Crave app is Now Available on LG Smart TVs in Canada

– Crave subscribers can now view Crave content on their LG Smart TVs –

TORONTO (September 9, 2021) – Bell Media announced today that the Crave app is now available on select LG Smart TVs across Canada, providing customers with direct access to programming from HBO, HBO MAX, SHOWTIME, and STARZ, plus Crave Originals, Hollywood-hit movies, and French-language TV and films from SUPER ÉCRAN. LG Smart TV owners – with select models from 2017 and newer – can now access Crave on their television’s webOS platform by opening the Crave app directly using their remote, or by saying “Crave” into their LG Magic Remote control¹. With this additional platform, Crave subscribers now have more choice and easier access to premium programming on a variety of platforms, including: Crave.ca; the Crave app; via participating television providers; and other digital media players including Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation, Roku, and Xbox One. For the full list of platforms, visit Crave.ca/subscribe. “We continue to work hard to make Crave available to as many Canadians as possible, on the platform of their choice,” said Barbara Escoto, Vice President, Content Platforms, Bell Media. “LG is known for their award-winning OLED TVs and high resolution picture quality, and we know that LG customers and Crave subscribers alike will enjoy watching our content on these screens.” LG Smart TV owners can now access Canada’s largest collection of premium content including:

The HBO Collection which includes current HBO hits like SUCCESSSION, INSECURE, EUPHORIA, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, THE WHITE LOTUS, and LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER; HBO Max Originals such as ZACK SNYDER’S JUSTICE LEAGUE, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, HACKS, GOSSIP GIRL, FRIENDS: THE REUNION, and the upcoming …AND JUST LIKE THAT; plus past HBO hits like GAME OF THRONES, THE SOPRANOS, SEX AND THE CITY, and THE WIRE;
The SHOWTIME Collection featuring series and specials BILLIONS, DESUS & MERO, THE CHI, THE L WORD: GENERATION Q, and the upcoming DEXTER revival and new drama series AMERICAN RUST;
STARZ, which includes STARZ Originals like POWER, HEELS and THE SPANISH PRINCESS, and hundreds of classic movies;
SUPER ÉCRAN featuring original productions such as Clash, Madame Lebrun, French versions of HBO, HBO MAX and SHOWTIME titles, and numerous movies in French;
Crave Originals such as CANADA’S DRAG RACE, LETTERKENNY, and POUR TOUJOURS, PLUS UN JOUR;
The All-Canadian Collection featuring hundreds of hours of homegrown films, series, and specials such as THE SONG OF NAMES, RABID, HOWIE MANDEL: BUT ENOUGH ABOUT ME, ORPHAN BLACK, TRANSPLANT, and JANN;
Special collections that highlight diverse stories and filmmakers, like Indigenous Stories, Black Excellence, The Continued Fight for Civil Rights, and LGBTQ x Inside Out;
Classic TV series like the complete libraries of FRIENDS, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, FRASIER, and 30 ROCK;
Watercooler series like RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE, STAR TREK: DISCOVERY and KILLING EVE;
Hollywood hit movies such as GODZILLA V. KONG, NOMADLAND, and TENET;
And a robust Kids Collection featuring movies and series like THE ADDAMS FAMILY, SPIES IN DISGUISE, SAILOR MOON, and THOMAS & FRIENDS.

About Crave

Delivering more Oscar^®-nominated and Emmy^®Award-winning programming than any other service, Crave is Canada’s prestige entertainment offering, with HBO, HBO Max Originals, SHOWTIME^®, STARZ, Hollywood-hit movies, and more. Crave is the exclusive Canadian streaming home of FRIENDS, and also boasts a robust slate of original programs including CANADA’S DRAG RACE, LETTERKENNY, POUR TOUJOURS, PLUS UN JOUR, WAY OVER ME (SORTEZ-MOI DE MOI), and NEW EDEN, docuseries DARK SIDE OF THE RING, the upcoming WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE, and original documentaries ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND and THE NEW CORPORATION: THE UNFORTUNATELY NECESSARY SEQUEL. Crave is also a major supporter of Canada’s production industry, helping to fund numerous film projects including THE SONG OF NAMES, WHITE LIE, and MONKEY BEACH. Crave also includes acclaimed selections from some of Canada’s prestigious film festivals including Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, HOT DOCS, ImagineNATIVE, and Inside Out LGBT Film Festival.

Crave is a bilingual TV and streaming service with thousands of hours of exclusive French-language content included with the Super Écran add-on. Crave is available directly to all Canadians with access to the Internet at Crave.ca, via iOS and Android, and other platforms such as Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation, Roku, select Samsung Smart TVs, and Xbox One. It’s also available in English through participating television providers across six 24-hour High Definition linear and on demand channels. Crave is from Bell Media, Canada’s leading content company, providing Canada’s most-watched and most-acclaimed television programming on network, specialty, pay and digital platforms. Visit our website at Crave.ca.