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Heliconia, a leader in outdoors TV and WebTV production and distribution, is excited to announce the release of their Stand Up Paddling TV channel. Stand Up Paddling TV is the latest addition to Heliconia's Paddling TV network, which reached 6 million views in 2011. Stand Up ...read more

The Heliconia Press, a leader in outdoors TV and WebTV production and distribution, is excited to announce that its Paddling TV videos were viewed a total of 6 million times in 2011 through YouTube alone - making it the #1 source for paddling related video content. Paddling TV is ...read more

The Heliconia Press is excited to announce it has begun production of a kayak fishing mini-series, which will be broadcast into 76 million households through NBC Sports. Seaguar's Extreme Kayak Fishing Challenge will air throughout the 1st quarter of 2012, beginning December ...read more

May 19, 2011 - The Heliconia Press, a leader in outdoors media for over a decade, is excited to announce its production of Facing Waves - North America's only paddling TV series. Facing Waves will air on Outside Television in spring, 2012. Hosted by World Champion and renowned ...read more

May 6, 2011 - The Heliconia Press, a long-time leader in outdoors media, announced this week the sale of the book and DVD publishing and distribution arm of their business. After 12-years of publishing industry leading instructional books and DVDs on outdoor activities, ...read more

The Heliconia Press, a leader in outdoors media for over a decade, announced today that their 6 paddlesport related WebTV channels were viewed a total of 1.75 million times in the first quarter of 2011 – double the viewership from the previous quarter. Heliconia's paddling ...read more

During shooting of The Kayak Fishing Show, world renowned big game kayak angler Jim Sammons got the scare of a lifetime as a hungry and aggressive shark ripped a 40-pound yellow tail out of his hand while only narrowly missing his leg. The incredible footage can now be watched ...read more

October 26, 2010 The Heliconia Press, a leading producer of outdoors related video for over 12 years, unveiled today its latest digital video initiative—Paddling TV. Heliconia kicks off Paddling TV today with the public release of Sea Kayaking TV. — the first of five ...read more

Sept 170th, 2010 - The Heliconia Press is excited to announce that its Kayak Fishing Tales WebTV channel has now been watched over 1 million times in 2010 through a variety of channels, including YouTube, WFN.tv, MyOutdoorTV, and SportFishingMag.com. Kayak Fishing Tales WebTV is ...read more

The Heliconia Press is thrilled to announce the release of Ice Fishing – The Ultimate Guide by Tim Allard. Whether you're new to ice fishing or an experienced hard-water angler, this book is written for you. It's an all-encompassing guide that covers everything you need to ...read more

June 10, 2010 - Panama - While kayak fishing on Panama's legendary Hannibal Banks, Jim Sammons, host of The Kayak Fishing Show, hooked into an enormous yellow fin tuna, and one of the fishing fight's of his life. Over the course of his 3.5 hour battle with the tuna, Jim and his ...read more

The Heliconia Press is proud to announce that two of its recently published books have won Gold Living Now Awards. Recreational Kayaking: The Ultimate Guide claimed top prize in the 'Outdoor Recreation' category, while Outdoor Parents, Outdoor Kids swept the 'Family' category. ...read more

April 23, 2010 The Heliconia Press is excited to announce the release of the movie trailer for the upcoming (and already award-winning) ExOfficio presents Kayak Fishing: Game On 2 film. Watch it now at www.kayakfishingmovie.com ExOfficio presents Kayak Fishing: GAME ON 2 follows ...read more

April 8th, 2010 -The Heliconia Press, a leading TV producer and publisher of books and DVDs on outdoor pursuits, is thrilled to announce its partnership with YouTube in the distribution of its web video content. In November, 2009, Heliconia was approached by Google/YouTube to ...read more

March 11, 2010 - Baja, Mexico - During the shooting of The Kayak Fishing Show with Jim Sammons TV series and ExOfficio's Kayak Fishing: Game On movie, Howard McKim of Ketchikan Alaska hooked up with a monstrous blue marlin and got towed 11 miles out to sea over a 5-hour period. ...read more

Beachburg, Ontario, (February 5, 2010) The Heliconia Press, a leading TV producer and publisher of books and DVDs on outdoor pursuits, is thrilled to announce the release of its latest DVD, Filleting Freshwater Fish, presented by Rapala. Starring Rapala pro and filleting expert, ...read more

01.14.2010 – Kayak fishing pioneer Jim Sammons and his group of friends hook into a five-hour battle with a 300-lb blue marlin that tows a kayaker 11 miles across Mexico's Sea of Cortez in the premiere episode of Ocean Kayak presents: The Kayak Fishing Show with Jim Sammons on ...read more

December 8th, 2009 - The Heliconia Press, leading publisher of books and DVDs on outdoor pursuits, is excited to announce the release of their latest DVD, Running: An Essential Guide. The DVD features accomplished runners and coaches Steve Sisson, Ruth England and Carmen ...read more

Beachburg, Ontario, (November 25, 2009), The Heliconia Press, a leading publisher of books, and producer of TV and DVDs on outdoor pursuits, is thrilled to announce the release of its latest book, Kayak Bass Fishing by renowned bass angler Chad Hoover. Although the book provides ...read more

Beachburg, Ontario, (November 9, 2009) The Heliconia Press, a leading publisher of books and DVDs on outdoor pursuits, is thrilled to announce the release of its latest book, Winter Backpacking: A Guide to Warm and Safe Winter Camping and Day Trips. Published in large format with ...read more

July 14, 2009, Beachburg, Ontario - The Heliconia Press, a leading publisher of books and DVDs on outdoor pursuits, is thrilled to announce that starting January, 2010, The Kayak Fishing Show with Jim Sammons will begin airing on the World Fishing Network (WFN). The 13-episode TV ...read more

June 9th, 2009 — New York, NYThe Heliconia Press is proud to announce that the second edition of The Ultimate Guide to Whitewater Kayaking, by Ken Whiting and Kevin Varette, has won a Gold National IPPY Award. The IPPY Awards honor the year's best independently published books, ...read more

The Heliconia Press today announced the launch of the Kayak Fishing Tales WebTV, a website that features a new kayak fishing video webisode every two weeks. Kayak Fishing Tales provides the booming and media starved kayak fishing community with valuable kayak fishing tips and ...read more

The Heliconia Press is excited to announce their continued partnership with Johnson Outdoors for the production of Kayak Fishing: Game On 2—sequel to the highly anticipated and newly released Kayak Fishing: Game On movie. Kayak Fishing: Game On 2 shares a similar story line to ...read more

Heliconia is excited to announce the much anticipated release of the ExOfficio presents Kayak Fishing: Game On movie. The DVD is now available in outdoor stores around North America, or it can be purchased directly from the official movie website, www.kayakfishingmovie.com. The ...read more

During the shooting of the latest segment of The Heliconia Press' much-anticipated kayak fishing adventure film ExOfficio presents Kayak Fishing: Game On a group of three kayak anglers that included Alaskan Howard McKim, Canadian Ken Whiting, and Californian Matt Moyer, hooked up ...read more

Heliconia Press announces the launch of Kayak Fishing Tales—a free online kayak fishing video magazine (www.kayakfishingtales.com). Kayak Fishing Tales was developed during the production of Heliconia's upcoming adventure film, ExOfficio presents Kayak Fishing: Game On. ...read more

The Heliconia Press, a leading publisher of books and DVDs on outdoor pursuits, is proud to respond to industry demand for quality paddlesport instructional titles with today's announcement of six new and authoritative "how to" books and DVDs for spring. Latest releases include ...read more

Actor Patrick Stewart was so impressed by Oil + Water, winner of Best Picture at the Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival in Los Angeles, that he called for audiences "to find this movie and to watch it again and again." Stewart, a renowned Shakespearean actor who famously played ...read more

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification is an internationally-recognized designation for paper produced from trees which have been managed and harvested in a socially and environmentally responsible way. Because The Heliconia Press alone publishes more than 60,000 DVD and ...read more

The Heliconia Press, a leading publisher of books and DVDs on outdoor pursuits, is proud to announce that Kayak Fishing – The Ultimate Guide DVD, released on February 1, 2008, has won Best Instructional Film at the third annual Reel Paddling Film Festival.Beautifully shot in ...read more

As the exclusive distributor of the documentary film, Oil + Water, The Heliconia Press is very proud to announce that the film has won Best Picture and the Youth Jury Award at this year's Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival. The win was announced in front of a star-studded ...read more

An international competition, the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards were founded in 1995 to help readers find the best of the more than 24,000 cookbooks that are published yearly, as well as to celebrate those who "cook with words". Camp Cooking: The Black Feather Guide shares the ...read more

As the exclusive distributor of the documentary film, Oil + Water, The Heliconia Press is proud to announce that the film has already won three prestigious awards internationally—all before its official release in February 2008. To date, the festival version of Oil + Water has ...read more

As the exclusive distributor of the popular adventure kayaking film, Mission: Epicocity, The Heliconia Press is proud to announce that the film has just won National Geographic's Best Online Adventure Flick Competition, placing first in the Top Ten. Mission: Epicocity is the ...read more

The Heliconia Press is pleased to announce their further expansion with the addition of Rebecca Sandiford as Editor and Tamara Cuff as Office Manager. Bringing an editor in-house will allow Heliconia to accelerate their production and promotion of best-selling titles, as well as ...read more