Big Brother Canada 4: Changes

There have been a few changes this year.

• Twistos is NO LONGER sponsoring the show. 
• Although we will never see the phrase, "Twistos Twist", that DOES NOT mean there will be no twists this year.
• No fan points system. Remember having to watch videos and read bios just to gain votes that will multiply your voting strength? Well, there will be none of that this year. Quite frankly, I'm relieved. I just feel it would be a waste of my time. 
• Once again, this does not mean fans will not be voting for key elements of the show. We have already been tasked with voting for 2 International Wildcards. In addition, The Brick has a couple of tricks up their sleeve.

Big Brother Canada 4 Sponsor Announcement

From the Shaw Media Press Release February 19, 2016:

The three major sponsors this season are The Brick, Oxi-Clean and shomi. No, there is no mention of Twistos nor its Twists!

The Brick:

• Full furnishings of the Big Brother Canada house.
• Fans can get their first glimpse of the NEW HOUSE at ETCanada.com on the morning of Monday, February 29th. 
• Awards this season's winner with a $25,000 gift card.
• Flip the HoH Look
• Big Brother Canada Ultimate Fan Experience: Four lucky fans plus their guests each receive a weekend in Toronto, tickets to the season finale, and 24 hours to live in the Big Brother Canada house where they will eat slop, and play in a custom challenge while living like a houseguest. Each winner will receive a video that documents the once-in-a-lifetime experience. The Brick will also be sponsoring the very first Big Brother Canada Meme Maker where fans will have the chance to meme funny moments throughout the season on BigBrotherCanada.ca.

OxiClean Laundry Detergent

• The Big Brother Canada Season 4 winner will also receive an OxiClean HD™ Laundry Detergent prize pack valued at $10,000 that includes $500 of fabric care products and a $9,500 wardrobe makeover.

shomi

• The Head of Household once again is able to watch one show or movie on shomi every week. Additionally, fans can peek inside the Head of Household's virtual PVR as each week's HOH share their favourite shomi picks.

"The upcoming season of Big Brother Canada is full of surprises and challenges. Due to the dynamic nature of the live show, sponsorship opportunities continue to be available."

BBCan3...More Twistos Twists, More Food, More Movies, More, More, More

(UPDATED March 16) The official site https://bigbrothercanada.globaltv.com has been updated for S3. Fans will be able to influence the show by creating an account and earning points - just like last year.

Today's press release by Shaw Media has given us our first look - and a few teases, at what fans can expect this year. Here are the highlights:

The Brick

• Returning Sponsor
• Get the HOH Look weekly contest returns
• NEW social media contest, "Unlock the Ultimate Big Brother Fan Experience"...which offers fans the chance to win an all expense paid trip to Toronto for the Finale. They also get to tour the house, and "more". [sounds like the ultimate contest for a superfan] 
• TheBrick.com, will have a special section
• There will be a "pop-up" event at a downtown store Saturday, March 21. 
• The Brick is "providing furnishings for the brand new Big Brother Canada pad". [Here we go with the speculation on the house, again!] 

Twistos

• Returning Sponsor
• Twistos Twists are BAAACK

OxiClean

• New Sponsor
• Will provide a themed challenge 
• Will air the HGs "dirty laundry" vignettes, on-air and online. [Meh - just sounds like fluff for the fans who don't watch the feeds. And don't expect them to show anything that becomes too controversial.]

Shomi

• New Sponsor
• Will provide a themed challenge 
• Each week, the HOH will get a chance to watch one TV show episode or movie. [Actually this shouldn't surprise anyone - it's Shaw Media's new baby.]

KFC

• New Sponsor
• Will provide a reward 
• KFC's nod in the press release says, "whose integration is so good, it's one of the season's most tightly guarded secrets". [Ohhh...now that's a bit of a tease...my interest is piqued.]

Ramada

• Returning Sponsor
• Will provide a themed challenge
• Will sponsor the feeds this year
• Promises "more control over the feeds". [Not quite sure what this means. What I do want is a better Chat Room, with more monitoring. Some people weren't just nasty, they were real creepers.]

Pizza Pizza

• Returning Sponsor
• Will provide a themed task and reward for the HGs.

All information from  Shaw Media Press Release 13/03/2015