HUD, short for Heads Up Daily, was a daily Canadian television program that covered video games and e-sports. Produced by QYOU Media and ECG Productions, the program was hosted by Marissa Roberto and Brody Moore. The show aired on Super Channel and Ginx eSports TV Canada.
| HUD | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Also known as | Heads Up Daily |
| Genre | Video Games eSports Entertainment |
| Directed by | Blain Yetman |
| Presented by | Marissa Roberto Brody Moore Camille Salazar Hadaway Ajay Fry |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 250[2] |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Curt Marvis Kyle Sonia Carl-Edwin Michel |
| Producers | Lisa Doan Tyler Mason |
| Production locations | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | QYOU Media ECG Productions Northern Arena Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Super Channel Ginx eSports TV Canada |
| Release | January 15[1] – December 21, 2018[3] |
On January 11, 2019, the official Canadian Ginx Twitter account stated the series was on hiatus.[4] The following March, Roberto later clarified that the show was no longer in production.[5] The crew behind it have since launched Squad, a live-streamed show for Twitch and YouTube.[6] In May 2019, QYOU confirmed that HUD had not been renewed for a second season.[7] In July 2019, a 100-episode compilation of the series called Best of HUD began airing.[8][9] A month later, Super Channel announced that Squad would start airing on Ginx on September 17, 2019.[10]
International broadcasts
editThe program was added to Instagram TV in July 2018.[11] AXN Spin began airing the program across Eastern Europe in fall 2018.[12]
Heads Up Daily was designed as a format to be licensed by partners globally for the production of localized versions.[13]
See also
edit- EP Daily - An earlier daily video game TV show co-hosted by Roberto.
References
edit- ^ Youldon, Kyle (January 15, 2018). "HEADS UP DAILY IS PREMIERING TONIGHT ON SUPER CHANNEL". Console Creatures. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "List of Canadian programs certified by the Commission". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. December 21, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ @headsupdailytv (December 20, 2018). "Shooting our last episode of 2018 today" (Tweet). Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ @GinxTVCanada (January 11, 2019). "While #HUD is on hiatus, enjoy some bloopers from Season 1! 🗣strong language🙊" (Tweet). Retrieved May 25, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ Roberto, Marissa [@MarissaRoberto] (March 17, 2019). "Superchannel is just airing repeats. We don't make HUD anymore" (Tweet). Retrieved May 25, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "NEW DAILY ESPORTS & GAMING SHOW 'SQUAD' TO DEBUT". Northern Arena. May 19, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ "QYOU Media Reports Q3 FY2019 Results" (Press release). Los Angeles, Toronto: QYOU Media. CNW Group. May 28, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ^ @GinxTVCanada (July 4, 2019). "Share your favorite #HeadsUpDaily moments with us! 😍 📺: #GinxTvCanada 🗓: Monday - Friday 🕘: 9AM EDT" (Tweet). Retrieved August 2, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Best of Hud - Superchannel". Super Channel. Allarco. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ Alexander, Inigo (August 13, 2019). "Super Channel logs into eSports series". C21 Media. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ "HUD esports format launches on Instagram TV". Rapid TV News. July 16, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "QYOU's Heads Up Daily (HUD) makes European debut on Sony Pictures Television's AXN Spin" (Press release). Dublin, Los Angeles, Toronto: QYOU Media. CNW Group. September 12, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ Tucker, Jake (October 25, 2017). "QYOU Media launches esports show Heads Up Daily on Ginx Esports TV Canada". MCV. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
External links
edit- Official website Archived 2018-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
- HUD on Super Channel.ca
- Heads Up Daily at IMDb
- Official YouTube Channel
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