''HUD'', short for ''Heads Up Daily'', was a daily
Canadian
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television program that covered
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s and
e-sports
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. 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.
On January 11, 2019, the official Canadian Ginx
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account stated the series was on
hiatus
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. The following March, Roberto later clarified that the show was no longer in production. The crew behind it have since launched ''Squad'', a
live-streamed
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show for
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and
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. In May 2019, QYOU confirmed that ''HUD'' had not been renewed for a second season. In July 2019, a 100-episode compilation of the series called ''Best of HUD'' began airing. A month later, Super Channel announced that ''Squad'' would start airing on Ginx on September 17, 2019.
International broadcasts
The program was added to
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in July 2018.
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began airing the program across Eastern Europe in fall 2018.
''Heads Up Daily'' was designed as a
format
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to be licensed by partners globally for the production of localized versions.
See also
*''
EP Daily
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'' - An earlier daily video game TV show co-hosted by Roberto.
References
External links
Official website''HUD''on
Super Channel.ca
*
Official YouTube Channel
Television shows about video games
2010s Canadian sports television series
2018 Canadian television series debuts
2018 Canadian television series endings
Video gaming in Canada
Esports in Canada
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