{"id":4926,"date":"2026-09-09T22:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T02:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/le-divertissement-en-ligne-prend-de-la-place-dans-les-foyers-quebecois\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T22:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T02:00:08","slug":"le-divertissement-en-ligne-prend-de-la-place-dans-les-foyers-quebecois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/le-divertissement-en-ligne-prend-de-la-place-dans-les-foyers-quebecois\/","title":{"rendered":"Online entertainment is taking up space in Quebec homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90433 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/famille-soir-divertissement.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/famille-soir-divertissement.jpg 800w, https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/famille-soir-divertissement-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Saturday evening among many Montreal families no longer resembles that of ten years ago. The television stays on, but it rarely broadcasts a single program followed by everyone. Everyone has their own screen, their platform and their own rhythm, and this fragmentation of evenings has become the norm rather than the exception in a large part of Quebec.<\/p>\n<p>Streaming services have long replaced the classic schedule, but what has really changed in recent years is the diversity of uses within the same household. A teenager plays online with friends while a parent watches a series on a tablet in the kitchen. Social networks also occupy a growing place, often in parallel with another screen on, which leads to evenings where several forms of entertainment overlap.<\/p>\n<p>This development affects young households as much as retired people, who are gradually adopting the same digital tools.<\/p><div id=\"linit-2034776057\" class=\"linit-dans-le-contenu linit-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8992136571741975\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px;\" \ndata-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8992136571741975\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"6185130430\"><\/ins> \n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Best online casinos in Canada, the expression comes up more and more often among Quebecers who seek information before choosing a platform governed by the law. Regulated online gaming is now part of the digital landscape in the same way as binge-watching or online video games, without being the center. Many Internet users take the time to compare options before signing up somewhere, much like they would when choosing a streaming subscription, and some consult independent comparisons, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/sponsored\/life-sponsored\/les-meilleurs-casinos-en-ligne-au-canada\">this National Post analysis<\/a>, to distinguish platforms that respect the Canadian legal framework.<\/p>\n<p>The regulated context changes the situation for those who are interested in it, since access remains reserved for people aged 18 and over in Quebec and resources exist for players who wish to better regulate their habits, particularly from<a href=\"https:\/\/aidejeu.ca\">helpgame.ca<\/a>, an organization dedicated to help and prevention.<\/p>\n<p>This transformation of digital entertainment is not limited to international platforms. The Quebec cultural scene is also adjusting, as illustrated by <a href=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/lila-et-lusine-a-sales-gosses-thomas-le-petit-corps-adapte-sa-serie-du-format-audio-a-la-bd\/\">the comic book adaptation of a series first designed for the audio format<\/a>, an approach that shows how creators move their worlds from one medium to another to follow new consumption habits.<\/p>\n<p>Local creators are observing this movement closely, because it is redefining the way the public discovers content, whether it is a comic book, a podcast or a video game produced in Montreal.<\/p>\n<p>There is no indication that this diversification will slow down. Quebec households continue to add layers to their digital evenings, a little at a time, and each new habit seems to take hold without completely ousting another.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Article navigation<\/h2>\n<div id=\"linit-2351435942\" class=\"linit-apres-contenu linit-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8992136571741975\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px;\" \ndata-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8992136571741975\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"6185130430\"><\/ins> \n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday evening among many Montreal families no longer resembles that of ten years ago. The television stays on, but it rarely broadcasts a single program followed by everyone. Everyone has their own screen, their platform and their own rhythm, and this fragmentation of evenings has become the norm rather than the exception in a large [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4927,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/famille-soir-divertissement.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Le divertissement en ligne prend de la place dans les foyers qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4926\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}