Canadian Poker Player owners to launch web-based poker TV channel

The owners of Canadian Poker Player magazine are about to launch a 24-hour online poker television channel. According to a story in Poker News Daily, HeadsUp Entertainment has announced it intends to launch CanadianPokerPlayer.tv later this fall.

The company, which owns the Canadian Poker Tour as well as the magazine, is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. president Kelly B. Kellner said:

“Some of the programming for the station will include over 20 hours of content produced in Canada over the past four years from the Canadian Open Poker Championships in 2006, 2008, and 2009 from Calgary. We are currently working with several of the online poker sites to include programming from around the world that they have produced as well."

In addition to poker-playing, the online channel will include movies and features relating to the poker and gaming industry, Kellner said.

Canada has provided several of the top poker players in the game and several could be an active part of the network, according to Kellner. “We have tremendous relationships with many poker pros,” Kellner commented. “We are looking to build on that to incorporate innovative programming to follow their poker careers. I can tell everyone now that there are two original shows currently being negotiated, but we can‘t comment beyond that. More news on that to follow!”

Canadian Poker Player magazine was purchased and revived by Calgary-based HeadsUp in 2008 after being suspended by its previous owners, BC-based Fifth Street Publishers.