Degree Poker
In 2002, CTV contracted WhistleStop Productions to produce the first poker broadcast in Canada for both TSN and ESPN International. There was a snag. Not only would it be the first poker series produced for TSN, but ESPN’s needs would require that the series would also have to be produced in High Definition. Thus WhistleStop Productions was one of the first independent production companies in Canada to work in High Definition and the Degree Poker Championship was seen in over 38 countries around the world.