OTTAWA – CBC/Radio-Canada and the country’s TV distributors are collaborating to make the public broadcaster’s 24-hour news channels, CBC News Network and ICI RDI, more widely available so that as many people as possible can stay up to date on the news surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
As of Friday, CBC News Network will be available to all subscribers on Bell TV, Shaw, and Cogeco. It is also now accessible on CBC Gem, the CBC News app, and CBC.ca. There will surely be more distributors to follow this week.
UPDATE: Cogeco also added CTV News Network to the list of news channels it is now offering to all customers for free.
The same is true for ICI RDI, which will be available to all subscribers on Bell TV, Vidéotron and Cogeco. It is also accessible online at ici.radio-canada.ca/rdi and via the Radio-Canada Info app.
As well, Quebecor’s all-news channel LCN announced Friday it will be made widely available to all pay-TV customers for at least the next two weeks. LCN is also being livecast on tva.ca, too.
