Country Music Television Ltd.

Name

Country Music Television Ltd.

Legal name

Country Music Television Ltd.

Website

https://cmt.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Television Broadcasting

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (51612)

SIC

Cable & Other Pay Television Services (4841)

akta.pro primary industry

General Entertainment Cable Networks (MPABAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cable Network Groups & Portfolio Operators (Multi-Channel Brands) (MPABAFAO)

Keywords

• Specialty television channel
• Comedy programming
• Cable television
• Entertainment broadcasting
• Satellite television

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising Revenue: CMT Canada generates revenue through television advertising, selling commercial airtime to advertisers seeking to reach its Canadian audience of sitcom and comedy viewers.
2. Subscriber Fees: The channel earns revenue from cable and satellite providers (such as Bell, Rogers, Cogeco) who pay licensing fees to carry CMT Canada as part of their channel lineups.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels14 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

CMT Canada is a Canadian specialty television channel that broadcasts classic sitcoms, new comedies, and favourite movies to Canadian households. Owned and operated by Corus Entertainment Inc., the channel is distributed exclusively within Canada through carriage agreements with major cable, satellite, and telecommunications providers such as Bell, Rogers, Cogeco, Shaw, and Telus.

Product overview

CMT Canada is a single television channel offering, not a multi-product platform. The channel provides a mix of classic sitcoms, new comedies, and movies. Programming is distributed through cable, satellite, and telecommunications providers across Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CMT Canada

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bell (Fibe TV, Satellite TV, Bell MTS, Bell Aliant)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBell is a major Canadian telecommunications company distributing CMT Canada through multiple platforms including Bell Fibe TV, Bell Satellite TV, Bell MTS, and Bell Aliant across Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and other provinces.
• Rogers CommunicationscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRogers is a major Canadian telecommunications company distributing CMT Canada through its cable TV service to Rogers subscribers.
• CogecocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCogeco is a Canadian cable company distributing CMT Canada through its cable systems in Ontario and Quebec.
• Shaw (Cable and Shaw Direct)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorShaw Communications distributes CMT Canada through Shaw Cable and Shaw Direct satellite services across Western Canada.
• Telus SatellitecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTelus provides satellite TV distribution of CMT Canada to Telus subscribers in Western Canada.
• VideotroncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVideotron distributes CMT Canada through its cable network in Quebec.
• EastlinkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEastlink is a regional cable provider distributing CMT Canada to its subscribers in Eastern Canada.
• SasktelminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSasktel distributes CMT Canada through its cable service in Saskatchewan.
• Access CommunicationsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAccess Communications is a regional cablecooperative distributing CMT Canada in Saskatchewan.
• Corus Entertainment (Parent Company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorus Entertainment is the parent company that owns and operates CMT Canada. The channel is part of Corus Entertainment's television portfolio.
• Execulink TelecomminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExeculink Telecom is a regional cable provider distributing CMT Canada to subscribers in Ontario.
• TBAYTELminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTBAYTEL is a regional telecommunications provider distributing CMT Canada in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
• VMediaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVMedia is an independent cable and streaming provider distributing CMT Canada across Ontario, Quebec, and Western Canada.
• Westman CommunicationsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWestman Communications is a regional cable provider distributing CMT Canada in Manitoba.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• CMT (Country Music Television): U.S.-based country music and entertainment cable channel owned by Paramount Global. Comparable because it shares the original brand heritage and the Canadian entity is a licensed regional affiliate of the same media property, though it operates in a different geographic market and is named/positioned differently today.
• YTV: Canadian youth-oriented specialty cable channel also owned by Corus Entertainment. Comparable because it operates as a sister Corus specialty channel under the same parent, is distributed via the same cable and satellite carriage infrastructure, and follows the same advertising + subscriber-fee revenue model.
• W Network: Canadian specialty cable channel owned by Corus Entertainment focused on lifestyle and entertainment programming. Comparable as a sister Corus specialty channel distributed through the same Canadian cable/satellite providers using the same advertising and carriage revenue model.
• The Comedy Network: Canadian specialty cable channel dedicated to comedy programming, also owned by Corus Entertainment. Direct comparable because it operates in the same Canadian specialty cable TV space, serves the same Canadian audience, and shares parent company ownership and distribution infrastructure.
• CTV Comedy Channel: Canadian comedy-focused cable channel owned by Bell Media. Direct comparable because it competes directly with CMT Canada for comedy audiences on Canadian pay TV, distributed through major carriers, and monetizes through the same advertising + carriage-fee model.

Broad incumbents

• Rogers Media (Citytv, OMNI, specialty channels): Rogers Media operates Citytv and a portfolio of Canadian specialty channels. Comparable as a major Canadian broadcaster with ownership of both distribution (Rogers cable) and content, creating both a competitor and a carriage partner relationship for CMT Canada.
• Global Television Network: Major Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by Corus Entertainment. Comparable as Corus's flagship broadcast offering that competes for the same Canadian advertising budgets and audience attention as CMT Canada, though it operates at much broader scale across broadcast (not just cable).
• Bell Media (CTV specialty portfolio): Bell Media operates a large portfolio of Canadian specialty channels including CTV Comedy Channel, Discovery Channel Canada, and others. Comparable as a large incumbent competitor that owns multiple specialty channels distributed through the same Canadian carriers and competes with Corus channels for both carriage and advertising revenue.

Emerging players

• StackTV: Canadian streaming bundle launched by Corus Entertainment that includes several of Corus's specialty channels. Comparable as a digital counterpart to traditional cable distribution that Corus operates, illustrating the company's broader strategy of migrating its specialty channel content (including potentially CMT Canada) toward streaming distribution.
• Crave: Canadian subscription video-on-demand streaming service operated by Bell Media. Comparable as an emerging digital distribution channel that competes for the same Canadian entertainment audience and advertising/subscription spend that CMT Canada relies on, representing the structural shift away from linear cable TV.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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