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RiverTV
RiverTV is a Canadian over-the-top media service (OTT) streaming television service owned by VMedia that launched on June 4, 2020. RiverTV is a virtual multichannel video programming distributor (vMVPD), primarily offering Canadian specialty channels and video on demand content. 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. 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.
Article summary
RiverTV is a Canadian over-the-top media service (OTT) streaming television service owned by VMedia that launched on June 4, 2020. RiverTV is a virtual multichannel video programming distributor (vMVPD), primarily offering Canadian specialty channels and video on demand content. 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. 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.
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- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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