Buyer’s Briefing: Mike Cosentino, CraveTV
From TBI Vision Name: Mike Cosentino Title: Senior VP, programming, CTV Networks and CraveTV; chair, Bell Media Programming Council CraveTV launched in Canada last December in the fiercely competitive local SVOD scene that includes Netflix and Shomi, which is owned …
Vancouver Digital Content Producers Eager for Mainstream Success
By Tyler Orton for Business In Vancouver A quick browse through the Netflix Canada queue is all it takes for viewers to uncover TV offerings such as New Mexico-set Breaking Bad and the U.K.’s Derek. Both shows aired on TV in their respective countries …
Netflix Partners with SVOD Rival Shomi for Original Series “Between”
By Stewart Clarke for TBI Vision Netflix and its streaming rival Shomi are joining forces to make Between, which will star kids TV favourite Jennette McCurdy and was created by Michael McGowan and Resident Evil producer Don Carmody. City TV and Shomi, …
Rogers and Shaw Partner to Launch VOD Service Shomi
By Melita Kuburas for StreamDaily Canadian media and cable giants Rogers and Shaw have partnered to launch the long-rumored Shomi, a subscription-based VOD service that aims to take on streaming video players like Netflix. Original content is part of the …