City Invites Viewers to Join the Seed Family with Innovative, Interactive New App and Exclusive Online Sneak Peek

Download the brand-new, free Seed Baby app from the Apple App Store or iTunes.ca

Like the ultrasound sneak preview before the big day, viewers are invited to a special full-episode online premiere beginning Monday, Jan. 28 at Citytv.com/Seed

Seed premieres Monday, Feb. 4 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT on City

TORONTO (January 25, 2013) The Seed family continues to grow as City delivers new digital additions to the all-new, original comedy series, premiering Monday, Feb. 4 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT (check local listings). Available today, the series' interactive new app, Seed Baby, can be downloaded free of charge for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch via the App Store or at iTunes.ca. Then, beginning Monday, Jan. 28 through to Sunday, Feb. 3, City viewers can satiate their Seed craving early with an exclusive sneak preview of the full-lengthfirst episode at Citytv.com/Seed, or by downloading the City Video app at Google Play or via the App Store.

At the core of this series is a loveable and dysfunctional extended family, and through the Seed Baby app and exclusive online offerings, City is allowing viewers to grow their own extended Seed family week after week, said Andrea Gagliardi, Senior Director and General Manager, Rogers Digital Media, Broadcasting. Canadians are more connected now than ever before, and enhancing the viewing experience across multiple platforms allows fans of the show to be more than just viewers, but also participants.

As the incubator for all things Seed, the official website, Citytv.com/Seed features the exclusive digital preview, cast bios, photos and full episodes post-broadcast, ensuring viewers never miss a moment of the Seed family fun.

Features on the Seed Baby app include:

Make a Baby partner up with either lead characters Harry or Rose to make a brand new Seed baby, then bring the "Seedling" to life with the magic of augmented reality as it dances, plays, and gets up to no good each week. Every new episode enables Harry Jr. or Rose Jr. with a different skill. Seed baby parents can track his or her progress, snap pics to share the fun with friends and family, and create a special family album.

Shots of Wisdom each week during the show, three new shots of wisdom are unlocked on this interactive viewing feature, providing fans with video tips on a variety of life events from Seed's wise-cracking bartender Harry. After receiving tips from Harry, viewers can caption an image from the show to submit their own shot to be eligible to win one of three weekly prizes. Participants will also be entered into the draw for the grand prize a trip for two to L.A. to have wings and beer with Harry.

Exclusive show content fans of the series can findout more on Harry and the cast, stay current with show details, receive special messages and live content, follow the @Seed_tv Twitter account using the hashtag #SeedTV, and like the Seed Facebook page, Facebook.com/Seedtv.

City delivers full episodes and exciting extras from hit programming on Citytv.com, available next day, post-broadcast. Fans can also catch up on their favourite series on Rogers on Demand, Rogers Anyplace TV, and with the free City Video App for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch available on iTunes Canada.City's premium content is also available on the City Video Mobile App for Android available at the Google Play Store.

Social Media Links

Official Website, City Citytv.com

Official Website, Seed Citytv.com/Seed

Like CityFacebook.com/Citytv

Like Seed Facebook.com/Seedtv

Follow City @City_tv

Follow City PR @Citytv_PR

Follow Seed @Seed_tv (hashtag #SeedTV)

Follow Adam Korson (Harry) @KorsonAdam

Follow Carrie-Lynn Neales (Rose) @CarrieLynndor

Follow Matt Baram (Jonathan) @MattBaram

Follow Laura De Carteret (Janet) @LauraDeCarts

Follow Amanda Brugel (Michelle) @AmandaBrugel

Follow Stephanie Anne Mills (Zoey) @S_A_Mills

Follow Vanessa Matsui (Irene) @VanessaMatsui

Follow Abby Ross (Anastasia) @Abby__Ross

Follow Joseph Raso (Creator) @TOrazz

Follow Mark Farrell (Executive Producer) @someMarkFarrell

About City

City television stations in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Saskatchewan offer viewers intensely-local, urban-oriented, culturally-diverse television programming.A distinct alternative to other conventional television stations, City engages its viewers with dynamic on-air personalities and delivers an entertaining mix of news, local-interactive formats such as: Breakfast Television and Cityline; as well as local Canadian and US acquired prime time entertainment programming.City is a part of Rogers Broadcasting Limited, a division of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI and NYSE: RCI) which is a diversified Canadian communications and media company. For more information on City stations and programming, visit Citytv.com.

Media Contacts

Shannon Hall, City, shannon.hall@rci.rogers.com, 416.764.3078

Stephanie Perron, City, stephanie.perron@rci.rogers.com, 416.764.3253

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