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Netflix Dominance Now Challenged By Bell Media

The turf war between cable access and cable-cutters with subscriptions to dominant streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video takes a new twist starting next week.

Netflix Dominance Now Challenged By Bell Media

By David Farrell

Bell Media is tackling Netflix and Amazon Prime Video head-on next week with an OTT package that combines The Movie Network, HBO Canada and CraveTV into one streaming service called Crave.ca


In doing so, the dominant media player in the country is about to open the gates to 11,000+ hours of content previously only available to cable subscribers of The Movie Network and HBO Canada and offers a serious challenge to foreign services now dominating the market sector.

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Music Biz Headlines: Kneecap To Sue Canadian MP Vince Gasparro, Diddy Docuseries Shocks

This week: Bonnaroo announces an eclectic 2026 lineup including a couple of big Canadian artists, Taylor Swift's Vancouver-set concert film releases a trailer, Olivia Dean has won her battle with Ticketmaster and more.

Olivia Dean has won a fight with Ticketmaster/Live Nation, securing refunds for fans after protesting exorbitant ticket resale prices. Eminem and Jack White dazzle during a Thanksgiving Day NFL Halftime Show, while the league names its Super Bowl pre-game performers. Meanwhile, a church has sued the city of Montreal after hosting "MAGA superstar" Sean Feucht.

Read these stories and more in this week's roundup of the music biz headlines of the week from Canada and beyond.

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