Concert TV
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Concert TV is a Canadian
-based video-on-demand television channel broadcasting full length live musical performances from various genres of music. The channel is owned by Stingray Digital
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and focused on broadcasting recordings of live musical performances and documentaries from various musical genres and acts.
In January 2009, in an effort to expand its television offerings, Mag Rack Entertainment (later renamed Interactivation) purchased the company for an undisclosed price.
In a move aimed at divesting itself of assets to focus on health-related content, Interactivation announced it was selling Concert TV to Stingray Digital in August 2010. During the announcement, Stingray Digital declared its intentions to expand Concert TV to other areas in the US and into Canada. After the purchase, Concert TV's headquarters were moved from the U.S. to Stingray's head office in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Concert TV began launching on various Canadian television service providers' systems throughout 2011. Meanwhile, as Concert TV was reaching agreements for carriage and launching on various Canadian television systems, Stingray was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in September 2011 to launch a 24-hour linear television service called Concert TV, described as "a national, English-language specialty Category B service devoted to current and historical music concerts from a wide variety of music genres and related programming."
Canada
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-based video-on-demand television channel broadcasting full length live musical performances from various genres of music. The channel is owned by Stingray Digital
Stingray Digital
Stingray Digital is a privately held Canadian media and entertainment company based in Montreal, Quebec. Stingray Digital specializes in digital media including interactive music broadcasting and distribution....
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History
Concert TV was founded as an independent company by Jeff Shultz and Michael Shimbo in September 2003. It was originally exclusively available in the United StatesUnited States
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and focused on broadcasting recordings of live musical performances and documentaries from various musical genres and acts.
In January 2009, in an effort to expand its television offerings, Mag Rack Entertainment (later renamed Interactivation) purchased the company for an undisclosed price.
In a move aimed at divesting itself of assets to focus on health-related content, Interactivation announced it was selling Concert TV to Stingray Digital in August 2010. During the announcement, Stingray Digital declared its intentions to expand Concert TV to other areas in the US and into Canada. After the purchase, Concert TV's headquarters were moved from the U.S. to Stingray's head office in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Concert TV began launching on various Canadian television service providers' systems throughout 2011. Meanwhile, as Concert TV was reaching agreements for carriage and launching on various Canadian television systems, Stingray was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in September 2011 to launch a 24-hour linear television service called Concert TV, described as "a national, English-language specialty Category B service devoted to current and historical music concerts from a wide variety of music genres and related programming."