CTV Launches Exclusive Digital Hub

TORONTO: Canada's CTV has unveiled CTV Extend, a new digital hub that consists entirely of exclusive original and acquired digital content.

CTV Extend features more than 10 series and 120 episodes. Among the programming is the original series Backpackers from Smokebomb Entertainment, as well as the original series Space Riders: Division Earth, both commissioned exclusively for CTV Extend. Acquired content includes Arrow: Blood Rush, spun off from the show Arrow; Wolfpack of Reseda; Saving Hope: Last Call; and The Listener: Double Date with Death.

“With CTV Extend, we can deliver exclusive digital content that extends CTV series in unique ways, while also offering compelling newly commissioned content, all in a branded environment that is focused on delivering incremental value to our viewers and advertisers alike,” said Mike Cosentino, the senior VP of programming at CTV Networks.

“Fabulous quality content is at the core of the value proposition for advertisers on CTV’s digital assets,” said Nancy McConnell, the VP of digital sales at Bell Media. “CTV Extend offers innovative, exclusive series, as well as a great destination for branded content and advertiser integrations.”