StackTV

StackTV (stylized in all-caps as STACKTV) is a Canadian subscription video streaming package offered by Corus Entertainment through Amazon's Prime Video Channels. It was announced on June 3, 2019, and launched shortly thereafter as an add-on for Amazon Prime subscribers.[1][2]

StackTV
Type of site
Video on demand package
Available inEnglish
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Area servedCanada (nationwide)
OwnerCorus Entertainment
URLwww.primevideo.com/stacktv
LaunchedJune 3, 2019

StackTV functions similarly to a virtual multichannel video programming distributor (vMVPD), which provides access to most of Corus' broadcast and specialty TV channels, including both live linear feeds and on-demand programming during Corus' term of license. The service is intended for cord-cutters;[2] providing access to Corus' linear channels through over-the-top media services without the need for a traditional TV service subscription (unlike the Global TV app, which requires an authenticated subscription through a cable service provider).

In contrast to Shomi, a defunct streaming service which was operated as a joint venture between Rogers Sports and Media and Corus' sister company, Shaw Communications,[3] StackTV offers no exclusive programming beyond that seen on Corus's linear networks and their own on-demand content.

Programming

Channels currently offered through the service include:[1]

Reception

Corus announced in June 2020 that the service had achieved 200,000 subscribers, with executives saying the service had become a "meaningful part of [the company's] portfolio".[4] By June 2021, the combined number of subscribers to StackTV and Corus' other Amazon-based service, Nick+, had increased to over 600,000 subscribers.[5]

References
  1. "Corus launches STACKTV, a multi-channel TV package for Canadian Amazon Prime members". Global News. June 3, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  2. Kritsonis, Ted (December 16, 2019). "Corus' StackTV wants cord-cutters to stream live TV". MobileSyrup. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  3. Ahearn, Victoria (May 27, 2015). "Shomi, Rogers and Shaw's Streaming Service, To Launch Across Canada This Summer". HuffPost (via The Canadian Press). Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  4. Pinto, Jordan (June 29, 2020). "Doug Murphy on Peacock deal, StackTV growth and Corus Studios". Playback. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  5. Pinto, Jordan (June 29, 2021). "Corus revenue up in Q3, with a slight year-to-date dip". Media in Canada. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
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