Tag: Canada
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Amazon Adds Live TV Streaming to the Prime Video App in Canada in Partnership With StackTV
Corus Entertainment launched StackTV for Canadian cord cutters back in June. Six months later, the company believes they’re making it possible for a wider audience to cut the cord and still enjoy live TV. StackTV is powered by Amazon, which brings both benefits and drawbacks with everything from signups to support to content. In order…
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Bell Media and Warner Brothers Make Plans to Bring HBO Max Content to Canada
The team behind HBO Max is already starting on plans for international expansion ahead of the streaming service’s May 2020 launch. Bell Media and Warner Brothers made an exclusive deal to bring HBO Max content to Canada beginning in 2020. Along with bringing HBO Max content to a Canadian audience, the deal will extend the…
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Corus Launches StackTV for Live and On-Demand Content on Amazon for Canadian Cord Cutters
Corus Entertainment has launched a television package made up of 12 networks for Amazon Prime Channels in Canada. The package includes entertainment, drama, lifestyle, and kid friendly channels with both live and on-demand content. This is a big move for both Corus and Canadian cord cutters, as the company previously only had the Global TV…
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Amazon is Launching Amazon Channels in Canada
Update: Amazon has reached out to clarify that this upcoming launch is for Prime Video Channels in Canada. This will allso Prime users to add channels to their Prime Video account for a more convenient login and viewing experience. Canada has always struggled to get access to the same streaming services that Americans have. Now…
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Streaming Will Be More Popular Than Cable TV in Canada Next Year
According to a report from Convergence Research Group, reported by Huffington Post, the number of households in Canada that subscribe to streaming services is expected to be greater than cable customers next year. This comes as now in the United States more people subscribe to a streaming service than a traditional pay-TV provider. “If we…
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Canada Is Investigating Cable TV Providers For Misleading & Aggressive Practices
According to the CBC, Canada opened hearings this week on if they should expand “code of conduct” to include internet and cable services. Part of this is looking into cable TV providers’ misleading and aggressive practices. As part of this investigation, the Canadian government received 1,300 comments about telecommunications. Here is a quick break down…
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Cord Cutting Expands into Canada
For years cord cutting in Canada has lagged behind the explosive growth cord cutting has seen in the US. Now Canada cable and satellite providers are starting to feel the pinch. Canadian cable TV and satellite providers are seeing their subscribers drop. In the 2017 fiscal year they saw a 1.9 percent drop in subscribers.…
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Cord Cutting Just Became Easier in Canada
Sports are often listed as one of the main reasons people keep cable TV. In Canada, this was even more true because of the limited options to stream live TV without a long-term cable TV subscription. Now that is all changing as TSN and RDS are launching standalone subscription sports streaming services. TSN and RDS…
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Canadians Are Finally Getting Good Cord Cutting Options
If you are an American you may be shocked to learn that most Canadians don’t really have good cord cutting options. There is no Sling TV, DIRECTV NOW, or PlayStation Vue. Netflix and Amazon Prime are there, but they are just a fraction of the size of the US versions. But there is good news…
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Netflix is Raising Their Prices in Canada
If you are a Netflix subscriber in Canda get ready to pay a higher price. As of today, new Netflix subscribers will have to pay a little bit more. Netflix’s standard plan – which allows you to watch on two HD streams at a time, will now cost $10.99 a month. The basic plan, which…