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RiverTV

RiverTV
Screenshot
RiverTV Homepage - June 2020
Type of businessSubsidiary
Type of site
OTT platform, Entertainment
Founded2020 (2020)
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario, Canada
Area servedCanada
OwnerVMedia
Key people
  • Alexei Tchernobrivets (Founder)
  • George Burger (Founder)
ProductsOTT Internet TV, IPTV, Streaming media, Video on demand, Television on demand, MVPD
URLwww.rivertv.ca

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

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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

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U.S Networks

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Add-ons

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Former

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Availability

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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

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  1. ^ Or equivalently "virtual broadcast distribution undertaking" (vBDU), using the CRTC terminology for TV service providers.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "VMedia's new RiverTV streaming app features over 30 live TV channels". Mobile Syrup. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Live TV Streaming Reaches Canada as Netflix Alternative". Hollywood Reporter. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  4. ^ "RiverTV Streaming Service Launching Soon in Canada on iOS, Apple TV and More". iPhone In Canada. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  5. ^ "VMEDIA LAUNCHES RIVERTV – CANADA'S FIRST LIVE AND ON DEMAND STREAMING TV BUNDLE!". RiverTV. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  6. ^ "VMEDIA LAUNCHES RIVERTV – CANADA'S FIRST LIVE AND ON DEMAND STREAMING TV BUNDLE!". Newswire. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Channel List". RiverTV. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  8. ^ "RiverTV". Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Help Centre - General". Retrieved 24 June 2020.
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