Jenna Talackova reality show rejected by Shaw Media

by Charlie Smith on May 30, 2012 at 5:44 pm
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Contrary to earlier reports, Jenna Talackova's reality show isn't going on Lifetime channel.

Shaw Media has appeared to back away from an earlier statement that it would broadcast a reality show featuring transgender beauty contestant Jenna Talackova.

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According to a CBC story, Shaw is now saying that programming chief Barbara Williams "misinterpreted" a question, and this type of show "is not part of Lifetime's channel lineup and has not been commissioned by the network".

This isn't the first time that Shaw has sent mixed signals to the LGBT community. In 2008, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Network issued a negative ruling that Shaw Cablesystems had put an LGBT-oriented station, OUTtv, at a disadvantage by placing it on channel 370. This was adjacent to sexually explicit content, even though OUTtv wasn't providing this type of programming.

Talackova, who's from Vancouver, attracted international attention when she competed in the Miss Universe Canada pageant on May 19.

This came after she managed to get a decision overturned that had barred her from the competition because she was transgender.

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Pat Crowe
May 30, 2012 at 9:24 pm
What a let down, Charlie.
It's going to be an uneventful summer, I guess.
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hyo silver
May 30, 2012 at 11:22 pm
I think her name is brilliant, intentional or not: Genitalia, lack of. Sorry, it had to be said.
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Martin Dunphy
May 30, 2012 at 11:24 pm
Actually, it has been said.
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Pat Crowe
May 31, 2012 at 12:42 am
Too fucking funny!!
Hilarious.
How did I miss that?
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