MONTREAL – Subscribers to Videotron’s illico digital cable are able to access Olympic coverage from Radio-Canada, the French-language network of the CBC, via video on demand.
Under an agreement announced Friday, over 160 hours of programming will be available free of charge and without commercial interruption on VOD throughout the 2006 Winter Games in Torino.
Illico customers will be able to go to channel 900 to watch the competitions and the opening and closing ceremonies 24 hours after they are broadcast on Radio-Canada, which is the same as what Rogers is getting from CBC in its territories.
“We are pleased to give illico Digital TV’s 475,000 customers the best possible Olympic experience by offering them the chance to see events they have missed or to watch the best performances over again,” said Robert Dépatie, president and CEO of Videotron in a release.
“Making Radio-Canada’s Olympic coverage available on video on demand will provide an additional showcase for our athletes and bring the events to a wider audience, including viewers who might not watch them otherwise,” said Claude Sauvé, vice-president, programming, video on demand and Canal Vox, Videotron.
Radio-Canada’s Olympic programming will be available on illico until March 28.
