Videotron to launch Comcast's X1 cable platform

MONTREAL – Videotron will be the next Canadian TV service provider to roll out Comcast’s X1 interactive cable platform.The Quebec company confirmed Tuesday that it has reached a strategic partnership with Comcast aimed at developing and delivering an IPTV service based on the award-winning Xfinity X1 platform “that will support a peerless customer experience for Videotron customers”.X1 allows users to search and navigate live TV, on demand movies and shows, web video, apps and more in a simple, fast and intuitive way - and with a voice-activated remote.When contacted by Cartt.ca, Videotron declined to disclose a timeline for launch. Shaw...