Cable / Telecom News

New Rogers/Shaw streaming service aims to ‘shomi’ what I’m missing

TORONTO and CALGARY – Canada’s new subscription video-on-demand service showmi is coming to tablets, mobile, online, and Xbox 360 in early November for $8.99 per month.The joint venture, owned equally by Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications, will launch in beta first to Rogers and Shaw Internet or TV customers.  The service is being officially unveiled Tuesday in Toronto, and Cartt.ca will be there. Featuring more than 11,000 hours of prior seasons of TV series like Modern Family, Sons of Anarchy, Sleepy Hollow, Shameless, 2 Broke Girls, Vikings, New Girl, 24: Live Another Day, Chicago Fire, The Strain, and American Horror Story, the service will also...