Ms. Arisa Cox reports

THE SEARCH BEGINS FOR THE NEXT GROUP OF HOUSEGUESTS AS GLOBAL ANNOUNCES CASTING DETAILS FOR BIG BROTHER CANADA SEASON 11

After a milestone 10th season of Corus Entertainment Inc.'s Global TV reality sensation Big Brother Canada, it is time to find the next crop of house guests. Global and Insight Productions have noted that casting is open across the country for season 11 of Big Brother Canada. Coming to Global in 2023, Big Brother Canada is calling on Canadians to apply on the Big Brother Canada website for their chance to take home the crown on one of Canada's most popular reality shows.

"With 10 seasons of casting under our belt, we know that there is a massive wealth of incredible Canadians ready to bring their fire to Big Brother Canada and our legions of fans," said Arisa Cox, host and executive producer, Insight Productions/Big Brother Canada. "We cannot wait to dive into casting yet another group of future iconic players that will make their mark on the country and our hearts."

Starting today, Canadians can apply on the Big Brother Canada website for their chance to become a BBCAN11 house guest, competing in a series of extreme challenges in one of the most high-stakes social experiments ever. Fans can also nominate friends on social media by tagging Big Brother Canada and using the hashtag FutureHOH for a chance to get noticed by Big Brother Canada's casting team.

Apply in three simple steps:

1. Record a short video of yourself explaining why you have what it takes to be one of the next house guests on Big Brother Canada.
2. Visit the official Big Brother Canada casting site.
3. Upload a photo of yourself, along with your video and some basic information.

To qualify, house guest hopefuls must be 19 years of age by Feb. 1, 2023, and submit their applications by Nov. 11, 2022. For more information, including a full list of rules and eligibility, head to the Big Brother Canada website.

While awaiting the next season, fans can tune into season 24 of Big Brother, currently airing three nights a week on Global. Watch season 24 of Big Brother, hosted by Julie Chen Moonves, Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT, Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT and Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Global. Viewers can also catch season 24 of Big Brother live and on demand with StackTV or the Global TV app and the Global TV website.

Commissioned by Corus Entertainment, season 11 of Big Brother Canada is produced by Insight Productions (a Boat Rocker company) in association with Corus Entertainment and Banijay, with the deal struck by distribution arm Banijay Rights. Executive producers are John Brunton, Erin Brock, Eric Abboud and Arisa Cox.

Corus Entertainment's original content team driving its slate of unscripted series is helmed by industry executive Lisa Godfrey as senior vice-president of original content and Corus Studios and supported by long-time TV veterans Krista Look (vice-president, original content, lifestyle) and Lynne Carter (executive-in-charge of production).

Global is a Corus Entertainment network and is available through all major TV distributors, including Shaw, Shaw Direct, Rogers, Bell, Videotron, Telus, Cogeco, Eastlink, SaskTel and StackTV, available through Amazon Prime Video Channels, Rogers Ignite TV and Ignite SmartStream. The Global TV app is available on iOS, Android, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung smart TVs, Roku streaming players, Roku TV models and on the Global TV website.

About Corus Entertainment Inc.

Corus Entertainment is a leading media and content company that develops and delivers high-quality brands and content across platforms for audiences around the world. Engaging audiences since 1999, the company's portfolio of multimedia offerings encompasses 33 specialty television services, 39 radio stations, 15 conventional television stations, a suite of digital and streaming assets, animation software, and technology and media services. Corus is an internationally renowned content creator and distributor through Nelvana, a world-class animation studio expert in all formats, and Corus Studios, a globally recognized producer of hit scripted and unscripted content. The company also owns innovative full-service social digital agency so.da, lifestyle entertainment company Kin Canada, leading 2-D animation software supplier Toon Boom and children's book publishing house Kids Can Press. Corus's roster of premium brands includes Global Television, W Network, HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, Magnolia Network Canada, the History Channel, Showcase, Adult Swim, National Geographic, Disney Channel Canada, YTV, Global News, Globalnews.ca, Q107, Country 105 and CFOX, along with broadly distributed Canadian streaming platforms StackTV, Nick+, the Global TV app and Curiouscast.