TV GUIDE CANADA AND FOOD NETWORK CANADA CELEBRATE A DECADE OF DELICIOUSNESS

First Ever Special Collector's Edition Magazine Commemorating
Food Network Canada's 10^th Anniversary Available Nationwide October 4, 2010

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TORONTO, Sept. 30 /CNW/ - Canada's favourite destination for extraordinary chefs and inspiring recipes is celebrating its 10 year anniversary. Over the last 10 years Food Network Canada has climbed steadily towards the top, broadening its appeal and tripling its audience¹. To commemorate this momentous occasion, Food Network Canada has partnered with TV Guide Canada to produce a special collector's edition magazine available October 4 on newsstands nationwide. The one-time only celebratory issue marks TV Guide Canada's first print issue since 2007.

This must-have compilation includes more than 40 celebrity recipes as well as profiles of Food Network's favourite personalities. From starters and side dishes to mains and desserts, the magazine is the perfect source for people who are passionate about food and entertaining.

"We are so pleased to be partnering with Food Network Canada," exclaims TV Guide Canada publisher, Caroline Andrews. "Marrying these two iconic brands to produce this exclusive offering made perfect sense. In fact, most of our TV Guide Canada editors and writers are foodies at heart and avid fans of the network. I'm confident that Canadians across the country will love this magazine and refer to it often."

"Over the last decade Food Network has experienced incredible success, achieving a top 10 specialty channel ranking and securing its place as the favourite channel among Canadian women²" says Muriel Solomon, Vice President Marketing Strategy, Canwest Broadcasting. "We're excited to celebrate this milestone with TV Guide Canada.  The special collector's edition enables us to share the channel's wealth of desirable content with Canadians in a new way and we're sure it will become a staple in kitchens across the country."

In addition to mouth-watering recipes and sneak-peeks into the lives of Food Network Canada's famous hosts, the magazine also provides tips and ideas for setting the perfect table, must-have kitchen gadgets, advice on hosting the perfect party and culinary secrets from Food Network Canada's top chefs.

10 Years of Food Network Canada, presented by TV Guide Canada is only $7.99 and available at newsstands October 4^th.

Sources:

¹ BBM Canada PPM Data, Fall 2000 based on Nielsen Media Research data

² Among all Canadian specialty channels, Food Network is ranked 8^th among women and 9^th among adults 25-54 (Source: SP10 BBM Canada PPM / M-Su 2a (May 31-August 29/10)

² Engagement Study by SRG, examining the top 30 English Canada specialty channels  Food Network ranked as Canada's number one favourite channel to watch among women 25-54

About TVGuide.ca

TVGuide.ca launched in November, 2006 in partnership with Sympatico. Since then, it has achieved unprecedented growth, averaging 6.5 million page views a month, with 2 million unique visitors. The website features comprehensive and customizable TV listings, live news, reviews and blogs, complete coverage of daytime and primetime shows, celebrity interviews, videos of the most popular shows, opinion pieces, columns, reality interviews, features and much more.

About Canwest Broadcasting

Canwest Broadcasting operates Global Television and nineteen of the country's most popular specialty channels, including HGTV, Mystery TV, National Geographic Channel, Showcase, History Television, Food Network and TVtropolis. Canwest Broadcasting is a division of Canwest Media Inc.

About Canwest Media Inc.

Canwest Media Inc. is a subsidiary of Canwest Global Communications Corp. (www.canwest.com) (TSX-V; CGS and CGS.A), one of Canada's largest broadcasting companies. In addition to owning the Global Television Network, Canwest operates 19 industry-leading specialty channels and more than 20 online properties.

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