TORONTO – Shomi is adding more exclusive content and hit shows to its inventory thanks to a new content distribution agreement with NBCUniversal.
The agreement, announced Friday, includes Canadian exclusive streaming rights to Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce (pictured), Chicago Fire, Chicago PD and Parenthood, as well as 12 Monkeys, Dig, State of Affairs, Dominion, Satisfaction, Defiance, Royal Pains and Warehouse 13.
Other titles joining The Office, Parks and Recreation and 30 Rock on shomi on a non-exclusive basis include Friday Night Lights, Kings, Alphas, Amazing Stories, Covert Affairs, Eureka, Caprica, Quantum Leap, Battlestar Galactica and Boo! A catalogue of more than 375 movies rounds out the content deal.
“Quirky comedies like The Office and Parks and Recreation, family dramas like Parenthood and Friday Night Lights, thrilling series like 12 Monkeys and Dig – all of these are a perfect fit for shomi,” said head of content and programming, Marni Shulman, in the news release. “We’re delighted to feature all this great content from NBCUniversal on the shomi schedule.”
