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Shomi Streaming Service to Completely Shut Down on November 30, 2016

Shomi Streaming Service to Completely Shut Down on November 30, 2016

Shaw and Rogers are pulling the plug on Shomi, a home-grown version of Netflix.


The company will lose $100-140 million in the third quarter due to Shomi and its ongoing investments and future liabilities.

Melani Griffith, Senior Vice President, Content, Rogers said in a statement “We tried something new, and customers who used shomi loved it. It’s like a great cult favourite with a fantastic core audience that unfortunately just isn’t big enough to be renewed for another season. We will be reaching out to eligible customers in the coming days as we have a wide range of premium experiences available for people to enjoy.”

Shomi launched in the fall of 2014. Many Rogers customers received free subscriptions as incentives for signing 2-year contracts. There’s no news yet on whether Rogers plans to reimburse customers for the loss incentive.

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