StackTV (stylized in all-caps as STACKTV) is a

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subscription

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package offered by

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through

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's Prime Video Channels. It was announced on June 3, 2019, and launched shortly thereafter as an add-on for

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subscribers. StackTV functions similarly to a virtual multichannel video programming distributor ( vMVPD), providing access to Corus-owned television channels, including both live linear feeds and on-demand programming during Corus' term of license. The service is intended for cord-cutters; providing access to Corus' linear channels through

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s without the need for a traditional TV service subscription (unlike the

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app, which requires an authenticated subscription through a cable service provider). In contrast to the defunct

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Shomi (which was operated as a joint venture between

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and Corus' sister company,

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), StackTV initially offered no exclusive programming beyond that seen on Corus's linear networks and their own on-demand content.

History

In December 2021, StackTV premiered '' Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas'' day-and-date with

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in the

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, prior to its linear premiere on

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the following month. In January 2022, Corus announced plans to offer StackTV through Rogers Cable's

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-based Ignite TV and SmartStream services. In February 2022, the Canadian version of Lifetime was added to the service. Corus added their

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suite of services (the Canadian equivalents of Disney Channel,

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, and

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}) to the STACKTV service in December 2022.

Programming

Channels currently offered through the service as of December 2022 include: *

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* Disney Junior Canada * Disney XD Canada *

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* HGTV Canada *

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* Lifetime Canada * National Geographic *

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* Slice *

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* YTV

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 he company'sportfolio". By June 2021, the combined number of subscribers to StackTV and Corus' other Amazon-based service,

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(later replaced by

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in September 2022), had increased to over 600,000 subscribers, similar to those of other streaming services.

References

External links

*
StackTV landing page on PrimeVideo.com
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