{"id":24451,"date":"2026-01-21T11:46:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T16:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/telus-picks-up-haunttv-and-totalcrime\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T11:56:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T16:56:22","slug":"telus-picks-up-haunttv-and-totalcrime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/telus-picks-up-haunttv-and-totalcrime\/","title":{"rendered":"TELUS Picks Up HauntTV &#038; TotalCrime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TELUS has picked up Blue Ant Media\u2019s FAST channels HauntTV and TotalCrime for Optik TV Stream+ subscribers on the TELUS TV+ app.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHauntTV and TotalCrime are now live on TELUS\u2019s entertainment platforms, marking Blue Ant Media\u2019s first entry on the TELUS platform for its free streaming portfolio,\u201d said Andrew Irwin, senior VP of content distribution and partnerships at Blue Ant Media. \u201cBuilding on the success of T+E, our paranormal specialty channel, this partnership expands our footprint in Canada, offering audiences more ways to indulge in paranormal and true-crime programming on a trusted national platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>HauntTV features an array of paranormal programming, including <em>Eli Roth Presents: A Ghost Ruined My Life<\/em>, <em>Hotel Paranormal<\/em>, <em>Paranormal Survivor<\/em>, <em>Paranormal: Caught on Camera<\/em>, <em>Celebrity Help! My House is Haunted<\/em> and <em>Destination Haunted<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>On TotalCrime, viewers have access to <em>How I Caught the Killer<\/em>, <em>Murder Rap: Inside the Biggie and Tupac Murders<\/em>, <em>Murder: Fight for the Truth<\/em>, <em>Killer Mistake<\/em> and <em>The Killer in my Family<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to partner with Blue Ant Media and reinforce our commitment to delivering diverse, high-quality entertainment experiences that cater to the unique interests of our customers,\u201d commented Jacob Pullia, director of content, strategy and development at TELUS. \u201cBy expanding free streaming content with these compelling paranormal and true-crime channels, we\u2019re giving Optik TV and Stream+ subscribers even more reason to enjoy TELUS\u2019s industry-leading entertainment services.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TELUS has picked up Blue Ant Media\u2019s FAST channels HauntTV and TotalCrime for Optik TV Stream+ subscribers on the TELUS TV+ app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":24452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[11118,345,5274,12124,12125,6012],"class_list":["post-24451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-andrew-irwin","tag-blue-ant-media","tag-haunttv","tag-jacob-pullia","tag-telus","tag-totalcrime","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>TELUS Picks Up HauntTV &amp; 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