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by slavik81 3352 days ago
I was quite surprised that Shomi died. Looking into it, I found the CRTC's commentary interesting:

> The discontinuation [of Shomi] was criticized by CRTC Chairman Jean-Pierre Blais, who remarked in an address that he "can't help but be surprised when major players throw in the towel on a platform that is the future of content – just two years after it launched. I have to wonder if they are too used to receiving rents from subscribers every month in a protected ecosystem, rather than rolling up their sleeves in order to build a business without regulatory intervention and protection."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shomi