Videotron subscribers get Olympics on demand

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...