I somehow missed this on Friday, but the if you recall, Shomi which is the streaming service run by Rogers and Shaw, and CraveTV which is run by Bell, are only available to those customers. Thus if you’re a Bell customer, you can’t get Shomi for example and Rogers/Shaw customers can’t get CraveTV. This is a strategy that is clearly designed to stop cord cutting or the discontinuation of cable TV service which is a thing these days. Well, the CRTC has popped up and said, that Shomi and CraveTV must be made available to all:
Finally, the CRTC is allowing video-on-demand services to offer exclusive content to cable and satellite subscribers, as long as they are available to all Canadians over the Internet without a television subscription. This will enable Canadian services to compete on a more equal footing with online video services.
So, one could read that and come to the conclusion that it means that Shomi and CraveTV could be forced to be made available to any and all who want it. If you’re Bell, Rogers, and Shaw, that’s got to be downright frightening. You can bet that those three are looking at how they can fight this if and when the CRTC brings down the hammer. Thus I would stay tuned to this story as things are about to get very interesting.
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Shomi & CraveTV Could Be Made Available To Any And All Who Want It: CRTC
I somehow missed this on Friday, but the if you recall, Shomi which is the streaming service run by Rogers and Shaw, and CraveTV which is run by Bell, are only available to those customers. Thus if you’re a Bell customer, you can’t get Shomi for example and Rogers/Shaw customers can’t get CraveTV. This is a strategy that is clearly designed to stop cord cutting or the discontinuation of cable TV service which is a thing these days. Well, the CRTC has popped up and said, that Shomi and CraveTV must be made available to all:
Finally, the CRTC is allowing video-on-demand services to offer exclusive content to cable and satellite subscribers, as long as they are available to all Canadians over the Internet without a television subscription. This will enable Canadian services to compete on a more equal footing with online video services.
So, one could read that and come to the conclusion that it means that Shomi and CraveTV could be forced to be made available to any and all who want it. If you’re Bell, Rogers, and Shaw, that’s got to be downright frightening. You can bet that those three are looking at how they can fight this if and when the CRTC brings down the hammer. Thus I would stay tuned to this story as things are about to get very interesting.
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