Star! Daily was a Canadian half-hour daily entertainment

Entertainment

Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...

 television series aired on Star!, A-Channel and Citytv

Citytv

Citytv is a Canadian English language television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications under its Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. division...

. The show was hosted by Dina Pugliese

Dina Pugliese

Dina Pugliese is an Canadian television personality, currently the co-host of Citytv Toronto's Breakfast Television. She joined the show in 2006, replacing Liza Fromer....

 and Husein Madhavji

Husein Madhavji

Husein “Huse” Madhavji is a Canadian actor and television personality. He is best known as the former face of Star! Canada’s Entertainment Channel and for his role as Ruptal 1 on HBO Canada's/Audience Network's Call Me Fitz....

 along with entertainment reporters Larysa Harapyn

Larysa Harapyn

Larysa Harapyn was an entertainment reporter on CityTV in Toronto and was an anchor on the now-defunct Star! Daily program seen throughout Canada on the Star! specialty channel. In 2007, she was one of a number of staffers who worked both at CityTV and at CTV, but later left CTV...

, Liz West, Danielle McGimsie and Sean Gehon

Sean Gehon

Sean Gehon is a Canadian television personality who currently resides in Regina, Saskatchewan. Gehon worked as a video store employee until joining MuchMusic VJ Search ending as the first runner-up — and the only openly gay contestant — in the 2006 series that was won by Tim Deegan.Gehon...

.

Due to the acquisition of Star! along the other CHUM Limited

CHUM Limited

CHUM Limited was a media company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1945 to 2007. Immediately prior to its acquisition, it held full or joint control of two Canadian television systems — Citytv and A-Channel  — comprising 11 local stations, and one CBC Television affiliate, one...

 stations by CTVglobemedia

CTVglobemedia

CTVglobemedia , was one of Canada's largest private media companies. Its operations include newspaper publishing , television broadcasting and production , radio broadcasting , and their respective Internet properties.Originally established by BCE and the Thomson family in 2001 combining CTV Inc.,...

, and the popularity of the CTV Television Network

CTV television network

CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...

's similar series eTalk

ETalk

etalk is a Canadian entertainment news show hosted by Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim. It airs weekdays weeknights at 7 p.m. ET on CTV, at 1:30 p.m. ET on CTV Two and at 6 p.m. ET and 11:30 p.m. ET on E!...

, the show was suddenly discontinued on October 11, 2007.

External links

• Star! Daily (archived)