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Entertainment Guide

How to use streaming services

CBC Gem

  • You can watch CBC Gem free without creating an account and signing in.
  • If you just want to watch as a "guest", then touch the CBC icon in the upper left.
  • But if you want to establish an account (which is free), you touch "create an account" in the upper right.
  • It will ask you your email address, give yourself a password and put your name.
  • By creating an account, you are able to access more of the back catalogue of shows. For instance, if you want to enjoy a series as guest you can only watch this year's shows but if you sign in you can watch all the seasons (past seasons on demand).
  • You do have commercials unless you choose to subscribe to the service.

CTV

  • You can watch CTV without logging in. To log in you need to submit your cable TV provider and username and password from the cable account.
  • By not logging in you can watch current programming on CTV and access their movie library.

Tubi

  • Tubi is a free streaming service with a back catalogue of movies and shows. In some regions you can browse without an account, but creating one gives you a better experience.
  • To create an account, touch "register".
  • Input your name, email address, add a password, input your birthday and gender, then "register".
  • Then "sign in" with the email and password.
  • Touch "browse" in the upper right corner to search for specific genres.
  • TV Comedies and drama have an extensive collection of old shows and recent British shows. Classics covers the golden age of Hollywood.

Kanopy

  • Kanopy is a free streaming service available if you hold a library card.
  • They offer a range of movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos.
  • The first time logging in, go to "get started".
  • Next step "find library", this will access a selection of local libraries, choose the closest and "select this library".
  • On the next page input your library card number.
  • It will then ask for your email address and to input a password.
  • You can then log in to access up to 10 different movies per month.