shomi Scores CBSSI Titles

TORONTO: The Canadian SVOD service shomi has entered into a partnership with CBS Studios International (CBSSI) for a range of titles, including Jane the Virgin.

With the pact, shomi becomes the exclusive Canadian SVOD home for NCIS and the spin-offs NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans. It will also be the only place in Canada to watch the acclaimed freshman series Jane the Virgin as well as the upcoming series The Messengers. shomi will also be the exclusive SVOD home for the drama Madam Secretary, along with Reckless, Hawaii Five-O, Elementary, Star Crossed and the event series Extant and Under the Dome. All seasons of Californication will be made available in Canada for the first time on the SVOD service. The agreement also includes remastered classic sci-fi hits, including Star Trek: The Next Generation, Twilight Zone and Star Trek: The Original Series.

Doug Smith, the VP and general sales manager for Canada at CBSSI, commented, “It's exciting for CBS programming to be part of shomi's launch and to provide their Canadian subscribers with CBS’s hit current series and classic programming. We look forward to supporting our friends at shomi as they begin this new venture.”

“Great TV is now in session as shomi builds on bigger and better with this deal with CBS,” added Marni Shulman, the head of content and programming at shomi. “From the good ol’ faithfuls you want to watch over and over again to today’s hottest titles, we give entertainment lovers from coast-to-coast more great content every day.”