Videotron to launch illico+ subscription service, combining Club illico and Vrai

Quebecor’s Videotron announced Tuesday it is consolidating its French-language content offerings Club illico and Vrai into a single subscription video-on-demand platform, illico+, which will launch Oct. 23. Providing a seamless transition for existing subscribers of both platforms on Helix and illico, the illico+ platform will include scripted, unscripted and specialized content, including Quebec and international exclusives, movies and TV series for all audiences, true crime documentaries, docu-reality shows, reality series, comedy programming and more, Videotron says in a press release. “Videotron will maintain its content creation investments to keep showcasing local original productions,” the release reads. “More committed than ever to offering...