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Netflix Canada

City, Netflix to release Between week-by-week

There will be no initial binge-viewing opportunities for the six-part drama, including on Shomi (Between star Jennette McCurdy pictured).

March 9, 2015

Canadian TV leaders show alarm and gallows humour at panel

“We have a multi-billion dollar business that’s in crisis and going down the tubes,” Bell Media president Kevin Crull told Banff Industry Content Connect panel in Toronto.

February 27, 2015

Shaw posts earnings drop

The cable giant saw lost video subscriptions and lower TV revenues in a soft ad market, while adding internet customers.

January 15, 2015

Project Latte grabs Seinfeld Canadian SVOD Rights

All 180 episodes of the cult sitcom will be available for binge-viewing after the Bell Media streamer launches by the end of the year.

November 21, 2014

Disney Junior Canada orders third season of Justin Time

Netflix will stream Justin Time: The New Adventures to its worldwide subscribers in 2016, except in Canada.

November 18, 2014

BCE earnings up sharply, Bell Media paints mixed picture

Higher TV subscriber fees were offset by lower ad revenue during the third quarter.

November 6, 2014

Shaw and Rogers launch shomi

The Netflix Canada contender becomes available in beta first to Rogers and Shaw internet or cable customers.

November 3, 2014

Shomi unveils content deal with Warner Bros. Int’l

The catalogue deal is the latest from the Canadian SVOD launching in November against market leader Netflix Canada.

October 24, 2014

Rivals Netflix, Rogers team up for Canadian drama Between

Strange bedfellows: City, Netflix, and shomi back a six-part survival thriller from writer/director Michael McGowan.

October 20, 2014

Netflix rejects CRTC orders for proprietary business data

The U.S.-based streamer said it is not subject to regulatory orders “under Canadian broadcasting law.”

September 23, 2014

Disney extends exclusive Netflix pact to Canada

The streaming service is further taking control of the pay TV window that until now has gone to traditional broadcasters.

July 17, 2014

Canadian producers renew call for Netflix Canada tax

The CMPA told the CRTC as part of its Let’s Talk TV consultation that Rogers’ forthcoming OTT service and Netflix should be held to Canadian program funding obligations.

July 3, 2014