[heysoundude]

Premium?  isn't it just a matter of signing up for Gem? or is there a paywall?

CBC GEM Pay Structure (Scroll down page)

As we posted earlier in the thread, both Global and CTV (although available OTA) rip people off by forcing them to have a cable provider to access their streams. 

I agree that it would be great if someone could pick up the TVO addon and the NFB would be great as well as there are a ton of great vids there.  There was an addon for it.  The NFB website is built into the Catch Up TV & More addon but it is limited.  There is no search and it is difficult to find what you are looking f

NewsNet isnt worth $5/mo to me. and CTV and Global ...well, I understand they have agreements with their content providers they have to uphold.
But TVO and others...provincial/territorial public broadcasters here in Canada...if they stream, they should be accessible in an add-on of their own.
NFB - i can get the Log Driver's Waltz on YouTube ;-)