Free Internet TV Service DistroTV quietly launches additional channels

I am really starting to love DistroTV as 'the' streaming service for Canadian cord-cutters looking to stretch their entertainment budget amidst the Coronavirus lockdown and job layoffs. I have long since quit cable TV, but struggled for a long time to find free, quality channels to stream on a tight budget. In recent months, DistroTV has launched quality A-level channels that fit very nicely among my go-to TV channels I can stream legally.

I have practically been glued to The Film Detective channel since it was added some time ago, a great escape to the old classics when I want to keep my mind off this virus craziness. Recent acquisitions from Cinedigm include the family-friendly Dove Channel, and the genre-fandom of CONtv. DistroTV is also slowly adding new News and Sports channels (though nothing mainstream in Canada or the UK yet-- while DistroTV added the Stadium sports channel and NewsMax TV, both available over-the-air in the US, they are still not officially available in Canada or the UK yet).

Along with recent additions, several additional channels have been added to Distro TV within the last few weeks:

Young Hollywood - Discover the hottest new trends and watch exclusive interviews and awesome videos with all your favorite Young Hollywood celebrities. 2020-03-27 · TV-G · Live

Unidentified - Unidentified features controversial, suspenseful and thought provoking films covering topics like UFO’s and alien abductions, ghost stories, paranormal phenomena, government conspiracies, Bigfoot encounters and more. 2020-04-08 · TV-G · Live

bspoketv - Premier lifestyle channel, driven by the cultural conversations of global influencers, focused on beauty, fashion, food, travel, interviews, and more. 2020-04-10 · TV-G · Live

alee+
Serving Generation Prime (50+) through relevant lifestyle series and nostalgic programming that feature both entertainment and personal navigation for your Retirement Years.
2020-04-10 · TV-G · Live

Hard Knocks
Hard Knocks is your go-to destination for MMA and Fighter action! With hundreds of live events, Hard Knocks packages the ultimate "must see" entertaining fight night content available! With a growing library of fight content and showcasing MMA action sports content, we feature the world’s elite and up and coming fight athletes! Our exciting fan thrilling fights are highly publicized, having been seen on ESPN, Dish, inDemand, Comcast, beIn Sport, The Fight Network and other channels around the world. Featuring athletes such as Ronda Rousey, Elias Theodorou, and Misha Cirkunov who've used Hard Knocks as a staging ground for their careers.
2020-04-14 · TV-G · Live

Stadium ​(USA only) - The ultimate destination for the modern day sports fan, providing world-class sports content every day of the year. 2020-03-31 · TV-G · Live

Newsmax TV ​(USA only) - Newsmax covers the latest developments in politics, national and world news, health, faith, personal finance, and technology with a unique American perspective and topics that the major media often ignore. 2020-03-23 · TV-G · Live

If you are a Cord-Cutter in Canada or the UK, check out the full list of channels that are available in your country here. DistroTV needs to be an app to install on your streaming device. While we can't get the complete availability of Pluto TV, and nothing at all from Xumo TV or Stirr from the USA, DistroTV is the next best thing, and if it continues to add quality channels as it has recently, it's bound to get a lot better until its competitors find their way into our borders.

-GB.

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Crave is Now Available on Roku Streaming Devices, and I say it's about time.

The Crave TV app has been out for over 4 years on nearly every streaming platform except Roku, perhaps the most popular streaming devices in Canada. Why it took so long for Bell Media's streaming service to make it to the Roku platform is unknown. Crave TV is now available for your Roku device, and I say it's about time.

Here is the press release from PR Newswire:

Crave is Now Available on Roku Streaming Devices

NEWS PROVIDED BY

Crave 

Apr 08, 2020, 13:25 ET

– Consumers with a Roku player or Roku TV now have access to all Crave content and packages, including Movies + HBO, STARZ, and SUPER ÉCRAN –

TORONTO, April 8, 2020 /CNW/ - Bell Media announced today that Crave is now available on all Roku® streaming devices in Canada. On the heels of Crave announcing 30 days free for new direct-to-consumer subscribers, it's expanding the reach of its prestige entertainment offering to consumers with a Roku® streaming device. Roku users now have access to programming from HBO, SHOWTIME, STARZ, Hollywood-hit movies, as well as French-language TV and films from SUPER ÉCRAN, directly from their Roku streaming player or Roku TV™.

Launching on the Roku streaming platform creates additional reach for Crave, which is also available to Canadians with access to the Internet at Crave.ca, via iOS and Android, and through platforms like Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, and select Samsung Smart TVs.

"Our team has been working diligently with Roku to deliver Crave to Roku users, and we're absolutely thrilled to share this news with Canadians today," said Tracey Pearce, President, Distribution and Pay, Bell Media. "Roku streaming players and Roku TV models deliver a premium user experience that is simple to use, and truly elevates the Crave experience for subscribers."

"Welcoming Crave to the Roku platform is fantastic news for our Canadian customers," said Arthur van Rest, Vice President of International at Roku. "Crave helps us increase the volume of Canadian programming on our platform in both English and French, and provides our customers with access to popular services like HBO, Showtime and Starz."

With this launch, Roku users can now access Canada's largest collection of premium content including:

• 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 and ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD

SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:@CraveCanada
@Crave_PR

Roku is a registered trademark and Roku TV is a trademark of Roku, Inc. in the U.S. and in other countries.

For the full release, click HERE.

SOURCE Crave

For further information: Nicolle Stranges, Nicolle.stranges@bellmedia.ca; Adam Slinn, adam.slinn@bellmedia.ca

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TVS Television Network adds additional channels on their free streaming service www.watchyour.tv

Another FREE streaming options for Frugal Streamers and fellow cordcutters:

Back in February, Sports and entertainment programming syndicator TVS Television Network launched a free streaming service on www.watchyour.tv promising it would add more channels in the following months. TVS started streaming 12 ad-supported channels 24/7 with classic content and a slate of new programs that “capture the historic nature of television.” It grew to 18 channels last month, and recently added another 6 channels, for a total of 24 live-streaming channels.

TVS Television Networks includes a free DVR experience where you can select a programming block up to a week behind. There is no way to select an actual program, though. You would have to fast forward or rewind undesirable programming to find something interesting, but there should be something nostalgic and interesting to watch if you can't find anything else on any other services. Their Roku channel is easy to navigate and pretty solid, also with the DVR experience, whereas the website has a convenient "Real TV Experience" with a Program Guide.

The channels are:

Mixed Programming:
TVS Television Network
TVS Main Street
TVS Select Network (NEW!)

Sports:
TVS Sports Network
TVS Classic Sports
TVS Women’s Sports Network
TVS Boxing Network
TVS Turbo Network
TVS Tavern TV

Movies:
TVS Classic Movies
TVS Drive In Movie
TVS Hollywood History
TVS Horror Network (NEW!)
TVS Western Movie
TVS Nostalgia Movies

Entertainment:
TVS Frontier (westerns)
TVS Nostalgia
TVS Flashback Network
TVS Comedy Channel (NEW!)
TVS Tally Ho (NEW!)
TVS Travel Network (NEW!)

Kids & Family:
TVS Family Channel
TVS Game Show Network (NEW!)
TVS Hi Tops.

Website: https://www.watchyour.tv/about.php

Happy Streaming! -GB