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Type of site | Internet television package |
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| Available in | English |
| Headquarters | |
| Area served | Canada (nationwide) |
| Owner | Corus Entertainment |
| URL | www |
| Launched | June 3, 2019, 6 years ago |
StackTV (stylized in all-caps asSTACKTV) is aCanadian subscriptionvideo streaming package offered byCorus Entertainment. It was announced on June 3, 2019 and was originally offered throughAmazon'sPrime Video Channels; the offering launched shortly thereafter as an add-on forAmazon Prime subscribers.[1][2]
StackTV functions similarly to a virtual multichannel video programming distributor (vMVPD, or "Live TV" service), 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 forcord-cutters;[2] providing access to Corus' linear channels throughover-the-top media services without the need for a traditional TV service subscription (unlike theGlobal TV app, which requiresan authenticated subscription through a cable service provider). In contrast to the defunctsubscriptionstreaming serviceShomi (which was operated as a joint venture betweenRogers Sports & Media and Corus' sister company,Shaw Communications),[3] StackTV initially offered no exclusive programming beyond that seen on Corus's linear networks and their own on-demand content.
StackTV is one of two, Canadian-based, Live TV services;RiverTV would launch a year later in 2020.
In December 2021, StackTV premieredDays of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas day-and-date withPeacock in theUnited States, prior to its linear premiere onW Network the following month.[4][5]
In January 2022, Corus announced plans to offer StackTV throughRogers Cable'sIPTV-based Ignite TV and SmartStream services.[6]
In February 2022, the Canadian version ofLifetime was added to the service.[7]
StackTV added theDisney-branded Corus channels (Disney Channel,Disney Junior,Disney XD, andABC Spark) in December 2022.[8]
In June 2025,DTour was added to the service.[9]
As of September 2025:[1]
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".[10] By June 2021, the combined number of subscribers to StackTV and Corus' other Amazon-based service,Nick+, had increased to over 600,000 subscribers, similar to those of other streaming services.[11]