RiverTV
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Screenshot RiverTV Homepage - June 2020 | |
| Type of business | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
Type of site | OTT platform, Entertainment |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Area served | Canada |
| Owner | VMedia |
| Key people |
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| Products | OTT Internet TV, IPTV, Streaming media, Video on demand, Television on demand, MVPD |
| URL | www |
RiverTV is a Canadian OTT internet television service owned by VMedia that launched on June 4, 2020.[1] RiverTV is a virtual multichannel video programming distributor (vMVPD),[a] primarily offering Canadian specialty channels and video on demand content.[3]
The service initially launched in a closed beta on May 4, 2020 before releasing publicly in June with a free 7-day trial offer for new subscribers.[4][5]
RiverTV is the first standalone Live TV service to launch in Canada; StackTV, a streaming package offered by Corus Entertainment that functions similarly, launched the previous year in 2019.
Programming
[edit]In addition to live linear feeds and on demand services from various domestic television broadcasters, RiverTV also distributes several U.S-based networks not available on traditional TV providers.[6] [7]
Canadian networks
[edit]- Blue Ant Media
- CBC/Radio-Canada
- Channel Zero
- Corus Entertainment
- Adult Swim
- Cartoon Network Canada
- Crime + Investigation Canada
- Food Network Canada
- Global TV (feed varies depending on the province)[citation needed]
- HGTV Canada
- The History Channel
- History2
- Lifetime Canada
- MovieTime
- National Geographic
- Showcase
- Slice
- Treehouse
- YTV
- W Network
- WildBrain
U.S Networks
[edit]Add-ons
[edit]- Documentary Channel,
- ducktv
- France 24
- Hollywood Suite
- i24 News
- Mezzo Live HD
- TELETOON+
- Planète+
- Super Channel
- TRT Arabi
- TRT World[8]
Former
[edit]Availability
[edit]As of July 2020, RiverTV's content can be accessed through the service's apps for Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV, Chromecast, and iOS devices within Canada.[9]
Footnotes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "VMedia's new RiverTV streaming app features over 30 live TV channels". Mobile Syrup. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "TV & Film News – Public broadcaster says half of all Canadians have watched its Tokyo 2020 TV coverage". Broadcast Dialogue. July 29, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ "Live TV Streaming Reaches Canada as Netflix Alternative". Hollywood Reporter. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "RiverTV Streaming Service Launching Soon in Canada on iOS, Apple TV and More". iPhone In Canada. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "VMEDIA LAUNCHES RIVERTV – CANADA'S FIRST LIVE AND ON DEMAND STREAMING TV BUNDLE!". RiverTV. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "VMEDIA LAUNCHES RIVERTV – CANADA'S FIRST LIVE AND ON DEMAND STREAMING TV BUNDLE!". Newswire. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Channel List". RiverTV. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "RiverTV". Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Help Centre - General". Retrieved 24 June 2020.