Previews & Changes

Hay Communications is in talks with Rogers Media in order to acquire channels they will be launching January 1st, 2025. This includes Food Network, HGTV, Discovery Channel, Magnolia, and Investigation Discovery. Unfortunately it is not looking like we will have a contract in place in order to launch those channels at the same time. We WILL BE LAUNCHING these channels, we just don’t know when they will be in place. Be sure to read the previous notice about Rogers acquiring Warner Brothers content.

In addition to that news, Bell Entertainment and Corus Media are rebranding many of their channels.

They will keep the same channel numbers. These changes will take place January 1st, 2025

Bell Discovery will rebrand to USA Network

Bell Animal Planet will rebrand to CTV Wild

Bell Discovery Velocity will rebrand to CTV Speed

Bell Discovery Science will rebrand to CTV Nature

Bell Investigation Discovery will rebrand to Oxygen True Crime

Corus HGTV will rebrand to Home Network

Corus Food Network will rebrand to Flavour Network

Corus will be discontinuing Magnolia and Cooking Channel.

We look forward to launching the Rogers version of many of these familiar brands.

We will keep this page up to date as we receive new information. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Dear TV subscriber: TV Broadcasting in Canada is undergoing significant changes that will take place January 1st, 2025. Rogers has acquired the rights to some highly sought after U.S. TV content and brands currently held by Bell and Corus. This requires us to rework the placement of several channels in our line-up, but it is too early to provide accurate details. We will do our best to keep popular channels and content, for example Food and HGTV in their current position.

If you enjoy the Discovery Channel, Rogers will become the new provider of this popular channel brand and is planning to add NEW content plus the VOD content from the U.S. hit channel, Motor Trend. The channel will remain exactly where it is for you to enjoy.

There are several channels being discontinued by the provider on December 31^st. These include MTV, WWE, CBS Sports and The Cooking Channel.

We are however adding some exciting new channels we think you’ll love. We will provide more information shortly on how you can subscribe to Cowboy Channel, The Water Channel & Oxygen.

We look forward to continuing to offer you television content of the highest quality.

Hay Communications has received notification that Bell Media will no longer be offering the MTV channel .

After December 31, 2024 Hay will no longer have this channel in their line-up.

We have been notified by the provider, Corus Entertainment, that they are discontinuing the Cooking Channel on December 31, 2024.

We have been notified by the provider, Corus Entertainment, that they are discontinuing the Magnolia Channel on December 31, 2024.

CBS Entertainment Group has announced that on December 31, 2024 they will discontinue the channel CBS Sports. It is channel number 482 on Hay TV.

Hay Communications has received the following notification: Rogers Sports & Media (RSM) will no longer be offering the WWE Network (the Service) as part of its suite of services. As you may know, Netflix has acquired the WWE rights effective January 1, 2025. Until such time, the Service will continue to operate as is.

On December 31 Hay will no longer have this channel in their line-up.

In an effort to offer the best quality signals, we continually upgrade channels to high definition as soon as the provider offers them in that format. Hay Communications will be upgrading the following channels to High Definition on November 1st, 2024.
Boomerang
ONE TV
Dejaview
Le Chaîne Disney (fr)
CPAC
TFO (fr)
ICI ArtTV (fr)
Noovo (fr)
TVA (fr)

NASA has discontinued their 24/7 television channel. We are no longer allowed to offer their channel in the new format. We apologize for this inconvenience.

Hay Communications has received the following notification from Rogers: The new Bravo channel will officially replace the current OLN Service effective September 1, 2024 at 5am ET. 

The channel will remain in the Complete TV package. It will however be moved out of the PassTime Sports package and in to Top Picks 1. The channel number will remain on # 372

On September 4th, 2024 Allarco will Rebrand Ginx to Super Channel Quest

Shine a spotlight on real life mysteries through the history of time and the many wonders of science and discovery in our world.

Channel #582 on Hay TV.

Hay Communications has received notice from Corus Entertainment that they are terminating distribution of OWN on September 1, 2024.

Hay will no longer carry OWN in their line-up at that time.

Hay Communications will be launching the new channel – APTN Languages on September 1st.

There is a mandatory carriage in place so it will be placed in the Essential package along with the current APTN channel.

APTN channel #18
APTN Languages channel #20

Hay Communications has been notified by Bell Media that they will be discontinuing MTV2 as of March 29, 2024.

As of Jan. 1st, 2024 DW Channel (#17) will change from the German language feed to the English feed. We apologize for any inconvenience. This is a programmer change.

We have been notified by Viacom International that they are discontinuing the channel Paramount Network. This will take place December 31, 2023. It will be removed from TV channel packages and billing on that date.

We have been notified by Bell Media that they will cease operation of ESPN Classic, channel 415 effective October 31st, 2023. The broadcast signal will be removed from our channel line-up and billing at that time. Thank you.

We have taken into consideration concerns over the removal of Radio Stations from our Channel Line-up, August 1st, 2023, and have been able to add some local radio stations back in to our line-up. In order to do this we needed to remove some Stingray Stations.

Radio that has been added
846 – CBC Radio 1
847 – CBC Music
859 – FM96
858 – Pure Country 93
860 – CKNX 101.7
861 – AM920
862 – Country 104.9
865 – myFM – Exeter
894 – AMI – Radio

Stingray Channels that were removed
919 – Urban
943 – Opera Plus
956 – Chillout
963 – World Carnival
964 – Bollywood Hits
965 – Total Hits Italy
967 – Total Hits France
972 – Headbangers
985 – Nostalgie
987 – Mousses Musique
983 – France Attitude

As of August 1st, 2023, RADIO Channels were removed from our TV platforms. We heard several concerns over this and are happy to say we have been able to add some local radio back in. Please see further information in a more recent post.

NOTICE: July 1st, 2023

Due to increased costs we are making the following changes to your TV service as of August 1st, 2023.

Hay Xstream TV Service:
Complete Package to $33/mo (note: streaming package rate is separate)

IPTV & CABLE TV Services:
Essentials Package will increase to $30/mo
Select Package will increase to $47/mo

ALL TV Services:
Crave+ to $21/mo
Crave+ with STARZ to $26/mo
All $3 Pick ‘n Pay channels will increase to $4/mo

Minor change with a rate decrease:
The Medley Theme Package will have the following change.
FXNOW will be replaced with FX.
The monthly rate for the Medley Package will decrease from $9 to $7/mo
We are also decreasing the FX stand-alone rate to $5/mo.

Additional package change: Teletoon french will be moved from the Kids & Youth package to the French Alló package. No rate changes.

We are discontinuing YTV west (#310) and Comedy west (#554) from our line-up. They are duplicate channels, just time-shifted 3 hours. As Xstream TV has the REPLAY feature for both of these regular channels, you can easily watch live programs going back 36 hours.

These small incremental increases and adjustments for 2023 are a direct result of provider contract agreements. We apologize for these changes but assure you, we do our best to keep the costs as low as we can yet also allowing us to provide a high quality service with exceptional content for everyone.

Hay Communications Co-operative Limited

We are discontinuing Pay Per View (PPV) service from Cable and IPTV platforms. As of May 1st, customers will no longer be able to rent fights or programs through this service. PPV is NOT available on our Xstream TV service.

After the Corus rebrand on March 27th, Hay Communications channel line-up changes include Cartoon Network #302 in the Complete TV package and Entertainment package and Boomerang, channel #303 will be located in the Select TV package.

Partial Release: Corus Entertainment announced today the rebranding of two of its linear kids’ television channels as it continues to evolve its offering of best-in-class kids content.

Beginning March 27, TELETOON is set to become Cartoon Network, an iconic kids brand known worldwide for delivering the biggest and best in animation. The TELETOON brand’s legacy is marked by industry-leading animation across the country, shaping the landscape of children’s entertainment for generations. After more than 25 years of delighting fans with hilarious hijinks and gut-busting antics, TELETOON is revamped as Cartoon Network. Cartoon Network will deliver flagship shows like Total DramaRama and classic TELETOON programming. Fans can expect exciting new series produced by Cartoon Network Studios, Warner Bros. Animation, and Corus’ own Nelvana Studios – plus premieres of hit originals that include Teen Titans Go! and much more. “Staying true to our loyal fans across generations has been our top priority as we reimagine the future of our kids’ networks,” said Jennifer Abrams, SVP Programming and Multiplatform, Corus Entertainment.

Corus also introduces a new kids television channel in Canada by relaunching the current Cartoon Network channel as Boomerang. Debuting in the Canadian market for the first time, but bringing with it scores of fans worldwide, the Boomerang brand stands for the best in retro content, classic animation series and foundational kids programming. Modernizing and expanding Corus’ catalogue of genre-defining entertainment across its portfolio, the rebrand to Cartoon Network and the launch of Boomerang, signals the next chapter in Canadian kids content

Hay was informed that A.SIDE will be discontinued by the channel provider, Blue Ant Media as of January 15th, 2023. A.SIDE is in the News Theme Package