RiverTV

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RiverTV
RiverTV Logo Dark.svg
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RiverTV Homepage - June 2020
Type of business Subsidiary
Type of site
OTT platform, Entertainment
Founded2020 (2020)
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Area served Canada
Owner VMedia
Key people
  • Alexei Tchernobrivets (Founder)
  • George Burger (Founder)
Products OTT Internet TV, IPTV, Streaming media, Video on demand, Television on demand, MVPD
URL www.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), [lower-alpha 1] primarily offering Canadian specialty channels and video on demand content. [3]

Contents

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

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

U.S Networks

Add-ons

Former

Availability

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

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

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