Chris, while I'm not a Crave subscriber.... there is a bunch of streaming content on Crave.
On Mon, Mar 25, 2019, 6:01 PM Chris Neuman, <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm curious, for selfish reasons, how this will impact the Canadian > market. > > Most Canadians have OTA access to the big three or four - CTV, Global, > CBC,and City -- which between them mirror most of the US network primetime > programs. And most Canadians with cable have American feeds of the main > networks plus PBS, and in some cases two sets (I have CBS/NBC/ABC/Fox/PBS > from Spokane and Detroit). As for cable programming, some channels exist > and simulcast in both countries (AMC, FXX), some channels have > identically-named Canadian versions that carry most programming (IFC), some > have analogue channels that seem to carry most of each other's stuff > (MuchMusic carries a lot of MTV, Comedy Channel carries a lot of Comedy > Central), and finally the premium channels tend to be bundled together (My > "HBO" package gives me HBO Canada, which carries all the series and a lot > of the one-off episodes, as well as Showtime). > > Streaming is a dog's breakfast. Netflix Canada carries all the original > programming of Netflix US but there are vast differences in the licensed > stuff. Amazon Prime in Canada just started providing access to its > streaming services. Hulu isn't accessible unless you have VPN. I haven't > heard anything about Disney, Warner, CBS, or anything else being available > in Canada. > > If they don't have deals for these streaming services in Canada, I predict > an uptick of Kodi-type boxes. > > On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 3:42 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Remember in the early-90s when cable TV exploded, and we were promised >> 500 channels of original, unique content, but instead we got Law and Order >> reruns on multiple channels, with a smattering of original shows to give >> the illusion of choice? >> >> Here we go again. >> >> On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 2:38 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 3:46 PM M-D November <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/25/18280920/apple-tv-streaming-service-announcement-price-date-launch-event-2019 >>>> >>>> Essentially, Prime Video, if Prime Video were all original series and >>>> didn't also come with the sweet, sweet free shipping. Pricing TBD. >>>> >>> >>> The news may not be much on its own. Add to it the upcoming Disney+ >>> streaming service and AT&T's Warner Media streaming service and all that >>> together can turn the TV business on its head. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
