Here are the newest live channels to launch on the Distro TV platform in the US, UK and Canada. Once again, Distro TV positions itself higher in the echelon of top-rated free TV streaming services with new high-quality digital TV networks added to their line-up in June. Here is a run-down of the latest additions:
ChiveTV
From the creators of theCHIVE, CHIVE TV is probably the best streaming channel in the world.
2020-02-25 · TV-PG · Live
Reelz (USA only)
View REELZ for fresh and original shows like Murder Made Me Famous, and The Price of Fame.
2020-06-02 · TV-14 · Live
Kaloopy
The California Eye Candy Channel for Guys. We present the hottest Eye Candy models in fashion and entertainment. The Kaloopy Channel features beautiful models in a variety of gorgeous locations dancing and moving to house music. The channel blends eye-catching beauty with elements of surfing, skating, art, studio, lifestyle and cars.
2020-06-09 · TV-14 · Live
Sword & Shield
Sword & Shield gives you an up close and personal view of some of the US Military’s fastest, most powerful, precise and elite personnel and machinery. It will put you in virtual training as if you were the one in the cockpit flying an F-15 fighter jet, on an aircraft carrier navigating a 170 mph takeoff, 1,000 feet below the sea in a submarine nearing enemy territory or jumping from a C-17 aircraft 1,250 feet in the air. It’s a rare and exciting glimpse into the lives of the men and women who protect us. In the air, on the land, and across the sea. Soldiers of the U.S. Armed Forces demonstrate their skills, technology, and fighting spirit.
2020-06-05 · TV-PG · Live
Right Now Tv
Right Now Tv is the nonstop, turbo-charged television network that delivers action-packed, bleeding edge TV to the World. We bring you the absolute best sports, comedies, dramas, talk shows, and outdoor adventures on television.
2020-06-12 · TV-G · Live
AWE Encore
AWE Encore is your vicarious living channel. Enjoy awe-inspiring travel destinations, outrageous cars, amazing homes and much more.
2020-06-12 · TV-G · Live
Lone Star
Welcome to the Wild West! Lone Star, the rootinest tootinest 24/7 channel, presents western feature films, classic television, serials, and shorts ranging from singing cowboys to six-gun shooters.
2019-07-24 · TV-G · Live
Newsy Top Stories (USA only)
Be informed, not influenced. Newsy brings you honest coverage with more context, solutions, and understanding on the stories that shape our world.
2020-05-29 · TV-PG · Live
OAN Encore
Tune in to OAN Encore for the nation’s top rated prime time political talk shows and get informed!
2020-06-12 · TV-G · Live
Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs have 60 seconds to pitch a business idea to a boardroom of investors.
2020-06-03 · TV-G · Live
ACC
Home for all of the best Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) action. Game recaps, highlights, reairs and other regular daily programming covering all of your favorite ACC schools.
2020-05-26 · TV-PG · Live
Outside TV
The ultimate channel of adventure sports and outdoor lifestyle videos, proving high-quality, compelling storylines focused on a wide variety of sports including skiing & snowboarding, surfing, climbing, mountain biking, kayaking and more.
2019-09-18 · TV-G · Live
Horizon Sports
Motivating the world to be more active in nature. The best selection of endurance sports, wellness and adventure films.
2019-06-21 · TV-G · Live
Field & Stream
The channel celebrates the outdoor experience with great stories, compelling photography and sound advice, while honoring the traditions hunters and fishermen have passed down for generations.
2020-02-07 · TV-PG · Live
Filmeraa
Movies, TV Shows in Indian, English and Korean Languages
2020-05-28 · TV-PG · Live
These additions bring a total of about 66 unique live channels to Distro TV with more to come!
If you are a Cord-Cutter in the US, 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 (in Canada and the UK) can't get the complete availability of Pluto TV, and nothing at all from Xumo TV or Stirr from the USA, DistroTV has become a worthy alternative. Make sure to make DistroTV a part of your cord-cutting lifestyle.
Happy Streaming! -GB.
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Friday, June 19, 2020
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Cinedigm launches CONtv Anime, available in Canada, on various streaming platforms
The number of Cinedigm Networks has grown to 9 (and soon 11) with the launch of CONtv Anime this week. A full rundown of the networks appear at the end of the announcement posted below:
Original Source of this announcement: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/06/08/2044970/0/en/Cinedigm-Announces-the-Launch-of-New-Global-Animation-Network-CONtv-Anime.html
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Cinedigm Announces the Launch of New Global Animation Network CONtv Anime™
Latest Growth Initiative for Cinedigm’s Flagship CONtv Brand Combines CONtv and Viewster Global Footprints to Reach 295M Devices Globally
| Source: Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp.
LOS ANGELES, June 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following Cinedigm’s (NASDAQ: CIDM) acquisition of global streaming service Viewster, and the recent surge of Anime viewership on Cinedigm’s flagship platform CONtv, Cinedigm today announced the launch of CONtv Anime, a new 24/7 linear and AVOD network dedicated to streaming Japanese Anime films & series. The new linear channel begins streaming today across CONtv’s widespread footprint of more than 120 million connected devices and platforms including Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, iOS Android, Vizio, and many more. The channel will be available embedded into additional platforms and Smart TV brands across North America over the coming quarter.
Additionally, Cinedigm will rebrand and transition the programming of Viewster, the global ad-supported streaming service Cinedigm acquired in 2019, into CONtv Anime in the coming weeks, providing an additional footprint of more than 175M connected televisions and devices globally, including major brands such as Philips, TCL, Vizio, LG, Sharp, Magnavox, Sony, Hisense and Vestel, among others. Following the launch and transition, CONtv Anime will be available on the majority of major devices and television brands worldwide, reaching approximately 295 million devices globally.
CONtv Anime features 24/7 programming of anime content for curious newcomers and ardent anime enthusiasts alike, focusing on a diverse range of Anime genres spanning from cyberpunk and the supernatural, to tense dramas, epic fantasy sagas, and everything in-between. Featuring content from top tier Anime producers, CONtv Anime viewers can enjoy a wide selection of popular offerings presented in English or with dubbing. Notable titles include Bubblegum Crisis, AD Police, Vampire Princess Miyu, as well as a library of hard-to-find classic and cult hits, recent releases, fan-favorites, and acclaimed anime films & series.
“According to the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation, the global market for Anime exceeds more than $19 billion dollars annually, and as evidenced by the popularity of the genre on top SVOD platforms like Netflix and HBOmax, Anime has gone mainstream,” said Erick Opeka, President of Cinedigm Networks. “Our goal is to provide consumers an amazing, fan-curated channel, 100% for free, deeply embedded into their favorite devices around the globe.”
“As consumption of free, ad-supported content continues to skyrocket, Cinedigm is well positioned to meet the demand by drawing on our library of more than 30,000 films and episodes,” said Tony Huidor, General Manager of Cinedigm Networks. “With that in mind, we seek to dramatically grow our portfolio of networks over the next 18 months all focused on specific demographics and interests. We want to fully meet the needs of consumers while delivering great results to our advertising partners.”
The launch is the latest expansion of Cinedigm’s burgeoning global fandom brand, CONtv, the premiere digital entertainment network showcasing the best in genre and fandom movies and television series. Over the last year, CONtv has also become one of the largest digital comics destinations in the world with more than 10,000 titles, via direct relationships with most major independent comic book publishers, providing unprecedented access to a growing roster of premium comics and graphic novels such as The Boys, Transformers, Star Trek, Judge Dredd, Bloodshot, Bob’s Burgers, and Vampirella, among thousands of others.
ABOUT CINEDIGM
For more than twenty years, Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) has led the digital transformation of the entertainment industry. Today, Cinedigm entertains hundreds of millions of consumers around the globe by providing premium content, streaming channels and technology services to the world’s largest media, technology and retail companies. For more information, visit http://www.cinedigm.com/.
For more than twenty years, Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) has led the digital transformation of the entertainment industry. Today, Cinedigm entertains hundreds of millions of consumers around the globe by providing premium content, streaming channels and technology services to the world’s largest media, technology and retail companies. For more information, visit http://www.cinedigm.com/.
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Want to know where to watch all of Cinedigm's current channel line-up? Read on...
The Bob Ross Channel (Currently in the US on Samsung TV Plus and The Roku Channel; not yet available in Canada as of this posting) - Cinedigm has acquired the exclusive rights from the Bob Ross Estate to distribute the entire Bob Ross television series “The Joy of Painting” across linear, AVOD and SVOD platforms.
Dove Channel - Dove Channel is a values-based network filled with uplifting and enlightening programming that the whole family can enjoy together. Available through various free streaming services, including DistroTV in Canada, USA, and the UK. Also streaming for free online here: http://www.dovechannel.com/
CONtv is the first and largest digital entertainment network dedicated to the fanspace. From eclectic sci-fi, enigmatic horror, vintage cult TV, edgy anime and gritty grindhouse and original series, CONtv has amassed a following of pop culture enthusiast seeking the need to geek out on any device, at any time. Available through various free streaming services, including DistroTV in Canada, USA, and the UK. Also streaming for free online here: http://www.contv.com/
CONtv Anime - Serving up a highly curated catalog of celebrated anime film & TV titles. Encompassing top-grossing series franchises and award-winning cinema titles, CONtv Anime appeals to both die-hard fans and broader audiences of all ages with top-subgenres: sci-fi, fantasy, fantasy, slice-of-life, action-adventure, romantic dramas and more! Streaming for free online here: http://www.contv.com/
Comedy Dynamics produces some of today’s biggest stand-up for all the major platforms in the world. The Comedy Dynamics network is one of the best places to watch stand up comedy specials, TV shows, feature films, and documentaries. Available through various free streaming services, including DistroTV in Canada, USA, and the UK.
Docurama is the first VOD network channel offering a provocative selection of compelling and award-winning documentaries, films, and TV series exploring impactful and entertaining true-life stories. http://docuramachannel.com/#where-to-watch
So... Real - The top UK & Aussie reality lifestyle titles! US audiences get genre-busting, provocative and controversial content from across both ponds! For the first time on free linear streaming. (Coming soon.)
So... Dramatic - There’s a reason why US networks rip off UK & Aussie dramas for top-rated domestic remakes. Audiences love them! Now finally available as a free linear channel US audiences can enjoy the originals. (Coming soon.)
BAMBU connects the broader general market to the hottest content from China, Hong Kong & Taiwan. BAMBU is unique in it’s divergence from traditional ethnic market outlets, in that it is inclusive of broader general market audiences, with particular focus on the lucrative Gen Z and Millennial viewers, who embrace global trends and covet their roles as cultural alphas. Available through various free streaming services, including DistroTV in Canada, USA, and the UK.
HallyPop (Currently in the US on Samsung TV Plus and Stirr TV; not yet available in Canada as of this posting) - HallyPop is a pop culture network celebrating Korean, Chinese, and South East Asian content, including live concerts, special events, and reality TV, and talent competitions. https://www.hallypop.com
CombatGO is a 24/7 mixed martial arts channel that unifies the top global MMA, BJJ, Muay Thai, and traditional Asian martial arts content. How to watch: https://www.combatgotv.com. Not yet Available in Canada.
-GB.
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Drive-In Classics From the Comfort of Home: The Film Detective Brings Rediscovered Drive-In Favorites to Screens This Summer
This is another instance where I am late to the party as The Film Detective issued this press release a few days before June, but the programming event is still in progress. If you haven't watched The Film Detective network yet and you are a fan of classic cinema and TV, you should check it out! TFD is broadcast on most major free TV streaming services world-wide.
The Film Detective steers into summer with drive-in classics, Weird Wednesdays and marathons honoring Father's Day and Basil Rathbone's birthday
The Film Detective
The Film Detective steers into summer with drive-in classics, Weird Wednesdays and marathons honoring Father's Day and Basil Rathbone's birthday
The Film Detective
May 28, 2020, 11:00 ET
ROCKPORT, Mass., May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Film Detective (TFD), a classic media streaming network and film archive that restores and distributes classic films for today's cord-cutters, is bringing the nostalgia of classic drive-in movies to the comfort of home this summer. Starting in June, TFD is rediscovering its Drive-In Classics category, with newly added titles never before shown on The Film Detective.
Celebrating one of summer's favorite pastimes, the drive-in movie, TFD will show a Friday Double-Feature starting at 7 p.m. ET every Friday in June. With the resurgent popularity of the drive-in throughout the age of social distancing, drive-in classics will be featured, including Phantom From 10,000 Leagues (1955). Fridays will also be chock-full of schlock this June, including Beast from Haunted Cave (1959) and Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959).
Drive-in enthusiasts will also enjoy Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the American Drive-in Movie (2013) from director April Wright, available in June. This documentary features filmmakers, drive-in owners, and sociologists to explore the drive-in from its origins through the recent resurgence. Going Attractions will be accompanied by drive-in favorites including Roger Corman's The Wasp Woman (1959), The Sadist (1963) starring Arch Hall Jr., and 1950s intermission ads from original 35mm film.
Viewers will also want to mark their calendars for the arrival of Weird Wednesdays, every Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. ET on The Film Detective. In collaboration with Something Weird Video, TFD is debuting titles from its Something Weird Video collection each week, ranging from hard-boiled crime dramas like The Bloody Brood (1959) to educational propaganda like Juvenile Delinquent Scare Films.
The Film Detective will also feature marathons celebrating Basil Rathbone on Saturday, June 13, and Father's Day on Sunday, June 21. The Basil Rathbone marathon will feature Rathbone in his coveted role as Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill (1946) and The Woman in Green (1945), as well as Heartbeat (1946) and more. Film fathers will be featured on Father's Day, including Spencer Tracy in Father's Little Dividend (1951) and William Powell in Life with Father (1947). Coming at the heels of The Film Detective's app launch on Android™ in May 2020, with drive-in classics, movie marathons, and Weird Wednesdays, summer streaming has never looked better!
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 platforms including TCM, NBC, EPIX, MeTV, PBS, and more. The Film Detective has released its classic movie app on web, Android, iOS, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Apple TV and is available live on Sling, STIRR, and DistroTV.
CONTACT:
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Friday, June 5, 2020
The Roku Channel Expands Free Linear Lineup to More than 100 Channels and Rolls out New Live TV Guide
I know I am almost a week late to this party, but I have checked out this new 'Live TV Channel Guide' from The Roku Channel* and it works great. Here is what I believe is the official press release from Roku**:
Users Can Access Even More Free Content than Ever Before
SAN JOSE, Calif. – June 1, 2020 – Roku, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU) today announced it is expanding its free live/linear channel lineup on The Roku Channel in the U.S. to more than 100 channels starting today. In conjunction with the expansion, Roku is introducing a new Live TV Channel Guide, offering users a convenient way to discover and watch live TV. As a completely new experience within The Roku Channel, users will be able to browse an on-screen guide, select shows to watch and quickly switch between more than 100 live/linear channels.
"Now more than ever it's important for our users to have easy access to free content, such as news, and the ability to find it quickly," said Ashley Hovey, Director, AVOD Growth, Roku. "We're excited to enhance the streaming experience through a Live Channel TV Guide and bring more free content from The Roku Channel to the forefront."
The Roku Channel continues to grow substantially faster than the overall platform, with a greater than 100% increase in streaming hours year-over-year in Q1. The Roku Channel delivers both free and premium entertainment in a single, easy to navigate destination and is home to more than 100,000 titles, including free movies and TV episodes. It reached households with an estimated 36 million people in Q1.
"As consumer options for content continue to expand, Roku has met audience demand by growing their platform in smart ways that make it easy for users to discover new content," said Mark Garner, executive vice president, Digital Content Licensing & Business Development, A+E Networks. "We're pleased to extend our streaming footprint by creating new brands, like Lively Place and Crime360, with content that appeals to their unique and engaged customer base."
"Joining the Roku platform allows Reuters to reach a new and engaged audience of news consumers," said Jessica April, Director Strategic Partnerships, Reuters. "It's a critical time for accurate and unbiased news coverage, and we're excited to partner with Roku to deliver our world-class journalism to their users."
MORE FREE LIVE/LINEAR CHANNELS * More than 100 linear AVOD channels spanning a broad range of free content including news, sports, kids and family, lifestyle, Spanish language entertainment, and more, will be available to users and in a new, easy to navigate, on screen guide experience. Top linear channels include:
EASY ACCESS
The Live TV Channel Guide will be easily accessible via a new "Live TV" tile on The Roku Channel. Users can also press left on their remote at any time while watching linear content to bring up the guide.
AVAILABILITY
New live/linear channels are available on The Roku Channel in the U.S. starting today. The Live TV Channel Guide is expected to rollout over the coming weeks.
For more information visit Live TV Channel Guide.***
SPECIAL NOTES:
*I tested this using a USA Roku account from a Roku device located in Canada. Click here to know how this works.
**I sourced this press release from a couple of websites that appear to have it verbatim on their sites. I was not able to find the 'official' release on any of Roku's official press webpages, but I believe it to be genuine. Plagiarism is definitely not intended if it is not the case that it's an official statement from Roku, I just wanted to provide the statement here for my readers. Here are the sources where I found this press release: Article from CordCutters.com; Article from The Streaming Advisor.
***I am not really sure what this link pointed to, but the article did not have any linked page and when I searched Roku's official blog, there was no information there. If I find something official from Roku about this, I will update this blog post.
Users Can Access Even More Free Content than Ever Before
SAN JOSE, Calif. – June 1, 2020 – Roku, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU) today announced it is expanding its free live/linear channel lineup on The Roku Channel in the U.S. to more than 100 channels starting today. In conjunction with the expansion, Roku is introducing a new Live TV Channel Guide, offering users a convenient way to discover and watch live TV. As a completely new experience within The Roku Channel, users will be able to browse an on-screen guide, select shows to watch and quickly switch between more than 100 live/linear channels.
"Now more than ever it's important for our users to have easy access to free content, such as news, and the ability to find it quickly," said Ashley Hovey, Director, AVOD Growth, Roku. "We're excited to enhance the streaming experience through a Live Channel TV Guide and bring more free content from The Roku Channel to the forefront."
The Roku Channel continues to grow substantially faster than the overall platform, with a greater than 100% increase in streaming hours year-over-year in Q1. The Roku Channel delivers both free and premium entertainment in a single, easy to navigate destination and is home to more than 100,000 titles, including free movies and TV episodes. It reached households with an estimated 36 million people in Q1.
"As consumer options for content continue to expand, Roku has met audience demand by growing their platform in smart ways that make it easy for users to discover new content," said Mark Garner, executive vice president, Digital Content Licensing & Business Development, A+E Networks. "We're pleased to extend our streaming footprint by creating new brands, like Lively Place and Crime360, with content that appeals to their unique and engaged customer base."
"Joining the Roku platform allows Reuters to reach a new and engaged audience of news consumers," said Jessica April, Director Strategic Partnerships, Reuters. "It's a critical time for accurate and unbiased news coverage, and we're excited to partner with Roku to deliver our world-class journalism to their users."
MORE FREE LIVE/LINEAR CHANNELS * More than 100 linear AVOD channels spanning a broad range of free content including news, sports, kids and family, lifestyle, Spanish language entertainment, and more, will be available to users and in a new, easy to navigate, on screen guide experience. Top linear channels include:
- News: ABC News Live, Black News Channel, Cheddar, Newsmax TV, NowThis, Reuters, Top Stories by Newsy, USA TODAY, WeatherNation, Yahoo Finance and more
- Sports: Adventure Sports Network powered by XUMO, ACC Digital Network, beIN SPORTS Xtra, EDGEsport, ESTV, fubo Sports Network, MAVTV Select, Outside TV, Stadium and more
- Movies and TV: Crime360, FilmRise Action, FilmRise Classic TV, FilmRise Family, FilmRise Free Movies, Gravitas Movies, Redbox Free Movies, Voyager Documentaries, and more
- Kids & Family: Ameba powered by XUMO, Battery Pop powered by XUMO, Kid Gamer TV from Studio71, Kid Genius powered by XUMO, KIDZ BOP TV, pocket.watch, Teletubbies, Toon Googles, TG Junior, Rainbow Ruby, Zoomoo and more
- Lifestyle: A+E Lively Place, The Bob Ross Channel, Bon Appétit, Condé Nast Traveler, The Design Network, DIY Daily, Food52, Glamour, GQ, Love Nature, Revry, This Old House, Vanity Fair, Vogue and more
- Spanish Language: AFV Español, América TeVé, Latido Music, Love Nature Español, MOOVIEMEX by Pongalo, and Pongalo NovelaClub
EASY ACCESS
The Live TV Channel Guide will be easily accessible via a new "Live TV" tile on The Roku Channel. Users can also press left on their remote at any time while watching linear content to bring up the guide.
AVAILABILITY
New live/linear channels are available on The Roku Channel in the U.S. starting today. The Live TV Channel Guide is expected to rollout over the coming weeks.
For more information visit Live TV Channel Guide.***
SPECIAL NOTES:
*I tested this using a USA Roku account from a Roku device located in Canada. Click here to know how this works.
**I sourced this press release from a couple of websites that appear to have it verbatim on their sites. I was not able to find the 'official' release on any of Roku's official press webpages, but I believe it to be genuine. Plagiarism is definitely not intended if it is not the case that it's an official statement from Roku, I just wanted to provide the statement here for my readers. Here are the sources where I found this press release: Article from CordCutters.com; Article from The Streaming Advisor.
***I am not really sure what this link pointed to, but the article did not have any linked page and when I searched Roku's official blog, there was no information there. If I find something official from Roku about this, I will update this blog post.
Thursday, June 4, 2020
VMEDIA LAUNCHES RIVERTV - CANADA’S FIRST LIVE AND ON DEMAND STREAMING TV PLATFORM!
RiverTV Offers over 30 Top TV Channels with Thousands of Hours of Original Programming - Live TV at an Affordable Price
TORONTO, ON – June 4, 2020 – Get ready for a unique new experience in live TV and on-demand streaming in Canada! VMedia, Canada’s leading independent telecommunications and broadcasting company, today announced the launch of RiverTV (www.Rivertv.ca), Canada’s first live TV and on-demand streaming channel platform, featuring a bundle of over 30 channels with thousands of hours of original programming, for only $16.99* a month.
The RiverTV line-up offers a great mix of top-rated shows and movies on local Global TV stations, CHCH-TV, W Network, Showcase, Teletoon, YTV, Treehouse, HISTORY®, Adult Swim, Family, Slice, Smithsonian Channel Canada, Crime & Investigation and many more. Subscribers will also enjoy unique new content with seven US live and VOD streaming channels that are bundled only on RiverTV - Cheddar, Drink TV, Law & Crime, Newsmax, Newsy, Real Vision and REVOLT, with more channels to be available in the upcoming months.
Subscribers will also be able to add ‘a la carte’ channels to the RiverTV package, including Hollywood Suite, i24NEWS and Nick+(coming soon), and many others to be added in the next several months.
Targeted at cord-cutting Canadians and those looking for a more affordable live TV solution, especially millennials and families with young children, RiverTV is available coast to coast. There are no cable-boxes or wires, and no hidden costs or fees - just instant access to a high quality collection of live and on-demand channels featuring news, lifestyle and entertainment, reality and children’s programming. With a free trial period and no commitments, everyone who enjoys content over the Internet should experience RiverTV!
“Access to live TV has never been easier,” said Alexei Tchernobrivets, CEO of VMedia. “Everyone gets a free trial, with no obligation, by signing up at www.rivertv.ca. Then just download the RiverTV app to any Roku®, Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Edition smart TV, Apple or Android TV device, and start watching!”
RiverTV is Canada’s first virtual broadcasting distribution undertaking, or vBDU. Like conventional BDUs including VMedia TV and those operated by the major telcos and cablecos, RiverTV aggregates top specialty channels from leading Canadian programming groups including Corus, Blue Ant Media, Channel Zero and Wildbrain (formerly DHX), as well as a variety of US channels.
However, RiverTV is streamed and delivered over the Internet, available to any Canadian home with Internet service as easily as Netflix. This is an important distinction because conventional BDUs also have packages which can be streamed, like Alt TV, Pik TV and Ignite, but those services can only be subscribed for together with their own often costly Internet packages. RiverTV is available over any Internet service in Canada.
RiverTV can be viewed anywhere on most platforms of your choice including Roku players, Roku TV™ models, Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Edition smart TV, Apple TV, iOS (mobile and tablet) and Android TV devices (including NVIDIA SHIELD and certain TVs manufactured by Sony, Sharp, Philips and more). Apps for Android mobile and a web-based service are coming soon.
Popular viewing features include Live TV Guide – for easy channel surfing; My TV – for quick access to favourite shows and on-demand content; Look Back TV – to watch previously aired content up to seven days back; Pause & Resume – which allows users to pick up where they left off, and Restart which allows users to go back to the beginning of a show already in progress. Shows can also be streamed on three devices simultaneously.
In addition, RiverTV is integrated with major platform search features such as Siri, greatly enhancing programming discoverability through electronic programming guides and On Demand catalogue integration.
In the US, streamed live TV platforms have become a popular alternative to conventional TV, with Sling, YouTube TV and Hulu with Live TV now serving a market of nearly 10 million homes. These solutions are attractive to consumers who appreciate the many benefits of live TV and all the great original programming it offers, but want live TV to be more affordable, and easily accessible on the platform of their choice. VMedia’s RiverTV now offers this unique alternative to Canadians.
“RiverTV is a terrific new choice particularly for adults aged 20-44 and families with young children, who consume video online or who watch traditional live TV,” said George Burger, co-founder of VMedia. “Underserved Canadian consumers finally have a cable-free, lower cost, live TV option, with thousands of hours of video-on-demand. VMedia is proud to be the first to develop a made-in-Canada solution.”
RiverTV subscribers will be able to enjoy such fan favourites as Survivor, 9-1-1 and Big Brother Canada (GlobalTV), Outlander and Hallmark Channel Movies (W Network), Batwomanl, Supergirl and The Magicians (Showcase), The Curse of Oak Island and Vikings (HISTORY®), Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Vanderpump Rules (Slice), and Rick & Morty and Harley Quinn (Adult Swim).
First time users who sign up for RiverTV will receive a free trial to experience all the great shows and features RiverTV offers. There are no commitments; subscribers can cancel at anytime without penalty. Canadians can subscribe directly at www.rivertv.ca, on Roku devices or through the Apple, Amazon and Google Play app stores.
Stay current on the latest RiverTV news through Social Media:
Twitter: @RiverTVNow #RiverTV
Instagram: Instagram/rivertvnow
*price excludes applicable taxes
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ABOUT RIVERTV
River TV, a VMedia Platform, is the first Canadian live TV and on-demand streaming channel provider, or virtual broadcasting distribution undertaking (vBDU), with 30+ top channels including a slate of US streaming channels, featuring thousands of hours of original programming. The affordable RiverTV package includes a great lineup of your favourite channels and programming content from Global, CHCH-TV, W Network, Showcase, Teletoon, Treehouse, HISTORY®, Adult Swim, Slice, YTV, MovieTime, Crime & Investigation, National Geographic, Silver Screen and more, plus exclusive US streaming channels including Cheddar, DrinkTV, Law & Crime, Newsmax, Newsy, Real Vision and REVOLT. RiverTV will also feature many a la carte channels and add on packages, including Hollywood Suite, i24NEWS, Nick+ and lots more. Visit www.rivertv.ca.
ABOUT VMEDIA
VMedia is Canada’s leading independent telecom and broadcasting company available coast to coast, offering unlimited Internet, TV, Home Phone and Home Security services. VMedia’s mission is to provide the most affordable prices, the best choice and flexibility, dedicated consumer advocacy and ongoing service innovation. Recognized as an innovation leader in the industry, VMedia was the first to launch numerous consumer-friendly service and packaging features, and is a pioneer in the development of live TV streaming solutions and IPTV broadcast technology, offering easy and affordable choice and access to favourite TV entertainment. Visit www.vmedia.ca.
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