CityTV, privately owned and headquartered in Canada, was founded in 1999 and operates with an estimated 60 employees, specializing in broadcast television and radio and functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company extends its brand licensing to operations such as Citytv Bogotá, a Colombian free-to-air television channel owned by El Tiempo Casa Editorial (ETCE), the publisher of El Tiempo newspaper, which launched on March 19, 1999. Based in Bogotá, this channel primarily serves the capital city and the department of Cundinamarca, with its signal distributed nationwide via cable and satellite providers. Citytv Bogotá adopts a citizen-centric journalism model, focusing on local urban issues, community participation, and real-time reporting of the city's daily life.
On January 5, 2026, details emerged regarding how US viewers could watch "Top of the Block" on Citytv+, requiring the use of a VPN connected to a Canadian server. Previously, on October 22, 2025, instructions were provided for accessing "Bake Master Battle" (2025) on Citytv+ from both the US and other international locations. Viewers in the US were directed to connect a VPN to a Canadian server to stream the program via Citytvplus.ca or through the Citytv+ Prime Video Channel on Amazon, while those outside Canada were generally advised to use a trusted VPN with a Canadian server to access Citytv+.
CityTV offers 2 products in the media and telecoms services industry. CityTV's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio and media and TV services.
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CityTV's revenues were less than $100M in 2024. Caretta Research has split CityTV's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (local broadcaster). For full access to CityTV's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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