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On Monday, Bell Media announced veteran CTV news anchor, Lisa LaFlamme was being let go by the company. Coinciding with Bell’s announcement, LaFlamme broke her silence in a final “sign off” on Twitter, a video that has since racked up 3.8 million views. Her firing has made international headlines in the past 24 hours. LaFlamme,...

Bell Media’s CTV has launched on the Roku streaming platform today, offering up CTV channels and content live and on-demand. A Bell spokesperson confirmed the following CTV channels will be available on Roku offering shows, series and movies: CTV Comedy Channel CTV Drama Channel CTV Sci-Fi Channel CTV Life Channel Discovery, Animal Planet, Discovery Science,...

Bell Media has launched a new CTV app for iOS and Android users, bringing a new design and also adding more live streaming options. The app was updated to version 5.0 for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV users yesterday, alongside a similar update for Android users. CTV said there’s now a “major expansion of content...

Bell Media has announced today the upcoming launch of a new CTV digital super-hub, which will feature seven streaming services. Today brings the rebrand of specialty channels Space, Bravo, Comedy and Gusto, as they will now become CTV Sci-Fi, CTV Drama, CTV Comedy and CTV Live. These will join new ad-supported services called CTV Movies...

Canadian music legend Neil Young will perform a live streaming concert today, available for viewing on CTV.ca and Facebook, which starts at 5PM PT/8PM ET. Today also marks the launch of NYA—the Neil Young Archives, a collection of the artist’s recorded music, films, video and books, plus audio streaming in Master Quality via Young’s ‘Stream...

Today, CTV announced that its CTV GO TV Everywhere service is now compatible with Google’s Chromecast. CTV is the first Canadian broadcaster to officially add Chromecast support to their network. Support for the new feature comes in an update to the CTV GO app for iOS and Android devices. Here is a full list of...

For the first time ever, Canadians will be able to watch the online live stream of the Academy Awards for free. CTV has agreed to unlock the live stream on its CTV GO mobile app for one day only. On Sunday, March 2 CTV will offer 10 hours of Oscar coverage, including ABC’s feed of...

CTV has launched a new iPhone app called CTV MYNEWS which allows users to become citizen journalists, by encouraging them to “See it, Shoot it, Send it” when breaking news happens. Users are required to register and create a profile, which will mean their clips may be used in regional and national news broadcasts. The...