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Shomi debuts to national audience Thursday


TORONTO – Streaming service shomi is officially available to all Canadian Internet users as of Thursday, whether or not they have a paid subscription to a TV service provider.For $8.99 per month, shomi can be streamed on tablet, mobile, online, and to TV screens via Xbox 360, Apple TV and Chromecast.  It's also available on the set-top boxes of Rogers' and Shaw's TV subscribers.  New users get one month free when they subscribe.In addition to Canadian exclusives like Transparent, Mozart in the Jungle, and Catastrophe, other big series includes iZombie, Jane The Virgin, Empire, Vikings, Outlander, and Sons of Anarchy.“Today is an...