Sundance Now launches in Canada

Media | 03/24/2017 3:25 pm EDT

AMC Networks Inc. is making its Sundance Now over-the-top (OTT) service available in Canada. “Sundance Now launches with hand-selected and award-winning documentary, art-house and independent films from around the globe,” the U.S. company said in a press release Thursday. The service costs $6.99 a month, or $4.99 a month with a year’s subscription, according to its website. “With its strong curatorial voice, Sundance Now’s library includes a growing and unparalleled selection of film, docs and TV series,” the release said. It follows the Canadian launch of AMC’s horror-focused streaming service, Shudder, last year....

Horror-focused OTT service launches in Canada

Media | 10/20/2016 10:01 pm EDT

Shudder, an over-the-top (OTT) service focusing on the horror genre, has launched in Canada, a year after it became available in the United States. According to a press release, the AMC Networks Inc.-owned Shudder is “the only streaming service in Canada dedicated to serving both casual and hardcore fans of high-quality horror and suspenseful entertainment.” It costs $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year and “offers new premieres and exclusives every month," with a library of "hard-to-find international and independent films to thrilling TV series, cult...