 RDS Info logo | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Montreal,Quebec |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | CTV Specialty Television |
| Parent | The Sports Network Inc. |
| Sister channels | Noovo RDS RDS2 TSN regional feeds |
| History | |
| Launched | October 21, 2004; 21 years ago (2004-10-21) |
| Former names | RIS Info Sports (2004-2012) |
| Links | |
| Website | RDS Info(in French) |
RDS Info is aCanadianFrench languagediscretionarydigital cable 24-hour sports informationspecialty channel. It is owned byCTV Specialty Television Inc., a division ofBell Media (80%) andESPN (20%).
The channel was launched on October 21, 2004, under the nameRéseau Info-Sports (or RIS)[1]
On January 23, 2012, RIS launched ahigh definition feed and rebranded as "RDS Info".[2]
RDS Info operates on a rotating 30 minute news wheel of sports scores, news and highlights, along with a ticker containing current sports news and scores which remains on-screen during most programming, a format similar toESPNews.
Its core news programming is called Sports 30. The program airs live every day at 5:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. The 5:00am edition is 15 minutes long and the 6:00pm edition lasts an hour on weekdays and 30 minutes on weekends. Outside these times, to incorporate into the 30-minute news wheel, Sports 30 is usually "looped".
Before the launch ofRDS2, RDS Info also served as a secondary feed for sister networkRDS, airing alternate programming that could not be aired on the main network, such asNational Hockey League regular season and playoff games,Monday Night Football, and other events. It continues to act as a tertiary outlet for RDS programming in the event of multiple schedule conflicts.
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