TORONTO — While Netflix and CraveTV boast about their arsenals of blockbuster series, the CBC’s new streaming app is hoping to find a niche with news junkies and hockey fans. A free version of the app doesn’t include access to CBC’s news channel but still streams the network’s TV shows with commercials. CBC News Network has already been offered as a standalone streaming service for years for $6.95 a month. He said the revamped CBC app is part of the broadcaster’s ongoing efforts to meet the requirements of its government-instituted mandate under the Broadcasting Act. The CBC is required to make its programming accessible throughout the country by the most appropriate and efficient means available.

Source: National Post December 05, 2017 19:30 UTC