Stingray Now 4K is a
Canadian
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English language
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Category B television channel
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owned by
Stingray Digital
Stingray Group Inc. (formerly Stingray Digital and Stingray Digital Group) is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment company based in Montreal, Quebec, with offices in the United States, Belgium, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, ...
. The channel broadcasts
music videos
A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device ...
in
4K resolution (
ultra-high-definition television
Ultra-high-definition television (also known as Ultra HD television, Ultra HD, UHDTV, UHD and Super Hi-Vision) today includes 4K UHD and 8K UHD, which are two digital video formats with an aspect ratio of 16:9. These were first proposed b ...
) from various genres including pop, dance, hip-hop, indie, Latin pop, adult rock, alternative, and more.
History
On June 23, 2017, Stingray Digital announced the upcoming launch of an unnamed television channel that will broadcast music videos in 4K resolution; a third 4K channel in the Stingray portfolio including Stingray Ambiance 4K and Stingray Festival 4K.
In October 2017, during the annual television trade show,
MIPCOM
MIPCOM (Marché International des Programmes de Communication, English: International Market of Communications Programmes) is an annual trade show held in the French town of Cannes, traditionally in the month of October and running for 4 days. It ...
, Stingray Digital announced the launch of Stingray Now 4K, available for global distribution.
Initially expected to launch in July 2017, the channel launched in November 2017 on Rogers Cable in Canada.
Stingray, the Leading Provider of 4K UHD Television Content with Three Channels Available for Worldwide Distribution
Stingray Digital press release, 11-20-17
References
External links
Stingray Now 4K
Stingray Group
Music video networks in Canada
Television channels and stations established in 2017
Digital cable television networks in Canada
English-language television stations in Canada
4K television channels
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