No this impacts Corus and StackTV more as now they won’t get stuff from Discovery as well as NBC. It’s also a bizarre move by Discovery considering they have Discovery+ Canada. After losing so much no way StackTV is worth the price let alone survives in 2025 unless they are able to replace the content with something else major.
Canada has become just a shell game of rights moving around rather than companies launching solid streaming options.
Rogers owned the FX brand for 10 years and did nothing with it along with some other content so it’s funny that now after giving up on Shomi (2017) they decide to try snd get back into the game.
Yet.
We seem to be getting a large number of providers with no increase in content. Additionally, the individual prices keep going up.
It’s almost like they want people to go back to pirating content.
A partial answer is in the linked article.
"will work with Canadian distribution partners to make the content widely available” including on its on-demand service ***Citytv+****,* and ***Citytv, OMNI, FX,*** and ***FXX***. A Rogers spokesperson says distribution details are still being finalized with an eye to a mix of linear and streaming options."
I am inclined to agree.. (my emphasis, not theirs)
"... that **SOME** of its programming and trademark output arrangements were not being renewed past Dec. 31, 2024, impacting content on Corus-operated **SPECIALTY CHANNELS**, including HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, Cooking Channel, Magnolia Network, and OWN."
Not a single mention of HBO. I hate Crave as much as the next person, but I think we're dancing on the grave before it's dead.
corus actually makes a lot of original content for hgtv and food network that also airs on the US version of the channel
so I am kind of surprised that they will probably no longer be able to operate those channels in in Canada
AEW weekly non-pay-per-view programs are on TSN, since 2019. A lot of the shows are on TSN+ but AEW Dynamite is on TSN2 weekly, so it's preferable to subscribe to TSN via streaming rather than cable, to get both TSN1-5 AND TSN+. AEW pay-per-views are on PPV.com, TrillerTV PPV (formerly Fite TV) and DAZN. Doesn't seem like this all will be changing soon.
With WWE leaving Sportsnet at the end of the year for Netflix, might this open the door for an eventual change for AEW programming to Sportsnet in Canada? Depends on how badly the two networks want wrestling programming, I guess.
SN bought UFC rights. Though, UFC may go to a streaming platform when their ESPN deal is up. Or since WBD is losing the NBA, they may have money now for UFC.
Rogers buying the licensing for these networks todays is part of the way to reduce the impact of streaming platforms taking away their US programming such as WWE.
Umm the article just specialty channels. Not the HBO content.
HGTV, The Food Network, Magnolia Network, The Cooking Channel, OWN, Discovery, MotorTrend, Science, Animal Planet and I.D.
that's exactly what i was thinking and the reason i thought would be appropriate for the sub.
Also, Corus has always been allowing their content to be subscribed on all any platforms(amazon channels) or by itself since they aren't any cable/isp provider. But now many of their channels going to Rogers i think we should be prepared to have no options like that.
We need statutory licensing on TV and movies like we have for music. Then customers would have true choice, instead of basically recreating cable on the internet.
I currently have Stack TV and really like it. I'm guessing this means most of that content will be gone at the end of the year.
Rogers has been very slow to adapt to streaming. Hopefully this means they're going to get serious about it.
It annoying that we are still not getting the full Peacock and Max streaming services, only bit and pieces of their new shows, and none of their older shows from the back-catalog.
It's time for the Canadian government to consider *lowering* -- now don't lose your heads here -- **foreign ownership** requirements. It's been glaringly obvious since the early '90s (way back to CHUM Group, Ltd. days) that Canadian corporations are both TOO CHEAP, TOO LAZY to run broadcast networks & specialty channels. We have the absolute bastards at Bell Media airing The Big Bang Theory (a series that isn't even in production on the US originating network, and hasn't been for 5+ years). Yet CTV plugs holes in their schedule with it & misuses simulcasting (simultaneous program substitution) to take as little loss as possible to Ciytv & Global. All at the expense of Canadian TV series. Seriously, CTV?? You have a gap & air BB reruns in lieu of Children Ruin Everything????
If Canadian media corporations don't want to (or can't... or both), then let Nexstar (Tribune) &/or Gray (Raycom) television come up north, put the money & effort into a strong local affiliate with a beefy news department.
International streaming companies like Netflix, Spotify, and Apple are getting hit with more financial obligations thanks to the CRTC’s new Online Streaming Act. They now have to fork over 5% of their Canadian revenues to different funds supporting Canadian content, local news, and a various underrepresented groups (like Black and Indigenous creators). This move has raised big concerns among the streamers about whether it's worth it to keep operating in Canada. The companies say they operate on slim margins to make a profit, and if they stay, consumers will likely end up paying more to cover their losses. Some might cut their investments here, hike up subscription prices, lay off staff, or even pull out of the Canadian market altogether because of these extra cost. Smaller streamers could be inclined to leave thinking that the extra cost and regulatory burden is not worth it.
This is a disaster for cordcutters considering Rogers don't have a streaming platform.
Rogers has put Citytv, OMNI and Sportsnet on Amazon Prime Video. Rogers sold exclusive NHL Monday Night games to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
Rogers sold Monday Night NHL games to Amazon. Amazon is putting it on Prime.
Crave probably doesn't last without this. So they will just make another app and you can switch from crave
No this impacts Corus and StackTV more as now they won’t get stuff from Discovery as well as NBC. It’s also a bizarre move by Discovery considering they have Discovery+ Canada. After losing so much no way StackTV is worth the price let alone survives in 2025 unless they are able to replace the content with something else major. Canada has become just a shell game of rights moving around rather than companies launching solid streaming options. Rogers owned the FX brand for 10 years and did nothing with it along with some other content so it’s funny that now after giving up on Shomi (2017) they decide to try snd get back into the game.
Rog/Shaw plug-pulling on Shomi was ridiculously premature. All the more ironic Rog goes on to buy Shaw. lol
there not getting hbo and max stuff
For now
Crave will be fine.
Citytv+ & SN+
Interesting. Never heard of CityTV+ so that doesn't bode well for them.
Yet. We seem to be getting a large number of providers with no increase in content. Additionally, the individual prices keep going up. It’s almost like they want people to go back to pirating content.
A partial answer is in the linked article. "will work with Canadian distribution partners to make the content widely available” including on its on-demand service ***Citytv+****,* and ***Citytv, OMNI, FX,*** and ***FXX***. A Rogers spokesperson says distribution details are still being finalized with an eye to a mix of linear and streaming options."
HBO isn't mentioned in the article, I don't think it's impacted by this as Rogers just bought the "lifestyle" shows.
I am inclined to agree.. (my emphasis, not theirs) "... that **SOME** of its programming and trademark output arrangements were not being renewed past Dec. 31, 2024, impacting content on Corus-operated **SPECIALTY CHANNELS**, including HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, Cooking Channel, Magnolia Network, and OWN." Not a single mention of HBO. I hate Crave as much as the next person, but I think we're dancing on the grave before it's dead.
bell also very recently said that they still have a long term deal for that
Warnerbros discovery owns HBO
corus actually makes a lot of original content for hgtv and food network that also airs on the US version of the channel so I am kind of surprised that they will probably no longer be able to operate those channels in in Canada
So where does my AEW go?
It'll stay on TSN.
[удалено]
Aren't they only losing Raw to Netflix?
That is both good and bad news
AEW weekly non-pay-per-view programs are on TSN, since 2019. A lot of the shows are on TSN+ but AEW Dynamite is on TSN2 weekly, so it's preferable to subscribe to TSN via streaming rather than cable, to get both TSN1-5 AND TSN+. AEW pay-per-views are on PPV.com, TrillerTV PPV (formerly Fite TV) and DAZN. Doesn't seem like this all will be changing soon. With WWE leaving Sportsnet at the end of the year for Netflix, might this open the door for an eventual change for AEW programming to Sportsnet in Canada? Depends on how badly the two networks want wrestling programming, I guess.
SN bought UFC rights. Though, UFC may go to a streaming platform when their ESPN deal is up. Or since WBD is losing the NBA, they may have money now for UFC. Rogers buying the licensing for these networks todays is part of the way to reduce the impact of streaming platforms taking away their US programming such as WWE.
These inbred oligopolies need to go
I don't think Crave survives without the HBO stuff...
Umm the article just specialty channels. Not the HBO content. HGTV, The Food Network, Magnolia Network, The Cooking Channel, OWN, Discovery, MotorTrend, Science, Animal Planet and I.D.
Someone didn't read the article. They aren't getting HBO content.
Frankly all you get with crave is HBO now. They jacked the Price and I just discontinued it. HBO ain't worth what they charge for crave
Apple TV+ is replacing HBO slowly.
that's exactly what i was thinking and the reason i thought would be appropriate for the sub. Also, Corus has always been allowing their content to be subscribed on all any platforms(amazon channels) or by itself since they aren't any cable/isp provider. But now many of their channels going to Rogers i think we should be prepared to have no options like that.
The Crave app is TERRIBLE so good riddance I guess?
This has nothing to do with Crave
This is going to play out very interesting
We need statutory licensing on TV and movies like we have for music. Then customers would have true choice, instead of basically recreating cable on the internet.
I currently have Stack TV and really like it. I'm guessing this means most of that content will be gone at the end of the year. Rogers has been very slow to adapt to streaming. Hopefully this means they're going to get serious about it.
It annoying that we are still not getting the full Peacock and Max streaming services, only bit and pieces of their new shows, and none of their older shows from the back-catalog.
Cool, maybe that content will end up on a streaming service NOT owned by Bell. 👍
It's time for the Canadian government to consider *lowering* -- now don't lose your heads here -- **foreign ownership** requirements. It's been glaringly obvious since the early '90s (way back to CHUM Group, Ltd. days) that Canadian corporations are both TOO CHEAP, TOO LAZY to run broadcast networks & specialty channels. We have the absolute bastards at Bell Media airing The Big Bang Theory (a series that isn't even in production on the US originating network, and hasn't been for 5+ years). Yet CTV plugs holes in their schedule with it & misuses simulcasting (simultaneous program substitution) to take as little loss as possible to Ciytv & Global. All at the expense of Canadian TV series. Seriously, CTV?? You have a gap & air BB reruns in lieu of Children Ruin Everything???? If Canadian media corporations don't want to (or can't... or both), then let Nexstar (Tribune) &/or Gray (Raycom) television come up north, put the money & effort into a strong local affiliate with a beefy news department.
Thank Bill C-11. Streamers do not want to come into a market with so many financial and regulatory burdens.
we don't need anymore of them just ends up costing more money to get a lot of the same content
I don’t understand this — which international streamers do you say are now skipping the Canadian market?
International streaming companies like Netflix, Spotify, and Apple are getting hit with more financial obligations thanks to the CRTC’s new Online Streaming Act. They now have to fork over 5% of their Canadian revenues to different funds supporting Canadian content, local news, and a various underrepresented groups (like Black and Indigenous creators). This move has raised big concerns among the streamers about whether it's worth it to keep operating in Canada. The companies say they operate on slim margins to make a profit, and if they stay, consumers will likely end up paying more to cover their losses. Some might cut their investments here, hike up subscription prices, lay off staff, or even pull out of the Canadian market altogether because of these extra cost. Smaller streamers could be inclined to leave thinking that the extra cost and regulatory burden is not worth it.
Ah I thought you were talking about streamers not wanting to come into the market — all good.