UP Faith & Family Exclusively Debuts Season 14 of "Heartland" to Subscribers

quotIt39s about the ups and the downs of being a familyquot she continued quotLike the bond between Amy Amber Marshall with her husband Ty Graham Wardle and how they formed a relationship as teenagers married and eventually had a child of their own Or the sisterly relationship between Amy and Lou Michelle Morgan Then there39s the motherdaughter relationship with Lou Georgie Alisha Newton and Katie Ziya Matheson All these relationship types and more are relatable to everyone UP Faith ampamp Family is our streaming destination that showcases family and faithaffirming entertainment which makes it a perfect fitquotSet amidst the rolling foothills of the Rockies in the fictional town of Hudson Alberta Heartland has a special place in Cannon39s heart given the fact she got to experience the show39s majestic surroundings in person quotI had the opportunity to go up there while we were producing some bonus contentquot she explained quotTo be able to see what they39re working with every day There is no way they can call that work It39s just breathtaking in Alberta Canada Having been there I39m able to speak to the camaraderie between the cast and crew who have worked together all these years producing a great show in a beautiful locationquotThe storytelling is incrediblequot she added quotIt follows this family that lives on a horse ranch and through an unfortunate tragedy where Amy Fleming Amber Marshall loses her mother she learns to aid injured horses and work through her personal loss by bonding together with her family I believe audiences gravitate towards this family because their challenges and life moments are the same for each of us They are incredibly relatable and strong Subscribers write to us all the time and say 39I wish I had a Grandpa Jack or I wish I could talk to my sister like that39 I think that39s what makes this show so specialquotOne thing that makes the UP Faith ampamp Family viewing experience of Heartland unique to subscribers is that aforementioned bonus content created especially by the network quotWe have been producing curated behindthescenes content for a couple of yearsquot Cannon explained quotWe have a great relationship with the producers of Heartland so it39s not just another show on the service It really is a partnership and what we are showcasing is exclusive to us It takes subscribers into the magical world of Heartland that they39ve never seen beforequotYou get to know the cast and crew and learn how they have evolved over the yearsquot she added quotWe have secrets and littleknown facts that you can39t find anywhere else We went behind the scenes with the women of Heartland and highlighted their strengths throughout the series Principal cast members spoke about their love of the show and how their characters have evolved over the years We interviewed the writers about their amazing storylines We toured the sets like the ranch house the loft the veterinarian clinic and the barn Amber Marshall did a quarantine special for us and graciously took subscribers through a day in the life of being quarantined on her ranch We interviewed the show39s makeup artist stunt coordinator horse wrangler and other key crew members Everything you want to know about Heartland you39ll find in exclusive footage on UP Faith ampamp FamilyquotUP Entertainment which in addition to the UP Faith ampamp Family streaming service includes linear channels UPtv and Aspiretv has experienced growth of late with UPtv ranking the No 3 fastestgrowing network among W2554 in 1Q21Thanks to crosspromotion on its linear services the trickle effect for UP Faith ampamp Family and Heartland has been fantastic quotThe week we launched Heartland we saw a gain of roughly 172 of new free trials on the servicequot Cannon shared quotWe also saw our views increase by 35 and the hours watched was up by 29 Our engagement with active users hit an alltime high last week and Heartland is the heartbeat of that success which is all very excitingquotMay was an important month for usquot she added in closing quotWe celebrated our mothers for Mother39s Day We have a Summer of Adventure programming event with some cool movies coming to the service Shadow of the Bear is an outdoorsy wilderness movie that families are going to love watching together along with A Fish Tale and Benji On Memorial Day we had stories celebrating America with the premiere of Celebration Cupcake a story about a returning soldier figuring out what to do with his life who starts a cupcake business with his wife We also had a trilogy called Saints and Soldiers which is a faithoriented series All great stuff for MayquotHeartland is currently available to stream on UP Faith ampamp FamilyClick the social buttons to share this story with colleagues and friendsThe opinions expressed here are the author39s views and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNetamp160

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