Please note - we only support the round Chromecast and Chromecast Ultra plug-in devices.
if you have the older Chromecast stick or Chromecast (Google Cast) built into your Smart TV or Android TV, you may experience issues casting our content.
** If you're experiencing an issue where casting is only playing an audio track and no video, please try playing the stream you wish to view first and then select the cast option **
If you want to use a Chromecast device to stream video from the CBC Gem app to your TV
1. Launch the CBC Gem app on your phone or tablet
2. Tap the Chromecast icon located on the top right corner of the screen and select your Chromecast device.
3. Once the app has successfully connected with your Chromecast, your television will display the words 'Ready to Cast'.
4. Press play on any of our content, and the video will start casting to your television screen. You can play, pause, navigate video, enable closed captioning and described video (if available) directly from the CBC Gem app.
5. To disconnect from Chromecast, simply tap on the Chromecast icon on the top right corner of the screen and select Disconnect.
If you want to use a Chromecast device to stream video from a PC to your TV
Please note - Only the Google Chrome desktop browser supports the casting functionality.
1. Launch the Google Chrome Browser on your PC and head over to gem.cbc.ca
2. Select the content you wish to view. Once you have launched the video player, click on the Chromecast icon located on the bottom right corner of the player and then select your Chromecast device.
3. Once the player has successfully connected with your Chromecast, your television will display the words 'Ready to Cast'.
4. Click play on the video player, and the video will start casting to your television screen.A new navigation bar will appear on the bottom of the webpage.
From here you can play, pause, navigate video, enable closed captioning and described video (if available).
5. To disconnect from Chromecast, click on the Chromecast icon on the right side of this navigation bar and select Stop.