What's new on Canadian streaming & TV in October 2023?
Everything of note we know of that's coming in October, including the returns of "Loki", "The Gilded Age", "Big Mouth", "Upload", and more.
Listings for February 6-12, 2023; "The Other Two" returns to CTV Comedy too; Netflix starts its sharing crackdown.
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Welcome to the February 6, 2023, edition of Watching This Week, the weekly newsletter from Where Can I Watch – covering the latest news on where TV shows and movies will be available in Canada.
It's been a relatively light news week but we do have a few minor updates for Paramount+, CTV Comedy, and more – but first, here's what's new this coming week.
Compiled from our monthly listings and/or any subsequent updates we've come across. We strive for accuracy but schedules may change without notice. Some series/seasons may have weekly rollouts; we won't list new episodes every week (though we may note significant episodes such as series finales). *An asterisk denotes programming added in past weeks that we've learned about (or has been rescheduled) since our last newsletter.
Here's some of the reader questions we've received recently by email (hello@wherecaniwatch.ca) or social media. We welcome questions of general interest, and publish a few of them (and our answers) from time to time; messages may be edited for brevity and clarity.
Jim: Will the Canadian streaming scene be affected by the pending Rogers/Shaw merger? Always hopeful that maybe some of the “missing” shows and seasons from the big streamers will sneak through.
WCIW: We don't expect the proposed merger of Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications, which has passed several regulatory hurdles in recent weeks but is still awaiting approval by the federal cabinet, to directly impact the current streaming landscape in Canada. We're not expecting the combined company to revive Shomi, for example, though the combined company might have more leverage to roll out its own streaming devices and push services that way.
What it may point to, however, is other changes does the line. The merger would not directly impact the Shaw family's controlling shares of Corus Entertainment, which they own separately from the namesake telecom company. But if they were willing to sell Shaw Communications, it's a good indication that, sooner or later, they may want to sell their controlling interest in Corus as well.
The tricky thing there is figuring out who would want to – or be able to – buy Corus in light of current media concentration and foreign ownership rules. It could even be broken up into pieces as WIC was about 25 years ago. Either way, any sort of change to Corus could catalyze changes to the programming rights the company currently holds, like Peacock originals – though it may be a bit early to say exactly how.
Sylvain: Any chances if Paramount+ Canada will have French subtitles of shows like the original Dexter, Ray Donovan and South Park? Currently on the Canadian version of the service, there are no programs with French audio.
WCIW: As of yet, there hasn't been much indication of Paramount looking to compete for Francophone customers in Canada, with the French-language versions of films like Smile and Top Gun: Maverick having recently appeared on Québecor's Club Illico on what appears to be the same pay-1 timeline as Paramount+, while Corus' Séries Plus recently picked up rights to the dubbed version of Yellowstone after that series moved to Paramount+ in English-speaking Canada.
Perhaps those moves are just temporary, but it also wouldn't surprise us if the versions françaises of the Showtime series mentioned ended up on Club Illico as well.
We recently updated our post about The Other Two from fall 2021 to reflect the series having been re-added to Crave this past week.
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