7mo ago

CBC Gem is a great free alternative to Netflix and Apple TV

They have great documentaries, movies and tv series such as North of North.

The more that people use their services the more funding they can can receive from the federal government to expand their programming lineup.

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Or sign up for premium if you'd like to contribute.
TVO is also has some nice programming for those in Ontario. Also a non-profit.
- ugh... this is the worst part about GEM.... login? premium?
  hello... i already pay for premium CBC GEM... it's called TAXES..... and if they're not getting enough funding, then i also support increasing their funding. not forcing me to create yet another login and password for something
  
  Sor, could you kindly put on a deodorant? Your entitlement reeks.
- TVO is good. The Tripping the series is great.
  It knows exactly who its intended audience is, and it's a pretty fuckin' niche one (x-heads who also want some Canadian history and naturalist edutainment).
CBC Gem has a lot of great Canadian shows like Murdoch Mysteries and Paw Patrol
- I highly recommend "One More Time".
  
  Great song
It's an alright service, I just wish they would have used/merged the same login for CBC and Radio-Canada content instead of 2 different sites with 2 different logins.
As for premium, I would also have preferred that they removed the ads in the "live feeds". I'd be fine with it just being a screen with the CBC logo and the text "Ad Break".
At least the pricing (6$ for Gem) seems fair.
It's a great source for free kids shows!
tou.tv in French for Radio-Canada stuff!
North of North is pretty good
I also love Baroness Von Sketch show, but nobody else seems to like it as much. Great Canadian Baking show, Best in Miniature.
Non-canadian, but Grand Designs is good (love the NZ one)
- Baroness was good but went on far too long.
There is also a NFB (National Film Board) app that has many films both long and short. From the Logdrivers Waltz to Discordia ( a film featuring Aaron Mate) about Anti-Netenyahu protests at Concordia University
Do you have to have cable service to sign up?
- Nope. Just an email address.
- No, anyone can signup.

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