2018/19 U.S. & Canadian Network Upfronts and Fall Launch Schedule

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The upfronts and fall launches start with both the U.S. and French Canadian networks from mid-to-late May followed by the English Canadian networks in early June.

Here is a listing of the dates when both the U.S. and Canadian networks will be announcing their 2018/19 lineups.

Generally, the announcements are made via press release earlier in the day of the scheduled upfronts before the live presentations are made to advertisers in the afternoon.

U.S. NETWORKS

Monday May 14 - NBC (morning, press release issued on Sunday May 13) and FOX (afternoon)

Tuesday May 15 - ABC (afternoon)

Wednesday May 16 - CBS (afternoon)

Thursday May 17 - The CW (morning)



CANADIAN NETWORKS

Thursday May 10 - Québecor (TVA) - Montréal
May 30 - Toronto
June 13 - Québec City

Tuesday May 15 - Groupe V Média (V Télé) - Montréal
May 23 - Toronto
May 30 - Québec City

Thursday May 17 - Télé-Québec - Montréal
May 23 - Québec City

Wednesday May 23 - Serdy Média - Montréal (Longueuil)

Tuesday May 29 - CBC / Radio-Canada - Toronto (National Upfronts)
May 28-31 - Montréal
June 19 - Québec City

Tuesday May 29 - TV5 & Unis TV - Montréal
June 14 - Toronto

Wednesday May 30 - indieNET Fall 2018 Launch (CHCH, yesTV, NTV, CHEK) - Toronto

Tuesday May 31 - Télé-Québec and Groupe Serdy - Toronto (joint launch)

Tuesday June 5 - Rogers Media (City) - Toronto (National Upfronts)
June 12 - Calgary
June 13 - Edmonton
June 14 - Vancouver

Wednesday June 6 - Corus Media (Global) - Toronto (National Upfronts)
June 13 - Montréal

Thursday June 7 - Bell Media (CTV) - Toronto (National Upfronts)
June 12 - Edmonton

Tuesday June 26 - Blue Ant Media + Blue Ant Plus presents The Business of Storytelling - Toronto

Source: https://thinktv.ca/post/upfronts-2018/

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L.A. Screenings 2018 Studio Screenings Schedule

The LA SCREENINGS, annually held in May in Los Angeles after the NY Upfronts, is an international television market currently being held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Century City.
It attracts over 1,000 top level television content buyers from all over the world who travel the globe to Los Angeles to screen their content from independent companies to major studios.
This event takes place days before the studios present their U.S. TV networks upcoming lineup.

Thursday May 17 - 20th Century Fox
Friday May 18 - Paramount
Saturday May 19 - CBS Studios
Sunday May 20 - NBCUniversal
Monday May 21 - Warner Bros.
Tuesday May 22 - Sony Pictures
Wednesday May 23 - Disney Media Distribution LATAM

Source: http://www.lascreenings.org/EVENTS_2.html

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Seeing as how JoyTV only broadcasts religious programs now, there seems to be no reason why it would remain as part of indieNET going into the new season.