W NETWORK ANNOUNCES A RECORD-BREAKING SIX PARTNERSHIPS JOINING THE CELEBRATION OF HALLMARK CHANNEL’S COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS

 W NETWORK ANNOUNCES A RECORD-BREAKING SIX PARTNERSHIPS JOINING THE CELEBRATION OF HALLMARK CHANNEL’S COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS

This Year, W Network Partners with Hallmark Canada & Hallmark Media, Warner Music Canada, Canada’s Wonderland, Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House Canada and Wattpad

The Annual Event Features Back-to-Back Holiday Movies Every Day, Plus All-New Exclusive Premieres and Festive Series 

Stream All-New Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas Content and Over 200 Hours of Hallmark Channel Holiday Titles on W Network Available On STACKTV

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TORONTO, November 28, 2024 – Canada’s official home for the holidays, W Network, is welcoming six merrymaking partnerships in celebration of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas. The annual event features 10 weeks of back-to-back holiday movies every day, including all-new exclusive movie premieres and three festive series, all available to stream on STACKTV. During the first few weeks of the annual programing event, W Network is ranking as the #1 specialty entertainment station for A25-54 and Ind. 2+*.  Delivering even more sprinkles of joy this season, W Network has also secured partnerships with Hallmark Canada & Hallmark Media, Warner Music Canada, Canada’s Wonderland, Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House Canada and Wattpad.

Oh come, all ye contests! Hallmark Canada and Hallmark Media have teamed up for the Backstage Pass Contest, offering viewers a chance to win a Canadian VIP set visit for a future Hallmark Channel movie. Until December 22 viewers can tune-in to W Network each week to watch Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas movie premieres and series and discover the weekly code word to enter for a chance to win! Fans can also join the festive fun by entering to win a Cozy Christmas prize pack, perfect for snuggling up and enjoying back-to-back holiday movie magic. Follow @w_network and @stacktv on Instagram for a chance to win. Plus, visit select Hallmark Gold Crown stores for a chance to capture a holiday memory at exclusive photo pop-ups.

W Network and Warner Music Canada are spreading Christmas cheer for all to hear! For the fourth year in a row, Warner Music Canada has curated the perfect Official Countdown to Christmas playlist, available to listen to now on various music streaming platforms. Listeners can get into the holiday movie spirit with a festive mix of new and classic holiday hits, from artists including Michael Bublé, Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift, Kelly Clarkson, Ed Sheeran, Cher and many more.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! W Network and Canada’s Wonderland are partnering again to offer friends and family the opportunity to step into the world of holiday magic at WinterFest, on select nights from November 16 to January 4. To celebrate W Network’s annual event, a limited-edition Countdown to Christmas candy cane hot chocolate will be available at the Christmas kiosk in the Yuletide Village. For an extra special treat, listen to 103.1 Fresh (London), 104.5 Fresh (Cornwall), 93.1 Fresh (Barrie), Big 101.1 (Barrie), and Magic 106 (Guelph) for a chance to win tickets to WinterFest.

For even more gifts under the tree, both Simon & Schuster and Penguin Random House Canada are each offering viewers a chance to win holiday book prize packs on W Network and STACKTV social accounts. Plus, W Network is uniting once again with Wattpad – a leading webnovel platform from WEBTOON Entertainment – and its global community of millions of readers and writers with banner placements on Wattpad’s mobile websites promoting Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas and national free preview on W Network.

W Network continues to deck the halls with Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas! Catch all-new Canadian merry movie titles including A Dance in the Snow on Thursday, December 5 at 8 p.m. ET/PT starring Erica Cerra, Mark Ghanimé, Vanessa Burghardt and Dorian Giordano, Leah’s Perfect Gift on Sunday, December 8 at 8 p.m. ET/PT starring Emily Arlook, Evan Roderick and Barbara Niven, The Santa Class on Saturday, December 14 at 8 p.m. ET/PT starring Kimberley Sustad and Benjamin Ayres, and more! For the most up-to-date movie schedule and for more information about this year’s movies, please visit wnetwork.com.

W Network can be streamed via STACKTV, available on Amazon Prime Video Channels, Bell Fibe TV app, Fubo, Rogers Ignite TV and Ignite Streaming. The network is also available through all major TV distributors, including: Shaw, Shaw Direct, Rogers, Bell, Videotron, Telus, Cogeco, Eastlink and SaskTel.

* Numeris PPM Data, Total Canada, CTC’24 to-date (10/18/2024 to 11/24/2024) – confirmed to Nov 17/24, M-Su 2a-2a, A25-54 unless otherwise stated, AMA(000), CDN SPEC COM ENG stations

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