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Originally Posted by fredr123
I'm looking forward to all of the allegations, unfounded or not, that Shaw and Rogers are preferring shomi traffic on their network to Netflix and others. The price point seems a bit steep if the goal is to compete with Netflix and attract new users. I think to be successful, they either have to be a cheaper alternative to Netflix or offer a superior product (i.e., have stuff Netflix doesn't have).
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This was my first thought as well, especially with all the allegations towards Comcast throttling Netflix traffic in the US.
Regardless, with the rapid rise of online television, there really seems to be a conflict of interest for cable companies that offer these types of services when they also have the ability to choke off any traffic directed towards a competitor's site. Perhaps this will open the door to net neutrality debates in Canada as well.