feature the best in food-centric entertaining programming that is now more vivid with a clear and true-to-life picture quality. Food Network HD will be available on free preview to Shaw Cable customers on channel 232 through November 30^th.

Launching just in time for Thanksgiving, Canadians can enjoy Food Network’s marathons of entertaining holiday themed content in superior high definition image quality.

Food Network’s Thanksgiving Marathons include:

Thanksgiving Marathons
Sunday, October 9 from 12pm ET to 3pm ET repeating from 4pm ET to 7pm ET
Kick back and gear up for thankful feasting with four back-to-back Thanksgiving-themed episodes of Unwrapped, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, and Chopped.

Time	Series	Episode
12pm ET Repeats 4pm ET	Unwrapped	Turkey and Trimmings
1pm ET Repeats 5pm ET	Diners, Drive-ins and Dives	A Triple D Thanksgiving
1:30pm ET Repeats 5:30pm ET	Diners, Drive-ins and Dives	Talkin’ Turkey
2pm ET Repeats 6pm ET	Chopped	Cornuchopia

Sunday, October 9 from 8pm ET to 11pm ET
Two back-to-back Thanksgiving-themed episodes of Iron Chef America are followed by a Thanksgiving-themed episode of The Best Thing I Ever Ate for the tastiest way to end a Sunday night.

Time	Series	Episode
8pm ET	Iron Chef America	Thanksgiving Battle
9pm ET	Iron Chef America	Thanksgiving Showdown: Flay/Symon vs. Morimoto/Cora
10:30pm ET	The Best Thing I Ever Ate	I’m Thankful For

ChoppedThanksgiving Day Marathon
Monday, October 10 from 10am ET to 6am ET
Bring some excitement back into your Thanksgiving kitchen with twenty back-to-back episodes of Chopped.

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Shaw Communications Inc. is a diversified communications and media company, providing consumers with broadband cable television, High-Speed Internet, Home Phone, telecommunications services (through Shaw Business), satellite direct-to-home services (through Shaw Direct) and engaging  programming content (through Shaw Media).  Shaw serves 3.4 million customers, through a reliable and extensive fibre network.  Shaw Media operates one of the largest conventional television networks in Canada, Global Television, and 19 specialty networks including HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, History Television and Showcase.  Shaw is traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges and is included in the S&P/TSX 60 Index (TSX: SJR.B) (NYSE: SJR).  For more information about Shaw, please visit www.shaw.ca.

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Cathy Kurzbock                                                  Jaclyn Atwood-Powell
Publicist, Food Network Canada                     Publicity Manager, Lifestyle Channels
416.966.7501                                                       416.966.7293
Cathy.Kurzbock@shawmedia.ca                     Jaclyn.Atwood@shawmedia.ca