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Vanilla Ice New York -- June 20, 2017 Pop icon Vanilla Ice, a.k.a. Rob VanWinkle, goes to Florida’s Treasure Coast to tackle his next house renovation and flip during the new season of DIY Network’s popular series, The Vanilla Ice Project . Premiering Saturday, July 15, at 10 p.m. ET/PT, the 13-episode arc will follow Vanilla Ice as he launches his most colossal and lavish renovation to date—the transformation of a dilapidated 7,000-square-foot home into a contemporary oceanfront estate that features a rocket ship play space, an indoor hibachi grill room and a custom pool. The new season features Vanilla Ice and his team of “construction ninjas” as they face time and budget constraints while restoring a sprawling but decaying property. Each episode features the team as they strip the home down to its bones and transform it into a modern, Polynesian-style oceanfront retreat. When Vanilla Ice is finished, the astonishing overhaul is sure to wow visitors for years to co...

BLOG CABIN 2014 Bradley Powell, 30, of Winter Haven, Fla., was in complete disbelief when he received news of winning DIY Network’s BlogCabin 2014, a fully renovated 1920s bungalow stationed on five acres of land that is a short drive from his current home. The furnished approximately 2,500 sq. ft. home is the centerpiece of the grand prize package valued at almost $900,000, which also includes a 2015 MasterCraft NXT20 Wake/Surf Boat and $50,000 provided by national mortgage lender Quicken Loans. Brad, who says he entered the giveaway twice per day as soon as he heard the sweepstakes started, was randomly selected from more than 24 million entries. “My wife and I were watching the local news and saw that this year’s Blog Cabin would be located in Winter Haven, Fla.,” said Brad. “We decided to start entering every morning after that—but never dreamed of winning the grand prize! It still hasn’t fully sunk in yet.”

William Shatner For fans who want a range of home-related television programming that they won’t find anywhere else this fall, especially if they like to peek inside the personal spaces of celebrities, HGTV and DIY Network will premiere six new series and two one-hour specials. Taking home improvement where it has never gone before, DIY Network will highlight the unique highs and lows of one celebrity icon’s home renovation in The William Shatner Project premiering on Thursday, October 23, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. And, coming in November, talented and charismatic twins Jonathan Scott and Drew Scott will showcase their newly renovated family residence in The Property Brothers at Home. Photo By: RD/Scott Kirkland/Retna

Chris Grundy Fans who dream of renovating and redesigning a home inside and out can do so for DIY Network’s popular interactive sweepstakes and series, Blog Cabin. Beginning today at 9 a.m. ET, visitors to DIYNetwork.com/BlogCabinVote can vote on all key design and construction elements of the 2014 Blog Cabin, a historic 1920s Craftsman-style bungalow located minutes from Orlando in Winter Haven, Fla. Voters can choose the home’s exterior color and siding, as well as the interior design features, including the kitchen, master suite, family room and outdoor living area. New this year, voters also can share their favorite selections on Pinterest. On Monday, July 28, online visitors can enter the sweepstakes for a chance to win the fully renovated and furnished home, as well tune in to the season eight premiere of Blog Cabin at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. “Viewers love Blog Cabin, because of the truly collaborative and interactive nature of the show,” said Steven Lerner, senior ...

**** TELEVISION 2014 **** Danille Bryk More massive transformations, knock-out renovations and down-and-dirty projects are on the way as DIY Network presents fresh episodes of Bath Crashers (Matt Muenster), A Bryk at a Time (Danielle Bryk), Garage Gold (Kraig Bantle), Rescue Renovation (Kayleen McCabe), along with popular docu-series Massive Moves, Building Alaska and Renovation Realities. New episodes of the seven series will premiere in January 2014. “Our experts tackle projects that every homeowner could encounter,” said Steven Lerner, senior vice president, programming, HGTV and DIY Network. “Titles like Massive Moves and Building Alaska showcase daring individuals who take risks to accomplish their goals, while hosts like Danielle Bryk demonstrate the challenges of owning a business and having a family.” Building Alaska Returning for a second season in A Bryk at a Time, Danielle Bryk will continue to run her successful design firm while...

  **** DIY NETWORK TELEVISION ****   John DeSilvia DIY Network is coming to the aid of desperate homeowners everywhere with its new series Rescue My Renovation. The half-hour program, hosted by contractor John DeSilvia, documents the serious side of renovation, as homeowners combat the structural and monetary damage caused by contractors with shoddy workmanship and builders who take the money and run. John comes to the rescue, transforming these nightmare renovations into a dream come true for distressed homeowners. Rescue My Renovation premieres on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 9 p.m. ET. “Unfortunately, this show’s concept is all too familiar to many homeowners,” said Steven Lerner, DIY Network’s vice president, programming. “In no time, unqualified and unprofessional workers can take a renovation from bad to worse. The aim of Rescue My Renovation is to educate people about how to get their project back on track as quickly as possible with the help of ...

****  GET ICED WITH VANILLA ICE **** Vanilla Ice Pop icon turned knock-out home renovator, Rob Van Winkle, a.k.a. Vanilla Ice, and his crew of contractors are rocking home renovations in the third season of DIY Network’s popular primetime series “The Vanilla Ice Project,” premiering Sunday, Jan. 27 at 10 p.m. ET. Fans also can see more of the Vanilla Ice brand of mind blowing renovations in his new one-hour special, “Ice My House,” premiering on Sunday, Jan. 20 at 11 p.m. ET.  "I'm pumped to bring the gang back together for more renovations that viewers will have to see to believe!" said Van Winkle, "I love showcasing the latest and greatest state-of-the-art, in-home technology. Having fans who keep coming back to watch me do a passion I love, is an amazing feeling."  As the next 13 episode arc of “The Vanilla Ice Project” kicks-off, Van Winkle and his reliable crew of contractors execute the extraordinary transformation of a 6,000...

**** DIY TELEVISION **** The Blog Cabin DIY Network’s Blog Cabin, the first-ever interactive home-building television series, announces the coastal town of Atlantic, N.C., as the location for the series’ seventh season. Beginning in January 2013, DIY Network and DIYNetwork.com invite viewers nationwide to help renovate a 1890s beachside home by casting their online votes to select the home’s new design features. The results of the home’s transformation will be featured in the new season of Blog Cabin premiering in July 2013.