STACKTV is Corus Entertainment’s premium multi-channel television streaming service that offers thousands of hours of exclusive hit content from 15 of Canada’s top TV networks, all on one platform. All series, movies and specials that air on Global Television, Flavour Network, Home Network, W Network, The HISTORY® Channel, Adult Swim, Slice, Showcase, National Geographic, Lifetime, DTOUR, Cartoon Network, Treehouse, YTV and Disney Channel are available to stream on STACKTV live and on demand with new content added daily. STACKTV is available via Amazon Prime Video Channels, FuboTV, Rogers Ignite TV and Ignite Streaming.
Channel Availability
Subscription Availability
Video-On-Demand Dynamic Ad Insertion
For the first time ever, STACKTV Video-On-Demand (VOD) is now an ad-enabled environment through Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI). This shift allows your brand to serve mid-roll inventory across Corus programming within STACKTV, aligning your brand message to premium content.
Premium Corus Inventory
- Corus’ STACKTV offers OTT video streaming of 12 of Canada’s most popular television networks
- 43% of viewing is LIVE; 57% of viewing is VOD
Extended Reach & Engagement
- STACKTV has over 400k+ subscribers – allowing advertisers to engage viewers on the big screen, when they’re in a relaxed state of mind and more receptive to a brands advertisement
High Completion Rates
- With the ads being non-skippable, STACKTV allows you to capture your users in the right place at the right time with a 93% average completion rate
Creative Specs
- 1920×1080 16:9 (recommended)
- Accepted File Formats: MP4 Only
- Maximum File Size: 500,000 KB
- Video Bit Rate: MP4 encoded in H.264 with AAC audio, 1920×1080 resolution (16:9 aspect ratio). 29.97 frames per second, no higher than 8 MB/s Bitrate (4500-8000 Kbps)
- Audio: 192 kbps or higher for AAC-LC
- Third-Party Verification: NOT ALLOWED
- Submission Lead Time: 5 business days traffic and testing lead time
- Targeting Notes: show, position in pod, frequency, geo-targeting
- Frames per second: 24 fps or 30 fps
- Mid-roll only, 30s max creative length, DCM Trackers ONLY
FAQs
What are my targeting capabilities?
- By geo – country, by province and by city – on a case by case basis (postal code & neighbourhood level NOT available)
- By cue point & break position (ex: mid-roll 1, position 1)
- By ROS (adults & kids) and by brand
- By Device
What is the frequency cap?
- Frequency cap is 1x stream
What reporting is available to me?
- At this time, only impression and quartile reporting available.
- Reach, demo, brand lift and viewability unavailable
Can this be served programmatically?
- Yes, STACKTV is available to purchase via Programmatic Guaranteed and PMP.
How many pods are available per show?
- 5 mid-roll points total for one hour program
- 2 mid-roll points for a 30 min program
- 30 seconds per mid-roll, can be 1x :30s or 2x :15s
- **NO pre-roll and post-roll positions available**