Stingray Digital
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Stingray Digital is a privately held Canadian media and entertainment company based in Montreal, Quebec. Stingray Digital specializes in digital media including interactive music broadcasting and distribution.
Currently, operations include The Karaoke Channel, a licensed karaoke supplier and an interactive television and Internet service; Stingray Music, a licensee and distributor of re-recorded music; Stingray360, a provider of copyright cleared subscription music services for the business environment; Concert TV, a video-on-demand television service; and Galaxie
and Music Choice International, two digital pay TV audio services.
. In October 2009, Stingray merged Max Trax with Galaxie to form one service under the Galaxie brand which Stingray began operating on behalf of CBC/Radio-Canada. Later that year, Stingray would announce the acquisition of CHUM Satellite Services from CTVglobemedia
for an undisclosed amount, in which Stingray rebranded Stingray360 on May 31, 2010. On August 4, 2010, Stingray announced it had agreed to purchase Concert TV
, a US-based video-on-demand television service, from Interactivation. On April 4, 2011 Stingray announced it would purchase the London-based music broadcaster Music Choice for an undisclosed figure. In May 2011, Stingray purchased Galaxie from CBC/Radio-Canada.
Currently, operations include The Karaoke Channel, a licensed karaoke supplier and an interactive television and Internet service; Stingray Music, a licensee and distributor of re-recorded music; Stingray360, a provider of copyright cleared subscription music services for the business environment; Concert TV, a video-on-demand television service; and Galaxie
Galaxie
Galaxie is a Canadian multilingual digital pay television audio service owned by Stingray Digital.-Programming:Galaxie consists of 49 commercial-free music based audio channels, each devoted to a particular genre, distributed through digital television platforms. Each channel consists of a...
and Music Choice International, two digital pay TV audio services.
History
Stingray Digital was established in 2007 by Eric Boyko and Alexandre Taillefer in partnership with Quebec-based company, Telesystem. In May 2007, the company acquired the majority of assets from Soundchoice; later to be split into The Karaoke Channel and Stingray Music. While in February 2009, Stingray announced it would be acquiring the majority of assets in Max Trax from Corus EntertainmentCorus Entertainment
Corus Entertainment Inc. is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment conglomerate.Corus is a leading Canadian specialty television and radio producer, with additional assets in pay television, advertising services, television broadcasting, children's book publishing and children's...
. In October 2009, Stingray merged Max Trax with Galaxie to form one service under the Galaxie brand which Stingray began operating on behalf of CBC/Radio-Canada. Later that year, Stingray would announce the acquisition of CHUM Satellite Services from CTVglobemedia
CTVglobemedia
CTVglobemedia , was one of Canada's largest private media companies. Its operations include newspaper publishing , television broadcasting and production , radio broadcasting , and their respective Internet properties.Originally established by BCE and the Thomson family in 2001 combining CTV Inc.,...
for an undisclosed amount, in which Stingray rebranded Stingray360 on May 31, 2010. On August 4, 2010, Stingray announced it had agreed to purchase Concert TV
Concert TV
Concert TV is a Canadian-based video-on-demand television channel broadcasting full length live musical performances from various genres of music. The channel is owned by Stingray Digital.-History:...
, a US-based video-on-demand television service, from Interactivation. On April 4, 2011 Stingray announced it would purchase the London-based music broadcaster Music Choice for an undisclosed figure. In May 2011, Stingray purchased Galaxie from CBC/Radio-Canada.