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#1 · (Edited)
This thread is to discuss free previews that a channel is offering to all providers that carry the channel.

Please post only those free previews that are announced as national and include a link, if possible.

Free previews that are available on multiple unrelated providers are also acceptable. For example, Shaw Direct and Shaw Cable count as one provider; Bell Satellite, Bell Fibe and Bell Aliant count as one provider. The reason for allowing that discussion in this thread is to alert people that a channel preview is available, since some providers don't publicize their previews very well.

To discuss free previews on individual providers please use the free preview thread in that providers forum:

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A free preview is a cooperative promotion between the channel and the provider, so even if a preview is national, some providers may not offer it.

EDIT: See the last few pages for current previews.
 
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#30 ·
The following are available on MTS and Telus (and probably many others):

Cottage Life – Free Preview March 16 – May 17, 2015
World Fishing Network – Free Preview April 1 – April 30, 2015
W Movies – Free Preview April 1 – April 30, 2015
Action – Free Preview April 1 – April 30, 2015
Sportsnet ONE – Free Preview April 1 – April 30, 2015
OUTtv – Free Preview April 1 – April 30, 2015
 
#31 ·
Tbaytel Free Previews

Action - On Tbaytel Digital TV Free Preview until April 30
World Fishing Network - On Tbaytel Digital TV Free Preview until April 30
Fight Network - On Tbaytel Digital TV Free Preview until May 1
OUTtv - On Tbaytel Digital TV Free Preview until April 30
W Movies - On Tbaytel Digital TV Free Preview until April 14
TVA Sports - On Tbaytel Digital TV Free Preview until April 14
Sportsnet One HD - On Tbaytel Digital TV Free Preview until April 30
Travel + Escape - On Tbaytel Digital TV Free Preview until May 3
Cottage Life - On Tbaytel Digital TV Free Preview until May 17
 
#34 ·
Shaw and Shaw Direct free Previews-August 2015
BET-August 1st-September 4th
Spike-August 11th-September 4th
MusiquePlus-August 24th-September 21st
ICI explora- August 24th-September 21st
REMINDER-Continuing Free Previews!
Investigation Discovery- July 15th-September 1st
FX Canada-October 1, 2014- Until Further Notice
 
#38 ·
Just a reminder that this thread is for free previews that are available to all providers that carry the channel or that are offered by at least 2 different companies - see post 1. Shaw Cable and Shaw Direct are one company.

Only Shaw Direct has been offering FX Canada on preview - not Shaw Cable.
 
#40 ·
I've seen the following free previews:

FYI – October 1 – October 30, 2015 MTS & Shaw
TV JAPAN – October 15 – October 31, 2015 MTS & Shaw
LCN – September 11 – October 19, 2015 MTS & Shaw
FX – October 1 – October 31, 2015 MTS & Shaw
Disney Channel – until November 30, 2015 Cogeco, MTS & Shaw
NHL Centre Ice – September 29 - October 13, 2015 on MTS, Shaw starts October 7
Makeful (formerly Bite) – October 26 – December 20, 2015 on MTS, August 24 -December 18, 2015 on Cogeco
 
#45 ·
Family Channel, Family Jr. and Family CHRGD on free preview until January 15, 2016 on MTS & Shaw and probably most providers.

Télémagino is on preview on MTS and probably most providers that carry it (Shaw doesn't)

Channel Punjabi until December 31 on Shaw & Telus
 
#46 ·
Bloomberg TV Canada is on free preview on Shaw, MTS, Eastlink and possibly others, at least for December and longer in some cases.

The new Corus channels Disney Junior and Disney XD are on free preview on Bell, Shaw and probably others.
 
#49 ·
Both Cogeco and MTS have announced the upcoming free previews with the same dates. Based on the specific dates, I would expect most providers that carry the channels will have them on preview.

From December 8th to January 12th:
Hollywood Suite

From December 14th to January 14th:
AddikTV
CASA
Ici Artv
Prise2

Cogeco also has these channels on free preview from December 14th to January 14th, but MTS doesn't carry them, so they may also be on free preview for all providers.

Evasion
Ici Explora
Moi&Cie
Yoopa
Zeste
 
#51 ·
Hollywood Suite has confirmed that just about every provider has their channels on a national free preview.

Shaw Direct & Bell have the following French channels on preview until Jan. 14, like Cogeco and MTS above, confirming they are national previews:

ICI ARTV
Zeste
ICI Explora
Yoopa
Prise2
Casa
Moi & Cie
Addik TV
Evasion
 
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