Canal Indigo
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| Canal Indigo logo | |
| Launched | August 26, 1996 |
| Owned by | Vidéotron |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Country | Canada |
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec |
| Website | Canal Indigo (French) |
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| Available on select Canadian cable systems | Check local listings, channels may vary |
Canal Indigo is a Canadian French language pay-per-view and Near Video on Demand provider owned by Vidéotron. The service was launched on August 26, 1996.
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Channels and content [edit]
Canal Indigo PPV service consists of 11 standard definition channels and two high definition channels. Programming on Canal Indigo includes movies, concerts, sports, and other special events. Adult content is also available through Canal Indigo's Olé! Télévision service.
History [edit]
Canal Indigo started in 1996 with eight analogue channels using the Videoway system on Videotron. A few months after the launch of Videotron's digital cable, Indigo was running 39 channels, until January 1, 2005 at 8:41 pm when Indigo experienced a technical bug, leaving nine working channels. On June 1, 2005, Canal Indigo came back with 24 channels. On August 1, 2007, due to the growing popularity of Video On Demand, Canal Indigo was reduced to 12 channels.
On December 27, 2007 Shaw Broadcast switched all of its PPV feeds to its own proprietary PPV service displacing Canal Indigo from Shaw, Shaw Direct and any other system that receives their PPV feeds via Shaw Broadcast.
Viewers Choice Canada Inc. was originally the largest shareholder and managing partner (40%) in Canal Indigo, with Cogeco, Groupe TVA, and TQS Inc. holding minority interests at 20% each. However, on March 20, 2008, Groupe TVA announced it would be purchasing Viewers Choice and the remaining stakeholders interests in the service. The sale was approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on July 18, giving Groupe TVA full ownership of the service.[1] Groupe TVA launched a new 24/7 high-definition channel on November 1, 2008, and removed one SD channel.
On December 1, 2009, the CRTC approved a corporate reorganization that would transfer Canal Indigo from Groupe TVA to fellow Quebecor Media division and cable provider Vidéotron.[2]
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External links [edit]
- Canal Indigo (French)
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