{"id":2175,"date":"2021-12-16T17:10:10","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T22:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rivertv.ca\/newsroom\/?p=2175"},"modified":"2025-03-14T14:51:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T19:51:06","slug":"hgtv-canada-and-food-network-canada-now-part-of-rivertv-core-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rivertv.ca\/blog\/hgtv-canada-and-food-network-canada-now-part-of-rivertv-core-package\/","title":{"rendered":"HGTV Canada and Food Network Canada Now Part of RiverTV Core Package"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>HGTV Canada and Food Network Canada Now Part of RiverTV Core Package <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:media@frdm.ca\">media@frdm.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Just in Time for The Holiday Season, Canada\u2019s Top Rated Lifestyle Channels Make Canada\u2019s Best Live and On Demand Streaming TV Service Even Better <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TORONTO, ON \u2013 December 16, 2021<\/strong> \u2013 RiverTV (<a href=\"https:\/\/rivertv.ca\/\">rivertv.ca<\/a>), one of Canada\u2019s leading live TV and on-demand streaming platforms, is thrilled to announce that it has added <em>HGTV Canada <\/em>and <em>Food Network<\/em> <em>Canada <\/em>to RiverTV. These channels, featuring top rated shows like Love it or List It, Island of Bryan, Top Chef Canada and Great Chocolate Showdown, and many more, are now included in RiverTV\u2019s core package of over 40 great channels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The RiverTV core package is available with a one week no-obligation free trial on <a href=\"https:\/\/rivertv.ca\/\">rivertv.ca<\/a>, or on all major streaming video devices including Roku, Apple TV and iOS (mobile and tablet), Amazon FireTV, certified Android TV devices (including SONY TVs) and Android mobile. The monthly subscription remains unchanged at $16.99, making RiverTV\u2019s great streaming TV value proposition, even better. The addition of these great new channels at no additional cost are RiverTV\u2019s holiday season gift to its current subscribers, and all Canadians!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith <em>HGTV<\/em>\n<em>Canada<\/em> and <em>Food Network Canada<\/em>, two must-have Canadian channels, RiverTV is an\nunbeatable lifestyle and family-focused TV service in North America,\u201d said\nAlexei Tchernobrivets, CEO of VMedia Inc., the parent company of RiverTV. \u201cOur\ncore package of 43 channels now includes six of the top ten most-watched non-sports\nnetworks in Canada. There is no better value in home &#8211; and out of home &#8211; entertainment\nfor Canadians looking for a more affordable live TV solution, especially\nmillennials and families with young children.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other popular shows now available on\nRiverTV include Scott\u2019s Vacation House Rules, Rock Solid Builds, and Making It\nHome with Kortney and Kenny on <em>HGTV\nCanada <\/em>and Wall of Chefs, Top Chef Family Style and Baking It on <em>Food Network Canada<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is by far one of Canada\u2019s top\nstreaming entertainment services available anywhere,\u201d said George Burger, COO\nof RiverTV. \u201dPlatforms like Netflix and Disney+ have no live programming, and\nadd very little locally relevant original programming each month. On RiverTV,\nthere is a constant flow of original shows and content, hundreds of fresh programming\nhours a day, for only $16.99. There is always something on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The RiverTV basic package lineup includes a\ngreat mix of top-rated shows and movies on local <em>Global <\/em>and <em>CBC<\/em> stations, <em>CHCH-TV<\/em>, <em>W Network, Showcase, TELETOON, YTV, Treehouse, HISTORY\u00ae, Adult Swim,\nFamily, Slice<\/em>\u2122<em>, CBC News Network, Bloomberg\nQuicktakes, Smithsonian Channel Canada, Crime &amp; Investigation <\/em>and many\nmore. RiverTV also offers almost 100 add-on channels including <em>Nick+, Hollywood Suite, Super Channel<\/em>, a\ngrowing lineup of French-language channels from Canada and around the world,\nand many multicultural selections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RiverTV is Canada\u2019s first virtual\nbroadcasting distribution undertaking, or vBDU. Like conventional BDUs\nincluding VMedia TV and those operated by the major telcos and cablecos,\nRiverTV aggregates top specialty channels from leading Canadian programming\ngroups including Corus, CBC Radio Canada, Blue Ant Media, Channel Zero and\nWildbrain, as well as a variety of US channels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, unlike\nconventional BDUs, RiverTV uniquely offers cable-free live and on demand TV\nwithout costly set-top-boxes or cumbersome wires, or contracts, or hidden costs\nor fees &#8211; just instant app-based access to a high quality collection of popular\nchannels featuring news, lifestyle and entertainment, reality and children\u2019s\nprogramming.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information and to stay current on\nRiverTV news, follow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rivertv\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/rivertv<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rivertv\/\">www.Instagram.com\/rivertvnow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rivertv\/\">www.facebook.com\/RiverTV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Linked In: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/rivertv\/\">www.linkedin.com\/company\/rivertv\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-30-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About RiverTV<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>River TV, a VMedia Platform, is the first Canadian live TV and on-demand streaming channel provider, or virtual broadcasting distribution undertaking (vBDU), with over 40 top channels including a slate of US streaming channels, featuring thousands of hours of original programming each month. The affordable RiverTV package includes a great lineup of your favourite channels and programming content from Global, CBC, CBC News Network, CHCH-TV, W Network, Food Network Canada, HGTV Canada, Showcase, TELETOON, Treehouse, HISTORY\u00ae, Adult Swim, Slice, YTV, MovieTime, Crime &amp; Investigation, National Geographic, Silver Screen and more, plus exclusive US streaming channels including Bloomberg Quicktakes, Cheddar, Law &amp; Crime, Newsy and REVOLT. RiverTV also features many a la carte channels and add on packages, including Hollywood Suite, Super Channel, Nick+ and lots more. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/rivertv.ca\/\">www.rivertv.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About VMedia <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VMedia is Canada\u2019s leading independent telecom and broadcasting company available coast to coast, offering unlimited Internet, TV, Home Phone and Home Security services. VMedia\u2019s mission is to provide the most affordable prices, the best choice and flexibility, dedicated consumer advocacy and ongoing service innovation. Recognized as an innovation leader in the industry, VMedia was the first to launch numerous consumer-friendly service and packaging features, and is a pioneer in the development of live TV streaming solutions and IPTV broadcast technology, offering easy and affordable choice and access to favourite TV entertainment. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vmedia.ca\/en\">www.vmedia.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roku\nis a registered trademark and Roku TV is a trademark of Roku, Inc. in the U.S.\nand in other countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HGTV Canada and Food Network Canada Now Part of RiverTV Core Package Contact Email: media@frdm.ca Just in Time for The Holiday Season, Canada\u2019s Top Rated Lifestyle Channels Make Canada\u2019s Best Live and On Demand Streaming TV Service Even Better TORONTO, ON \u2013 December 16, 2021 \u2013 RiverTV (rivertv.ca), one of Canada\u2019s leading live TV and [...]","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":2300,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":""},"categories":[354,142,144],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[542,539,537,420,218,540,538,547,546,449,450,425,174,165,541,162,543,448,178,175],"modified_by":"Viktoria Malyshko","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivertv.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2175"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivertv.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivertv.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivertv.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivertv.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2175"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/rivertv.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3262,"href":"https:\/\/rivertv.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2175\/revisions\/3262"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivertv.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivertv.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivertv.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivertv.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2175"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivertv.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=2175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}