Canada gets dose of local HD streaming with CTV HD Beta Player

Tired of getting snubbed, are ya Canada? Perk up, as your very own CTV has just launched an online portal to bring content to Canucks in glorious HD. With the launch of the CTV HD Beta Player, CTV becomes the very first Canadian network to deliver high-def content on the web, and speaking of that content, viewers can look forward to seeing Corner Gas, Flashpoint and Malawi's Sony (amongst other programs). Oh, and given that both Microsoft and Akamai are involved, we'd say CTV definitely has the appropriate amount of backing. The trial is set to run through the end of August, and after that, only a strange herd of caribou off in the wilds of British Columbia know.

[Thanks, Nick]

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 22nd 2009 11:13AM]

don't ever, EVER recommend Corner Gas to anyone for any reason. not even on your worst enemy.

i had the misfortune of catching one episode after the Cubs game...my god, TV that bad should be illegal.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 22nd 2009 11:25AM]

It seems to me like a stunt to silence Canadian content advocates in the wake of the CRTC's new media hearings.

[To Hell Posted Mar 22nd 2009 1:13PM]

"Malawi's Sony"? LOL

I guess Y and G are close together on the keyboard...

[PeterFnet Posted Mar 22nd 2009 1:43PM]

Gossh1!1!!!!! Why won't this stream to the USA?!!! Noone ever thinks about us! So unfair!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 22nd 2009 3:13PM]

Troll.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 23rd 2009 11:32AM]

I don't understand why they can't provide a normal web page with a link to an h.264 type file . Why should I have to buy Windows in order to watch stuff they can't give away for free already? Get back to me when they learn what standards are.