Leafs, Habs, Bruins: all of them
Cable packages built around one regional market don't suit a place where the house next door cheers for a different team. With our lineup you get the national Canadian broadcasts, the regional sports networks from across the country and US channels that carry American teams, including New England coverage for Bruins, Patriots, Red Sox and Celtics fans.
Closer to home, the Mooseheads are a Halifax institution in the QMJHL, the HFX Wanderers play in the Canadian Premier League and the Thunderbirds bring pro lacrosse to the Scotiabank Centre. Our NHL guide covers following an out-of-town team in detail.
Atlantic Time and late games
A 7 p.m. Eastern puck drop is 8 p.m. in Halifax, and a West Coast game can start at 11 or later. That's where catch-up comes in: on supported channels you can start a late game the next morning, or pick up the evening news after the kids are asleep. Eastern network feeds also let you watch prime-time shows an hour later than they air in Toronto, which many Nova Scotians prefer.
Internet in Halifax and around the province
Bell Aliant has built fibre across much of Halifax, Dartmouth and Bedford, and Eastlink offers cable internet across the region. Both are well suited to IPTV. Around the province, from the Valley to Cape Breton, availability varies more; rural fixed-wireless and satellite connections can carry HD streams if they're stable, but check your data allowance.
Coastal storms can knock out power and internet. A small battery backup (UPS) for your modem and router keeps the connection going through brief outages, though of course it can't help when the provider's own network is down.
For the Maritimes, not just the city
The same subscription works in Moncton and Fredericton, Charlottetown and St. John's, anywhere in Atlantic Canada with a decent connection. New Brunswick households will appreciate the full French-Canadian lineup and support in French. And for Nova Scotians who head west for work, a multi-screen plan means the family back home and the worker out west can both watch on the same order.
Local and regional news
Atlantic Canadian news and regional stations are part of the Canadian lineup alongside the national networks, so storm coverage, provincial politics and local stories are easy to find. International channels in Arabic, Tagalog, Mandarin, Hindi and other languages serve Halifax's growing newcomer communities.