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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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Sarah McLachlan, Diana Krall & More to Perform as Elton John Receives Glenn Gould Prize

"I am awestruck and honoured to receive this award," he said in a statement.

UPDATE (April 9): Sarah McLachlan and the National Ballet’s Noah Parets have been added to the roster of Canadian performers taking the stage at The Glenn Gould Prize Gala Honouring Elton John. The event will be hosted by Will & Grace star Eric McCormack (who is also Canadian) on May 9 at The Theatre at Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto. The award was first announced in March 2025 and was originally going to be presented in Toronto last fall.

The event, with John in attendance, will feature live performances of John’s songs by a hand-selected group of Canadian artists. Previously announced performers include Diana Krall, The Beaches, Ron Sexsmith, Jeremy Dutcher, LOONY and Ryan Wang.

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