The Green Channel is streaming service showcasing compelling, investigative and thought-provoking environmental films. We’re a subscription-based service and are completely ad-free, so you can focus on the good bits without distraction. Learn more about us.
We believe the first step to solving a problem is knowing about it. The filmmakers we support by licensing their films bring important stories to the public. Our subscribers, therefore, support thought-provoking independent stories that can help decision makers and leaders make more informed decisions about environmental issues. We also offer carefully hand-picked content that's hard to find anywhere else online and are growing our library of original content. For example, look for films like The Herring People, The Pristine Coast, The Unofficial Trial of Alexandra Morton and series like The Firekeepers and Pressure Point:a series of mishandled events.
Simply by buying environmental films, we support the filmmakers that create them. As our subscriber base grows, so will our license fees. When you join our channel, your fees help the environment by raising awareness about a wide range of environmental topics. For example, The Pristine Coast has had a significant impact on policy in Canada by raising awareness about the disease exchange between wild and farm fish populations interacting with open net fish farms.
The first film you watch when you sign up for a full membership will trigger a $5.00 bonus to that filmmaker. The film or filmmaker you watch and pay a rental fee in our RENT library will trigger a royalty to that film's rights holder.
We buy or create new content for our members. We also remaster old films that might otherwise be lost in the digital age. We also have a unique folder called “Public Interest”. In this folder you will find raw or lightly edited content about the environment that has not been made into a finished film. We feel that this content is important for research and educational purposes and want to make it available to the public.
The Green Channel looks for compelling films that give a voice to any one of the world’s species or an environmental issue. You will find films about climate change to endangered species to ones about salmon fisheries to food sustainability and more. Many of our films are investigative in style and we hope revealing and informative. We are expanding into the eco-comedy genre. Look for How to Boil A Frog, Save the Planet Already!, The Laps Tasmania, and the wildly funny series, Pressure Point: a series of mishandled events. We’re also proud of our selection of remastered older films and of our hundreds of hours of raw, unedited footage documenting environmental events of public interest. Exhibit 2148 is the only video copy of the Canadian Inquiry called The Uncertain Future of Fraser River Sockeye.
We add an average of two films per week to our library, and especially like to launch new content on Wednesdays!
Becoming a member is easy! Simply enter your email and select a password when prompted and you are a member. If you choose a full membership and pay the monthly fee, you have access to the main library and can watch as many films as you like. No contracts and you can cancel anytime!
The Green Channel licenses films from many filmmakers for individual and home use. Many of our filmmakers have other arrangements for educational use. If you have a particular interest in using a film in your classroom reach out to us at admin@thegreenchannel.tv and we can put you in touch with the filmmaker for an education use license. Educational licenses can vary from single use to an annual license depending on the arrangement each filmmaker has made with their distributor. If the film you want to show in your classroom is one of TGC's original films, we can sometimes arrange for a member of the film's creative team to attend your screening and participate in a Q and A session. Reach out to us at admin@thegreenchannel.tv for more information.
We have a group plan. The base price for a group plan is $100.00 for up to 100 viewers. And for groups larger than 100, add one CAD dollar per month for additional members of your group. This is ideal for organizations that want to offer TGC to their staff as a perk, or for customer loyalty bonuses.
Please reach out to us at admin@thegreenchannel.tv and let us know which film you would like to screen at a public gathering. We can reach out to the rights holder for you and see if the film is available for a public performance.
Watching films should be simple. When you sign up, you’ll get immediate access to hundreds of hours of content. Simply join and browse films by category right on the Watch A Film page. Click on the icon of the film you want to watch, and stream your film right from your browser. The Green Channel now has Roku TV, Fire TV, Google Play and Apple Mobile and Android Mobile apps. Enjoy watching our content through the device and app of your choice.
The Green Channel will load in any modern browser, though we recommend Google Chrome or newer versions for the best viewing experience. Javascript must be enabled. It’s important that your internet connection has sufficient bandwidth to handle video streams. We adjust video stream data quality automatically depending on your internet connection speed: a better connection equals better quality streaming.
We're always sorry to see anyone go! But if you must, please login, go to your profile page, and follow the instructions for cancelling your account. We hope you will come back and join us again in the future.
Scott Renyard is the founder of The Green Channel. Scott is a filmmaker and scientist who writes, produces, and directs award-winning films about the environment. Scott also founded the Canadian production company, Juggernaut Pictures Inc. Scott has worked on over 300 films and TV projects over his more than 40 year film career. Scott's most recent films include: The Herring People, Trial of An Iconic Species, The Unofficial Trial of Alexandra Morton, Food and Fuel: A story of resilience, The Pristine Coast and series, The Firekeepers and
In addition to factual films, Scott believes now more than ever we need to laugh a little and he is determined to add more eco-comedies to the channel. His comedies include Save the Planet Already!, Pressure Point: a series of mishandled events and Rise of the Eco-tariffists.
Scott also believes that its just important to protect the independence of filmmakers and their stories as it is to protect the environment. So he created The Green Channel with the goal that the Channel would support environmental filmmakers from around the globe. When he’s not building The Green Channel, you’ll find Scott creating new films or wandering around in the wilderness looking for interesting stories about the natural world.
Don't be shy. Get in touch through our Contact Us page.
We're excited to hear your voice! Please see our page on film submissions. Or email us at submissions@thegreenchannel.tv. Please don't send us story ideas, we are only accepting submissions of completed films at this time. We are automating our submission process to make it easier for you to apply to have your film on our service, please watch for the link at the bottom of our main page.
Our affiliate program is open to anyone or any organization that would like to participate. Simply scroll down to the bottom of our main page and click the "New and Existing Affiliates" link. Fill out the on-line application and it will prompt us to review and approve your application. This program is also open to our filmmakers who can also benefit from promoting our service to their followers.
We dream big. More films, more subjects, and more viewpoints are all in the cards. We're constantly searching the globe for content for unique stories. Join our newsletter so you are tdh first to hear about the new films we have found for you. Something specific you’d like to see? Let us know! We love chatting with others who care about the earth as much as we do. And your thoughts might inspire us to acquire films in a new genre.
We are also working on a companion site called TGC reels that will feature vertical content for viewers who prefer the mobile format. Watch for news very soon.