New Channels Launch on Free Streaming Service DistroTV

Cinedigm Channels Dove and CONtv Among the New Channels Appearing This Week on the Popular Free Streaming Service

DistroTV™ is a streaming over-the-top (OTT) service built to feed the insatiable curiosities, passions and pursuits of globally-minded viewers in the US, Canada and UK. Along with its broad range of entertainment, news, sports, film and TV programming in live, linear and video-on-demand formats, a new crop of channels has just launched in their Movies/Entertainment, News & Opinion, and Sports categories.

Dove Channel
A family-friendly and faith-based network featuring TV series and Movies that are safe for the entire family, consisting of a minimum of 500 individual titles or episodes.

CONtv
A pop culture, nostalgia TV and Movies channel with a minimum of 500 individual titles or episodes.

Real Vision
Real Vision examines finance, business and the global economy with videos and reports that provide real in-depth analysis from real experts.

MMA Junkie
Best MMA highlights and comentary.

Global Fashion Channel
The world's premier Fashion, Beauty, Art and Luxury Lifestyle Channel. Watch the latest runway shows, exclusive access backstage, the latest fashion films, beauty tips, fashion exhibitions, art museums, exotic cars, yachts and luxury hotels.

DistroTV has also recently added a Moods category featuring Ambiance channels from SoniCentric, featuring Fireplace Lounge, Island Escape, Relaxing Rain, Fish Tank and Tranquil Thunderstorms.

DistroTV is free to consumers and now available via Apple iOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV and Roku.

Happy Streaming! -GB

The Film Detective is Bringing the Comfort of Classic Movies to These Uncertain Times with Marathons Dedicated to Charlie Chaplin, Roger Corman's 94th Birthday and April Fools' Day

The Film Detective Steps into Spring on the Lighter Side with an Entire Month Dedicated to Classic Comedy

ROCKPORT, Mass., March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Film Detective (TFD), a classic media streaming network and film archive that restores classic films for today's cord-cutters, is offering a brief escape from these challenging times with the light-hearted side of classic film and television. 

Starting on April 1, TFD is featuring a collection of classic comics on its live channel and adding over a dozen comedies to its streaming library of over 1,000 classic film and television titles. April Fools' Day will showcase Golden Age's favorite goofs, including The Three Stooges, Buster Keaton, and Abbott and Costello, for 24 hours of laughs on Sling, STIRR, and DistroTV.

It wouldn't be a month of classic comedy without Charlie Chaplin, so The Film Detective is honoring the anniversary of The Little Tramp's birthday on April 16. Favorites including The Kid (1921) and The Adventurer (1917) will be featured, as well as the tale of Chaplin's rise to fame in Chaplin's Art of Comedy (1966) from legendary independent filmmaker Sam Sherman. Chaplin's birthday will be followed by a weekend-long marathon of comedy from April 17-19. In times when everyone could use a laugh, no one fits the bill like Charlie Chaplin and his comedic peers of yesteryear.

Comedy marathons are only part of the events on The Film Detective this month. To celebrate the 94th birthday of film legend Roger Corman on April 5, TFD is featuring a Roger Cor-Marathon from 3:30 p.m. ET-midnight. A Bucket of Blood (1959), The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) and more will be featured to the delight of Corman fans. Viewers can enjoy exclusive commentary on Corman's classics from director Joe Dante and Roger Corman himself in Trailers from Hell videos, available on the TFD app. Additionally, in honor of Easter on April 12, TFD will be stocking its streaming app with religious titles from The Cathedral Films Collection and The Loyola Films Collection, courtesy of Vision Video. 

While the theaters may be closed and many confined at home, one thing that offers a bit of respite in times of overwhelming news is the nostalgia of classic film and television. For more information on The Film Detective's April schedule, visit https://www.thefilmdetective.com/.

About The Film Detective:

The Film Detective is a leading distributor of restored classic programming, including feature films, television, foreign imports, and documentaries. Launched in 2014, TFD has distributed its extensive library of 3,000+ hours of film on DVD and Blu-ray and through leading platforms including TCM, EPIX, Amazon, PBS, and more. The Film Detective has released its classic movie app on web, iOS, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Apple TV and is available live with a 24/7 channel on Sling, STIRR, and DistroTV.

For more information, contact:

Kerry Ryan
kerry@thefilmdetective.com 

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Coronavirus Is Accelerating Pluto TV’s Already Massive Growth

If there’s one category other than cannabis and toilet paper that’s doing pretty well right now, it’s streaming. But the ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) platform was already growing at a rapid clip before the coronavirus outbreak caused streaming consumption to surge. Other networks agree. In February, Comcast bought Xumo for a reported $100 million. Last week, Fox Corporation spent $440 million on its acquisition of Tubi.

Here is a very interesting article featuring a Q&A with CEO and Co-Founder of Pluto TV, Tom Ryan.

https://www.adexchanger.com/tv-and-video/coronavirus-is-accelerating-pluto-tvs-already-massive-growth/?utm_campaign=Feed%3A%2Bad-exchange-news%2B%28AdExchanger.com%3A%2BExchanging%2BIdeas%2BOn%2BDigital%2BMedia%2BOptimization%29&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner

Although the article is very informative, it is important to note that the channel line up it describes is the USA region of Pluto TV. Channel selection and content will vary considerably in Canada, UK and other territories. The article is still worth the read, though.

-GB

New TV Classics Coming to Comet TV and Charge!

NEW TV CLASSICS COMING TO COMET TV AND CHARGE!

Comet TV, the digital over-the-air network in the US, is teasing a new programming line-up on Comet TV and its sister channel Charge! on Twitter this week. Here is a compilation of the ad campaign:



Looking over the daily schedule for Comet TV starting on April 6, it appears that they've reduced their movie block down to 4 hours, expanding their classic series line-up as such (all times US Eastern Time Zone):

• 10a-12p Noon: Movie
• 12p-2p: Movie
• 2p-4p: The Outer Limits (2 episodes back-to-back)
• 4p-6p: NEW! Sliders (2 episodes back-to-back)
• 6p-8p: NEW! Quantum Leap (2 episodes back-to-back)
• 8p-10p: NEW! Battlestar Galactica (2003) (2 episodes back-to-back)
• 10p-1a: Stargate: SG1 (3 episodes back-to-back)
• 1a-4a: Babylon 5 (3 episodes back-to-back)

Over at Charge!, the weekly schedule is robust with classic action TV shows. While the movie blocks seem to have been relegated to the weekends, the following shows are taking over the weekday slots (all times US Eastern Time Zone):

• 10a-1p: NEW! Magnum P.I. (3 episodes back-to-back)
• 1p-4p: NEW! Knight Rider (3 episodes back-to-back)
• 4p-7p: CHiPs (3 episodes back-to-back)
• 7p-10p: Walker, Texas Ranger (3 episodes back-to-back)*
• 10p-1a: Magnum P.I. (3 episodes back-to-back) [Repeat of the 10a-1p block]
• 1a-4a: Walker, Texas Ranger (3 episodes back-to-back)*

*NOTE: Walker, Texas Ranger is not available on CHARGE! online streaming. We apologize for the inconvenience.

I am so glad to see that there will be no overlap of the new shows-- start on Charge! at 10a for the new Magnum/KR run, then flip over to Comet at 4pm to catch the debuts of the Sliders/QL/Galactica run. Mark your calendars, the new line-up starts on April 6, 2020!

Happy Streaming! -GB

How to watch Star Trek: Picard for FREE in Canada and the USA!

Yesterday I posted that Crave TV, the streaming home of Star Trek: Picard in Canada, is offering 30 days free of their streaming service, expanding their free trial period from 7 days. This offer comes just in time for the Thursday drop of the Season 1 finale of the hit show from the US streamer, CBS All Access (which is not the same CBS All Access that we have here in Canada).

Today, via his Instagram account, Sir Patrick Stewart announced that CBS All Access in the US will also offer 30 days free of its service to allow fans to stream Picard from the beginning. Here is a snapshot of the announcement:

In the post, Stewart writes:

sirpatstew

Verified

It's felt good to bring Picard back.

Our #StarTrekPicard season finale is Thursday, and starting today until 4/23, you can watch for free on @CBSAllAccess in the US with the code: GIFT. Link in bio to sign up.

If you are in the USA and you want to sign up for the free trial, use the promo code GIFT. The code will work for both versions of CBS All Access, with limited commercials (normally $5.99 per month), and commercial free (normally $9.99 per month).

Canadians please note: The promo code will not work with CBS All Access in Canada as it is operated completely differently from its American counterpart. Should you choose to subscribe to CBS All Access (Canada), you will not find Star Trek: Picard there (and several other familiar CBS titles) due to it's licensing agreement with Bell Media, parent company of Crave TV.

Happy Streaming! -GB.

You can now listen to hundreds of Audible audiobooks for free. No accounts or passwords needed.

Original Press Release: Website

While schools are closed, Stories.Audible.com will be open so children, and anyone, anywhere (including Canada), can listen for free. Here is the press release from Audible:

Stories entertain. They teach. They keep young minds engaged. And they bring us together.

That’s why, for as long as schools are closed, we will be open. Keeping to our founding belief that the spoken word can be inspiring and transporting in deeply intimate ways, we have created Stories.Audible.com—a place where anyone, in any country, can enjoy unlimited streaming of hundreds of titles for kids and families for free.

The stories were hand-picked by our Audible editors and offer a mix of education, entertainment, and general-interest titles, from the classic to the contemporary, with a focus on stories that are suitable for children. The collection includes favorites like Winnie the Pooh, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Aladdin, Jane Eyre and The Call of the Wild.

Listeners can access the site from their computers, tablets and smartphones and enjoy selections in six languages – English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Japanese. There’s no log in and no need to be an Audible member. Just visit Stories.Audible.com and start listening!

We hope that Audible Stories will offer children—and everyone—some respite during these unsettling times.

With our heartfelt wishes for good health for all.

Happy Streaming! -GB

Crave Offers 30 Days Free to Canadians

Original Press Release: Website

NEWS PROVIDED BY

Crave 

Mar 23, 2020, 11:13 ET

– New direct-to-consumer subscribers can sample the Crave package of their choice, including Movies + HBO, STARZ, and/or SUPER ÉCRAN –

Tags: @CraveCanada, @Crave_PR

TORONTO, March 23, 2020 /CNW/ - Bell Media's Crave announced today that it's providing one month free for any new subscribers with access to the internet, expanding from seven to 30 days the trial period that Canadians can sample the service. Available through April 30, the one-time-only offer is for first-time, direct-to-consumer subscribers, and can be accessed now on the Crave app or Crave.ca.

Crave recently began announcing weekly programming updates, including several new Crave Collections that assist viewers in curating viewing, such as:

• the Comfort TV Collection with SEINFELD, FRASIER, and THE BIG BANG THEORY;
• the Bingeworthy Collection with THE WIRE, VEEP, and NEW EDEN;
• the Trending Collection, with STAR TREK: PICARD, HIGH FIDELITY, and RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE, among others;

Other Crave Collections include:

• Current HBO hits including the new season of WESTWORLD, as well as SUCCESSION, THE OUTSIDER, and CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM; 
• Hollywood movies such as X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX, YESTERDAY, and BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, plus upcoming blockbuster hits like FAST AND FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW (March 20) and ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOD (March 27)
• The Family Friendly Collection, with SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE, THE KARATE KID (both the classic 1984 film, and the 2010 reboot), and MASTERCHEF.
• the Kids Collection featuring movies and series such as THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE 2, DETECTIVE PIKACHU, BARBIE DREAMTOPIA, PEPPA PIG, PAW PATROL, and more;
• and a vastSports Collection featuring BALLERS, DARK SIDE OF THE RING, and THE SHOP: UNINTERRUPTED.

For the full release, click HERE.

SOURCE Crave

CONTACT: Nicolle Stranges, Nicolle.stranges@bellmedia.ca

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Now playing for FREE on The Roku Channel in Canada

Now playing for FREE on The Roku Channel in Canada!

Here is the current line-up of free movies and TV shows for the ad-supported service for Canadian streamers:

Some Featured Movies and TV shows:

• Doc Martin
• Mount St. Elias
• Small Town Saturday Night
• American Rap Stars 2
• The AI Race
• Anne
• The Beaver
• Keeping & Saving (or How to Live)
• Blood Ties
• Bottle Shock
• Still Waiting
• Midsomer Murders
• Mrs. Right Guy
• Thor: Tales of Asgard
• Girl Most Likely

Some Recently Added Movies and TV Shows:

• Plebs
• Iron Chef USA
• Frenemy
• Kidnapped
• Going Overboard
• Rosemary's Baby
• Doc Martin
• Capote
• Birds of Paradise
• Grizzly Man
• Bad Asses on the Bayou
• The Dresden Files
• Happiness is a Four-Letter Word
• King of New York
• Memento
• Mundo
• Sleepaway Camp
• Avalanche
• The Boys from Brazil
• Between Friends
• Naked City
• De Niro's Barbudan Land Grab
• Burn
• Good Morning World
• Bloodsucking Bastards

Here are the Live channels currently available on The Roku Channel in Canada:

The Roku Channel’s new live linear programming channels are already available on any Roku device, and they include the following with no subscription costs or other fees:

• Law & Crime – Watch the courtroom drama unfold live and get in depth legal analysis on the day’s biggest crime and legal stories.
• Now This – Now This is the most watched mobile news brand in the world, providing the latest in video news, investigative reports, interviews and original series.
• AllTime – AllTime aims to bring you the most informative, fascinating and engaging top 10 videos.
• TMZ – Get your daily dose of pop culture from the TMZ channel featuring programs such as TMZ Sports, The Hollywood Beatdown, TMZ TV, TMZ Chatter and more. 
• AFV – America’s Funniest Home Videos (AFV) shines the spotlight on hilarious videos to bring you America’s ‘real-life’ funny moments captured on video. 
• Fail Army – FailArmy is the world’s number one source for epic fail videos and hilarious compilations. 
• Pet Collective – The Pet Collective is home to the top trending clips, most entertaining memes, and funniest animal videos. 
• People Are Awesome – People Are Awesome is the number one destination for amazing, original videos and compilations of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. 
• Adventure Sports Network  – Adventure Sports Network (ASN) is the worldwide leader in adventure sports, outdoor, lifestyle and travel. 
• Food52  – Come on by the Food52 test kitchen. Our award-winning editors and kitchen experts—like Genius Recipes‘s Kristen Miglore and Dear Test Kitchen‘s Josh Cohen -are here to help with dinner tonight, weekend meal prep, cookie emergencies, you name it.
• Tastemade  – Planning your next adventure abroad or at home? Tastemade shows you how it’s done. Whether expanding your palate or your itinerary, Tastemade presents even more of the things you love. Hundreds of hours of original shows, streaming straight to you.
• FilmRise Free Movies  – Catch film stars like Owen Wilson, Emma Stone, Morgan Freeman and more in our massive selection of free blockbusters.
• FilmRise Crime  – The best Crime TV to satisfy the sleuths among us.
• FilmRise Classic TV  – Catch primetime smash hits like 21 Jump Street and Hunter all day long.

Load up The Roku Channel on your Roku to view hundreds of other video-on-demand movies and TV series!

Happy Streaming!

-GB.

Stingray is unlocking free content for 30 days in three of its popular apps: Stingray Karaoke, Stingray Qello, and Stingray Classica

Another great way to #StreamOnABudget as we all #StayHomeCanada during the #CoronavirusPandemic: @stingraymusic is unlocking free content for 30 days on apps Stingray Karaoke, Stingray Qello, and Stingray Classica. How AWESOME is THAT?! Play On! 

Here is the original press release (source: Website):

2020-03-18

Montreal, March 18, 2020 – Stingray wants to do its part for families and individuals in quarantine or voluntary self-isolation during the COVID-19 outbreak. Starting today, Stingray will give one-month access to free content in three of its popular apps: Stingray Karaoke, Stingray Qello, and Stingray Classica. This offering will provide much-needed entertainment for the whole family from the comfort of home.

The Stingray Karaoke app’s entire catalogue of over 50,000 songs will provide hours of fun for those looking for ways to pass the time and lift their spirits during work and school shutdowns. For concert-lovers, Stingray Qello will unlock popular titles of full-length productions  with a special focus on artists who have cancelled or postponed their shows. Viewers can relive Madonna’s Confession Tour, Miley Cyrus’s Bangerz Tour, or watch the documentary Sensation: The Story of Tommy, featuring The Who, amongst many others. 

For classical music aficionados, the Stingray Classica app offers hours of breathtaking shows that will delight both young and old. Viewers can tune into Verdi’s La Traviata from the Teatro Real Madrid; concerts from the London Symphony Orchestra, as well as fascinating documentaries about legendary musicians, such as Maria Callas and Yehudi Menuhin.

“Over the past few weeks, we have witnessed heartwarming acts of solidarity and kindness. It was a given that Stingray had to do its part for those whose routines are disrupted by being thrown into close quarters for weeks, especially families with young children,” said Eric Boyko, President, Co-founder, and CEO of Stingray. “One only has to witness Italians singing in solidarity from their balconies to understand the healing power of music. By offering the Stingray Karaoke, Stingray Qello, and Stingray Classica apps free for the next month, we want to give individuals and families under lockdown moments of joy and levity in these times of anxiety.”

Stingray Karaoke App at a Glance

• 50,000+ songs from today and decades past in many languages and genres including pop, rock, R&B, hip-hop, country, Latin, and more 
• Disney favorites including Frozen, Moana, Beauty and the Beast, and The Descendants 
• Songs in the style of today’s top-charting artists (Lil Nas X, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, Taylor Swift, Imagine Dragons, etc.) and yesterday’s legends (Elvis, The Beatles, Bon Jovi, Queen, ABBA)
• Pre-made party mixes in a variety of themes including “Party Time,” “Karaoke #Hits,” “Totally ‘80s,” “Disco Party,” and “Motown Classics”

Stingray Karaoke can be downloaded from the Apple App Store and Google Play.

Unlimited access to the entire song catalogue until April 18, 2020.

Stingray Qello App at a Glance

• Full-length concert films and music documentaries in all genres: rock, pop, country, hip-hop, jazz, and more
• Features recent releases and must-see iconic performances
• Option to build a customized setlist with tracks from your favorite concerts
• VIP access to live-streaming of festivals, shows, and music events

Stingray Qello can be downloaded from the App Store, Google Play, Amazon and the Roku Store, and it is also available directly on the web at www.qello.com. 

Limited access to selected titles is available until April 18, 2020.

Stingray Classica App at a Glance

• Breathtaking orchestral performances, operas, ballets, and music documentaries 
• New titles added every month
• High-quality audio and stunning visuals
• Prestigious productions from all over the world
• Features a wide variety of genres: popular, romantic, contemporary, and more

Access to all titles on Stingray Classica is available for one month by visiting www.stingray.com/freemonthclassica and entering the gift code freeview.

About Stingray

Montreal-based Stingray Group Inc. (TSX: RAY.A; RAY.B) is a leading music, media, and technology company with over 1,200 employees worldwide. Stingray is a premium provider of curated direct-to-consumer and B2B services, including audio television channels, more than 100 radio stations, SVOD content, 4K UHD television channels, karaoke products, digital signage, in-store music, and music apps, which have been downloaded 150 million times. Stingray reaches 400 million subscribers (or users) in 156 countries. For more information: www.stingray.com.

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For more information, please contact:

Mathieu Péloquin
Senior Vice-President, Marketing and Communications
Stingray
mpeloquin@stingray.com
1 514 664-1244, ext 2362

CBC/Radio-Canada and TV distributors make 24-hour news channels widely available

Distributors collaborate with CBC to ensure Canadians have access to latest health information regarding the Coronavirus pandemic on CBC News Network for free. Read all about it here:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/cbc-radio-canada-and-tv-distributors-make-24-hour-news-channels-widely-available-1.5498097

CBC News is available online via CBC Gem, and also on all major streaming platforms. Also for French Canada, watch ICI RDI live online here.

-GB.

This Week's Amazon.ca Best Deals On Streaming Players!

Welcome back frugal streamers!

Here are some of the latest deals on streaming players from Amazon.ca! If you're going to shop online anyway, help support @StreamOnABudget / The Frugal Streamer (Canada) / Free2View TV project by shopping through our partnership with Amazon.ca! Click on any of the links below to start shopping and add items to your Amazon shopping cart. We earn from qualifying purchases you make and it helps keep the lights on here at the @StreamOnABudget / The Frugal Streamer (Canada) blog! Thank you for your support! Here are this week's fantastic deals!

Cordcutter service SimeTV Live to end service on March 31, 2020

I just got an email today from SimeTV:

Your subscription will end on
March 31, 2020

As of March 31st, 2020 SiMeTV will no longer be offering TV services.
Please enjoy the remainder of your subscription, however after March 31st, 2020 you will no longer have access and billing will be discontinued.

I wasn't watching much of this service, but SimeTV was a great "budget" service in Canada (for $10-bucks a month it gave us all of the major Canadian networks, and several US OTA-type channels). I had written an extensive "honest review" about this service previously, but it always looked like this was one of those "grey market" services that hadn't really explained their legality to anyone's satisfaction. Maybe that caught up with them.

Interestingly, their website recently showed a price-hike to $12.99/month instead of the $9.99/m I signed up for a few months back. More intriguing is that their site is now offering a "free" sign up, but does not display any pricing at all.

Too bad. SimeTV had its flaws, but the service was priced right and had lots of promise to be a very good service for Canadian cord-cutters.

What's your opinion about this news? Do you have any experiences to share about SiMeTV? Leave a comment below!

Pesonal Message: Branding management and a bit of housekeeping...

Good day, frugal streamers around the world! Just a bit of an update today...

As I was reviewing how things were going with this blog and other social media I was managing for it, I quickly discovered a few things that I needed to update and advise about.

Before I set up this blog, The Frugal Streamer on Blogspot, I didn't really do any kind of "due diligence" about the name "The Frugal Streamer". Certainly, the blog name, "thefrugalstreamer.blogspot.com," had not been taken, so I figured I had a clear field to the branding of "The Frugal Streamer"!

Well, it turns out that there is ANOTHER "Frugal Streamer" out there (do a Google search and you might find him fairly quickly) who runs a site with the same name (and Twitter handle) dealing with frugal streaming tools and ideas for podcasters. DANG! So now I had to quickly rethink my branding strategy before my blog catches on beyond a point of no return (or before I get the attention of that 'other guy' lol).

So, first thing I did is delete my old Twitter handle (@frugalstreamer) and now you will find my new Twitter handle to be @StreamOnABudget. (I checked, the name was not taken and wouldn't be confused with anything else on Twitter, I figure, so all should be good! lol) I would love for you all to click the "Follow Me on Twitter" logo in the right sidebar of the blog and follow me!

Secondly, I wanted to make sure that my YouTube Channel (Free2View TV Canada on YouTube) was not conflicting with any other "Free2View" channel there. Again, another whim without really doing proper research. Indeed, there was another "Free2ViewTV", but it has not been active for over 11 years. In fact, this particular "satellite TV" service came out of Africa and appears to be defunct right now. With a bit of googling, their official site now appears to stream from the UK-based FilmOn streaming service. So, I figure I am also safe with keeping my YouTube channel active as it is and just keep growing from there.

Which leaves me with a bit of a dilemma with the blog... I am not associated with that 'other guy' I mentioned earlier, so I basically renamed the blog as "@StreamOnABudget | Canada | Free2View TV", using my new Twitter handle and still in keeping with the "theme" of 'frugal streaming', differentiating myself with the others, and still being able to entertain and inform a growing audience with all things thrifty in the streaming / cord-cutting universe.

I hope you all stick with me as I continue cleaning things up here at the @StreamOnABudget / The Frugal Streamer (Canada) / Free2View TV blog. I would love to read any comments, feedback and suggestions that you may have!

Until next time, Happy Streaming! -GB.

How To Keep Up With FREE Live News About The Coronavirus In Canada, USA, And Around The World

Here are the best ways for the Frugal Streamer to keep up with the latest news about the concerning and devastating coronavirus outbreak:


In Canada: In the mornings, the Canadian Broadcasting Company offers local news broadcasts and always has the latest information in your area about the outbreak. You can watch CBC regional channels for free via https://gem.cbc.ca/. CBC News (via premium monthly subscription of $4.99/m) is a great 24/7 alternative for frugal streamers in Canada to get the latest updates any time. We are just at the beginning of the outbreak, so now is the perfect time to get into a 30-day free trial of CBC Gem Premium including CBC News Network and stay up to date for free.

Here is where to watch wall-to-wall coverage of this important news from the USA and around the world:
- CBS News [https://www.cbsnews.com/live/]
- ABC News [https://abcnews.go.com/Live]
- NBC News Now [https://www.nbcnews.com/now] (with a free 24/7 stream in the USA through Pluto TV here: https://pluto.tv/live-tv/nbc-news-now; and through Xumo TV here: https://www.xumo.tv/on-now/9999247/nbc-news-now)

All of these channels are available online and through major media streaming devices.

I am The Frugal Streamer, and you can always follow me on Facebook and Twitter for the latest updates of all things #CordCutter and #FrugalStreamer.

Happy Streaming! -GB.