TORONTO – August 12, 2020 – Last week, CBC/Radio-Canada, Fremantle and Spin Master with Imagination Games announced the launch of a new FAMILY FEUD CANADA™ board game, which is now available in English and French exclusively at Walmart Canada stores.
The release of the Canadian version of the board game extends Fremantle’s successful line of FAMILY FEUD™ games with versions also available in the U.S. with Spin Master and Australia with Imagination Games. Developed following the successful launch of the FAMILY FEUD CANADA television show on CBC last fall, the Canadian board game features hundreds of survey questions and a Fast Money Bonus Round.
“We are so proud of this show and the overwhelming response it received from audiences across Canada each week,” said Justin Huck, Manager, Merchandise Licensing & Affiliate Programs, CBC & Radio-Canada Media Solutions. “The ‘Family Feud Canada’ board game extends the show experience into homes, and offers families a fun way to stay entertained and connected during these times when we are all spending more time at home than ever before.”
“Walmart Canada is Canada’s #1 Toy Shop** and we are proud to be the exclusive retailer for the new ‘Family Feud Canada’ Game,” said Greg Lobb, Senior Vice President of Merchandising, Hardlines & Electronics, Walmart Canada. “We know our customers will be excited to share this game with their families.”
“As a Canadian-based, leading children’s entertainment company we are proud to partner with Walmart Canada and CBC/Radio-Canada to bring the exciting, race against the clock trivia of FAMILY FEUD CANADA into board game form for families and friends to enjoy,” said Jeffery Cunningham, SVP and GM of Canada, Spin Master.
Launched in December 2019 and hosted by comedian Gerry Dee, the first season of FAMILY FEUD CANADA saw 62 Canadian families compete from communities all over the country, reaching 2.6 million viewers in Canada each week with an average audience of 518,000 per episode four nights each week, including 30 percent in the 25-54 demographic. More than half of all viewers watched with others in their household.*
FAMILY FEUD CANADA will return with 104 new episodes this fall, airing Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. on CBC TV and the CBC Gem streaming service. Each episode features two Canadian families competing to guess the most popular answers to fun, family-friendly survey-type questions based on responses from a sample of Canadians. The search is now on for new families, who can read tips on how to safely create and submit an audition video without breaking social distancing measures at CBC.ca/familyfeud.
Family Feud is one of television's longest-running and top-rated game shows watched by audiences around the world. First introduced in the U.S. in 1976, the US version of Family Feud has aired in 87 territories across all seasons and 67 territories have made local versions of this much-loved game show format. FAMILY FEUD CANADA is produced by Zone3 and based on the Fremantle format, in association with CBC.
* Source: Numeris TV Meter, Dec. 16, 2019 - Apr. 3, 2020, CBC Total, M-Th 7:30-8:30pm, Total Canada, AMA, generated by InfoSys+TV
** Source: NPD Toys Consumer Monitor 12 Months Ending March, 2020
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About CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster. Through our mandate to inform, enlighten and entertain, we play a central role in strengthening Canadian culture. As Canada’s trusted news source, we offer a uniquely Canadian perspective on news, current affairs and world affairs. Our distinctively homegrown entertainment programming draws audiences from across the country. Deeply rooted in communities, CBC/Radio-Canada offers diverse content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages. We also deliver content in Spanish, Arabic and Chinese, as well as both official languages, through Radio Canada International (RCI). We are leading the transformation to meet the needs of Canadians in a digital world.
About CBC & Radio-Canada Distribution
CBC & Radio-Canada Distribution is the international content licensing arm of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada’s national public broadcaster. A pillar of the Canadian cultural scene, CBC/Radio-Canada and its programming touch the lives of young Canadians like no other broadcaster or media outlet in the country, with a wide range of high-quality and engaging animated series, educational content, variety formats and live action series. Our series, produced by Canada’s most prolific and innovative content creators, entertain and engage younger audiences. CBC & Radio-Canada Distribution works closely with independent producers to finance, showcase, market, and sell their content. This type of partnership, focused on bringing audiences high-quality programming with unique and truly original stories, is how we see the future success of Canadian content in the worldwide market.
About Fremantle
Fremantle is one of the largest and most successful creators, producers and distributors of scripted and unscripted content in the world. From the Got Talent and Idol franchises to “My Brilliant Friend,” “Family Feud,” “The Young Pope,” “American Gods,” “The Price is Right,” “Neighbours,” “The X Factor” and “Deutschland 83.” Fremantle is behind the world’s most-loved and most-watched shows.
Fremantle has an outstanding international network of production teams, companies and labels in over 30 countries. The Fremantle family includes UFA (Germany), Wildside (Italy), Abot Hameiri (Israel), Miso Film (Denmark, Sweden and Norway), Blue Circle (Netherlands), Original Productions (USA) and Easy Tiger (Australia) to name a few.
Fremantle produces in excess of 12,000 hours of original programming, rolls out more than 70 formats and airs 400 programs a year worldwide. Fremantle also distributes over 20,000 hours of content in more than 200 territories.
As a world leader in digital and branded entertainment, Fremantle has more than 370 million subscribers across 1,500 social channels and over 100 billion views across all platforms - and is the creator of Facebook’s most viewed video of all time, “The Sacred Riana.”
For more information, visit www.fremantle.com, follow us @FremantleUS or visit our Facebook and LinkedIn pages.
About Spin Master
Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY) is a leading global children's entertainment company creating exceptional play experiences through a diverse portfolio of innovative toys, entertainment franchises and digital toys and games. Spin Master is best known for award-winning brands PAW Patrol®, Bakugan®, Kinetic Sand®, Air Hogs®, Hatchimals® and GUND®, and is the toy licensee for other popular properties. Spin Master Entertainment creates and produces compelling multiplatform content, stories and endearing characters through its in-house studio and partnerships with outside creators, including the preschool success PAW Patrol and 10 other television series, which are distributed in more than 160 countries. The Company has an established digital presence anchored by the Toca Boca® and Sago Mini® brands, which combined have more than 25 million monthly active users. With over 1,800 employees in 28 offices globally, Spin Master distributes products in more than 100 countries. For more information visit spinmaster.com or follow on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @spinmaster.
Media Contact: Tammy Smitham, VP Communications, mediarelations@spinmaster.com
About IMAGINATION GAMING
Imagination Gaming, a subsidiary of Imagination Entertainment Limited Ltd, was established in 1996, and is an entrepreneurial global games and entertainment company with offices and distribution in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Imagination Gaming is a cross media platform strategy across TV, radio, game, mobile and consumer product licensing. As proven innovators and brand builders with over 25 years of experience in entertainment across all media platforms and distribution into 85,000 retail stores worldwide; Imagination continues to acquire, innovate, design, develop and produce games & entertainment brands, delivering a compelling social interactive experience.
About Walmart Canada
Walmart Canada operates a chain of more than 400 stores nationwide serving more than 1.5 million customers each day. Walmart Canada’s flagship online store, www.walmart.ca, is visited by 900,000 customers daily. With more than 90,000 associates, Walmart Canada is one of Canada’s largest employers and is ranked one of the country’s top 10 most influential brands. Walmart Canada's extensive philanthropy program is focused on supporting Canadian families in need, and since 1994 Walmart Canada has raised and donated more than $400 million to Canadian charities. Additional information can be found at walmartcanada.ca, facebook.com/walmartcanada and twitter.com/walmartcanada
For more information please contact:
Joanna Basen, Manager, Business-to-Business Marketing & Communications
joanna.basen@cbc.ca
647-227-4728
