RiverTV
Company typeSubsidiary
Website type
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
Websitewww.rivertv.ca

RiverTV is a Canadian over-the-top media service (OTT) streaming 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][better source needed]

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

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.[8]

Footnotes

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

References

  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. ^ "Help Centre - General". Retrieved 24 June 2020.