HUD (TV program)

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 asHeads Up Daily
GenreVideo Games
eSports
Entertainment
Directed byBlain Yetman
Presented byMarissa Roberto
Brody Moore
Camille Salazar Hadaway
Ajay Fry
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes250[1]
Production
Executive producersCurt Marvis
Kyle Sonia
Carl-Edwin Michel
ProducersLisa Doan
Tyler Mason
Production locationsMississauga, Ontario
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesQYOU Media
ECG Productions
Northern Arena Productions
Release
Original networkSuper Channel
Ginx eSports TV Canada
Original releaseJanuary 15 (2018-01-15)[2] –
December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)[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

The 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
  • EP Daily - An earlier daily video game TV show co-hosted by Roberto.

References
  1. "List of Canadian programs certified by the Commission". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. December 21, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  2. Youldon, Kyle (January 15, 2018). "HEADS UP DAILY IS PREMIERING TONIGHT ON SUPER CHANNEL". Console Creatures. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. @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.
  4. @GinxTVCanada (January 11, 2019). "While #HUD is on hiatus, enjoy some bloopers from Season 1! 🗣strong language🙊" (Tweet). Retrieved May 25, 2019 – via Twitter.
  5. Roberto, Marissa [@MarissaRoberto] (March 17, 2019). "Superchannel is just airing repeats. We don't make HUD anymore" (Tweet). Retrieved May 25, 2019 – via Twitter.
  6. "NEW DAILY ESPORTS & GAMING SHOW 'SQUAD' TO DEBUT". Northern Arena. May 19, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  7. "QYOU Media Reports Q3 FY2019 Results" (Press release). Los Angeles, Toronto: QYOU Media. CNW Group. May 28, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  8. @GinxTVCanada (July 4, 2019). "Share your favorite #HeadsUpDaily moments with us! 😍 📺: #GinxTvCanada 🗓: Monday - Friday 🕘: 9AM EDT" (Tweet). Retrieved August 2, 2019 – via Twitter.
  9. "Best of Hud - Superchannel". Super Channel. Allarco. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  10. Alexander, Inigo (August 13, 2019). "Super Channel logs into eSports series". C21 Media. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  11. "HUD esports format launches on Instagram TV". Rapid TV News. July 16, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  12. "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.
  13. Tucker, Jake (October 25, 2017). "QYOU Media launches esports show Heads Up Daily on Ginx Esports TV Canada". MCV. Retrieved December 6, 2018.


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