TORONTO – TSN Extra and CBC News Plus, two new interactive TV services have been added to Bell ExpressVu’s service.
Customers can now choose the news and sports they want to see, when they want to see it, in a fully interactive and on-demand environment, says the press release.
"TSN Extra and CBC News Plus iTV programming allows customers to gain more detail on specific news and sports stories from a list of the latest headlines while watching the regular broadcast at the same time," reads the press release.
"For example, users can press SELECT on their ExpressVu remote while watching TSN to launch TSN Extra. Users can now browse the latest sporting news, scores, and statistics while watching the regular TSN broadcast. Simply press SELECT or press * to toggle between full-screen TV and iTV views."
"Interactive television services are rapidly changing the way Canadians watch and experience television," said Pat Button, vice-president, marketing, ExpressVu.
CBC News Plus and TSN Extra join the DTH company’s other iTV products such as Weather Network Interactive, Playin’ Casino, Buzztime Trivia, NHL Centre Ice with MultiVu and NFL Sunday Ticket Interactive.