Cityline

What Cityline does

Citytv+ is a Canadian direct-to-consumer streaming platform operated by Rogers Media, a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc. (NYSE: RCI). The service, accessible at citytvplus.ca, aggregates content from 15 television brands owned or distributed by Rogers Media — including Citytv, Bravo, Food Network, HGTV, FX, Discovery, Investigation Discovery, CityNews 24/7, Magnolia Network, Turbo, SCI, Animal Planet, OWN, Cooking Channel, and OMNI — into a single subscription-based interface offering both on-demand streaming and live TV channels.

The underlying technology is a browser-based streaming video platform that delivers content via web browser without disclosed applications. The platform surfaces curated collections (Top 10, Trending, Canadian Originals, Premium Picks, Primetime Favourites) and supports a "Sign In or Subscribe" user flow, indicating a recurring subscription revenue model. Specific pricing tiers, subscriber counts, and content licensing economics are not publicly disclosed. The product is geo-restricted to Canada, with the United States and international markets explicitly excluded.

Citytv+ is not a standalone corporate entity; it is a streaming brand within Rogers Media's television portfolio. Rogers Media is wholly owned by Rogers Communications Inc., one of Canada's largest telecommunications conglomerates. The platform inherits content rights, broadcast infrastructure, and consumer distribution channels from its parent. Customer concentration is therefore primarily a consumer B2C base with no disclosed enterprise customers or revenue anchor accounts. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, leadership changes, or AI/ML capabilities in the provided source material.

Name

Cityline

Legal name

Rogers Media

Website

https://cityline.tv

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Citytv+ is a Canadian direct-to-consumer streaming platform operated by Rogers Media that aggregates 15 television brands (Citytv, Bravo, Food Network, HGTV, FX, Discovery, OWN, OMNI, and others) into a subscription-based on-demand and live TV service accessible via citytvplus.ca to Canadian viewers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Video Streaming

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (51612)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833), Cable & Other Pay Television Services (4841)

akta.pro primary industry

Local TV Station Groups (Owned & Operated/Station Chains) (MPABACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local/Regional News Channels (MPABAIAD), Local Multicultural/Language Broadcasters (Spanish/Asian/Other Local Markets) (MPABACAI)

Keywords

• Video streaming service
• Live TV streaming
• On-demand entertainment
• Canadian streaming platform
• TV channel aggregation

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Subscription Streaming: Citytv+ generates revenue through a subscription-based model where users pay to access the streaming platform's content library and live TV channels. The site features 'Sign In or Subscribe' call-to-action buttons indicating a paid subscription model.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Citytv+ is a Canadian subscription streaming platform that aggregates on-demand content and live TV channels from 14+ television brands owned by Rogers Media, including Citytv, Bravo, Food Network, HGTV, FX, Discovery, ID, CityNews 24/7, Magnolia Network, Turbo, SCI, Animal Planet, OWN, Cooking Channel, and OMNI. Consumers access the service via the citytvplus.ca website through a 'Sign In or Subscribe' model, with curated collections such as Canadian Originals, Trending, Top 10, Premium Picks, and Primetime Favourites.

Product overview

Citytv+ is a Canadian streaming platform that aggregates content from multiple television networks and channels into a single unified service. The core product offers on-demand streaming and live TV viewing across 18 channels including Citytv, Bravo, Food Network, HGTV, FX, Discovery, Investigation Discovery, CityNews 24/7, Magnolia Network, Turbo, SCI, Animal Planet, OWN, Cooking Channel, and OMNI. Users can browse curated collections such as Top 10, Trending, Canadian Originals, Premium Picks, and Primetime Favourites. The platform is operated by Rogers Media.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Citytv+ Streaming Platform Canadian subscription streaming platform providing on-demand video and live TV channels from Rogers Media's television brand portfolio, targeted at individual Canadian consumers.
• Live TV Streaming (Citytv and OMNI) Real-time streaming of Citytv and OMNI broadcast network stations delivered to Canadian subscribers through the Citytv+ platform.

Named customers11 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Rogers MediacoreOthersCitytv+ is owned and operated by Rogers Media (© 2025 ROGERS MEDIA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED). The platform serves as a digital streaming arm for Rogers Media's television brand portfolio including Citytv, OMNI, and various specialty channels.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Paramount+ Canada: Paramount+ operates in Canada offering CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, and Showtime content. It competes as a mid-tier general-entertainment streamer and shares content lineage with some brands in Citytv+'s portfolio, making it a closely comparable broad incumbent.
• Amazon Prime Video Canada: Amazon Prime Video operates in Canada as a broad streaming incumbent bundled with Prime membership. It competes on price-value perception and originals catalog, and increasingly on live sports/events, applying pressure on Citytv+'s live TV + on-demand positioning.
• Netflix Canada: Netflix is the global streaming incumbent operating in Canada. While not specialty-focused, it competes for the same Canadian subscriber wallet share and dominates originals production budgets, setting pricing and content benchmarks Citytv+ must respond to.
• Disney+ Canada: Disney+ operates in Canada as a major general-entertainment and family-focused streaming service. It competes for the same subscription dollars and offers premium originals (Marvel, Star Wars, FX originals) that overlap with Citytv+'s FX channel content.

Regional players

• Bell Fibe TV: Bell Fibe TV is Bell's traditional Canadian IPTV/pay-TV service bundling live channels and on-demand. It is owned by Bell Media (parent of direct competitor Crave) and represents the legacy pay-TV alternative Citytv+ competes against for cord-cutter and cord-never Canadian households.

Direct peers

• Sportsnet+: Sportsnet+ is Rogers' own sports-focused streaming service. While Citytv+ is general entertainment and Sportsnet+ is sports, both operate under Rogers Media, share the same DTC streaming infrastructure, and compete for the same Canadian sports-and-entertainment subscriber.
• StackTV: StackTV is a Canadian ad-supported streaming bundle that aggregates many of the same specialty channels Citytv+ offers (Global, HGTV, Food Network, etc.). It competes on multi-brand aggregation of Canadian broadcast content, though via a different monetization model (AVOD vs subscription).
• Crave: Crave is Bell Media's subscription streaming service in Canada, offering HBO, Showtime, Starz, and Bell-owned content including news and sports. It is the most direct domestic competitor to Citytv+, operating with a similar DTC subscription model and overlapping Canadian original content focus.
• CBC Gem: CBC Gem is the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's free and subscription streaming service. It directly competes with Citytv+ for Canadian viewers seeking domestic news, originals, and French/English content, and offers a hybrid ad-supported and subscription model in the same Canadian market.

Emerging players

• Tubi: Tubi is an ad-supported streaming service with a growing Canadian presence. While not specialty-focused, it represents the AVOD competitive threat Citytv+ faces and demonstrates the alternative monetization model Citytv+ could pursue via an ad-supported tier.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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