Seeso was an over-the-top subscription streaming service owned by

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through

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, launched on January 7, 2016, and closed on November 8, 2017. It provided

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content such as original and broadcast television shows.

History

On December 2, 2014, Evan Shapiro joined

as the Executive

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of the newly formed NBCUniversal Digital Enterprises division of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group after his job at Pivot to work on a digital project for the division. On October 15, 2015, Seeso was officially announced with certain titles in its library. On December 3, Seeso was launched in an open beta that lasted from December 3, 2015 to January 6, 2016. Seeso was officially launched the day after. On September 30, 2016, Seeso announced its first event called the "Stand-Up Streaming Fest", in which a title of comedy content would become available within a week, bringing a total of 12 specials for 12 weeks. On May 3, 2017, Evan Shapiro announced his departure from the company. He was replaced by Maggie Suniewick, president of NBCU digital enterprises. On August 9, 2017, Seeso announced via its Facebook page that the service would be shutting down by the end of 2017. On November 8, Seeso shut down its streaming service.

Content

Seeso offered comedy shows, including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Office'' (UK), '' Parks and Recreation'', '' The Kids in the Hall'', '' Fancy Boy'', and '' Monty Python.''

Original series

Co-productions

These shows have been commissioned by Seeso in cooperation with a partner from another country.

Specials

Approximately coinciding with the August announcement of Seeso's impending shutdown, four of its originals – '' The Cyanide & Happiness Show'', '' HarmonQuest'', '' Hidden America with Jonah Ray'', and '' My Brother, My Brother and Me'' were removed and transferred to the VRV streaming service. '' There's... Johnny!'', a sitcom which had been produced for Seeso but not yet aired, was transferred to

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References

External links

* {{VOD services Defunct video on demand services Defunct subscription services NBCUniversal Internet properties established in 2016 American comedy websites 2016 establishments in the United States 2017 disestablishments in the United States Internet properties disestablished in 2017