StackTV
| File:StackTV logo.svg | |
Type of site | Internet television package |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Headquarters | |
| Area served | Canada (nationwide) |
| Owner | Corus Entertainment |
| URL | www |
| Launched | June 3, 2019, 6 years ago |
StackTV (stylized in all-caps as STACKTV) is a Canadian subscription video streaming package offered by Corus Entertainment. It was announced on June 3, 2019 and was originally offered through Amazon's Prime Video Channels; the offering launched shortly thereafter as an add-on for Amazon Prime subscribers.[1][2]
StackTV functions similarly to a virtual multichannel video programming distributor (vMVPD, or "Live TV" service), providing access to Corus-owned television channels, including both live linear feeds and on-demand programming during Corus' term of license. The service is intended for cord-cutters;[2] providing access to Corus' linear channels through over-the-top media services without the need for a traditional TV service subscription (unlike the Global TV app, which requires an authenticated subscription through a cable service provider). In contrast to the defunct subscription streaming service Shomi (which was operated as a joint venture between Rogers Sports & Media and Corus' sister company, Shaw Communications),[3] StackTV initially offered no exclusive programming beyond that seen on Corus's linear networks and their own on-demand content.
StackTV is one of two, Canadian-based, Live TV services; RiverTV would launch a year later in 2020.
History
[edit | edit source]In December 2021, StackTV premiered Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas day-and-date with Peacock in the United States, prior to its linear premiere on W Network the following month.[4][5]
In January 2022, Corus announced plans to offer StackTV through Rogers Cable's IPTV-based Ignite TV and SmartStream services.[6]
In February 2022, the Canadian version of Lifetime was added to the service.[7]
StackTV added the Disney-branded Corus channels (Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, and ABC Spark) in December 2022.[8]
In June 2025, DTour was added to the service.[9]
Programming
[edit | edit source]Current
[edit | edit source]As of September 2025:[1]
- Adult Swim
- Cartoon Network Canada (formerly Teletoon)
- Disney Channel Canada (new programming & live TV only)
- DTour[9]
- Flavour Network (formerly Food Network Canada)
- Global (BC, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Halifax)
- The History Channel
- Home Network (formerly HGTV Canada)
- Lifetime Canada
- National Geographic
- Showcase
- Slice
- Treehouse TV
- W Network
- YTV
Former
[edit | edit source]- ABC Spark (ceased operations September 1, 2025)
- Disney Jr. Canada (ceased operations September 1, 2025)
- Disney XD Canada (ceased operations September 1, 2025)
Reception
[edit | edit source]Corus announced in June 2020 that the service had achieved 200,000 subscribers, with executives saying the service had become a "meaningful part of [the company's] portfolio".[10] By June 2021, the combined number of subscribers to StackTV and Corus' other Amazon-based service, Nick+, had increased to over 600,000 subscribers, similar to those of other streaming services.[11]
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