YTV celebrates March Break all month long with a stacked schedule of marathons, movies and new programming

• Special March Break-Out schedule offers an entire week of movies and marathons
•  Families compete in a high-octane treasure hunt in new original series Cache Craze
• New sitcom Marvin Marvin brings out-of-this-world laughs
• Highly anticipated second season of Life With Boys

TORONTO, Feb. 8, 2013 /CNW/ - Corus Entertainment's YTV is launching a slew of new programming, movies and marathons to make the channel the place to be while school's out. As part of a month-long March Break celebration, YTV is launching two brand new series and a highly anticipated second season premiere. On Saturday, March 9 YTV debuts Cache Craze, a heart-pounding original competition show that uses augmented GPS technology to take kids and families through a series of crazy challenges to battle for top prize. The hit live-action series Life With Boys returns for a second season and a new hilarious sitcom Marvin Marvin about a hapless, lovable alien will launch on Monday, March 25. The 26^th Annual Kids Choice Awards, honouring kids' favourites in the world of film, music, sport and television with this year's event hosted by Josh Duhamel airs on Friday, March 29 at 7 p.m. Also, the channel has lined up a roster of its best-loved movies and series marathons to run every day March 11 to March 15.

"March Break is one of the most-watched times of the year on YTV, so we're planning our biggest March Break programming event ever, with a schedule that is jam-packed with movies and shows they love as well as new series premieres all month long," said Ted Ellis, Vice President, Kids/Family Programming.

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SOURCE: YTV Canada Inc.

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