Canal Indigo
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| Canal Indigo logo | |
| Launched | August 26, 1996 |
| Owned by | Vidéotron |
| 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 launched on August 26, 1996.
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[edit] Channels and content
Canal Indigo PPV service currently consists of 11 standard definition channels and 1 high definition channel. Programming on Canal Indigo includes movies, concerts, sports, and other special events. Adult content is also available through Canal Indigo's Olé! Télévision service.
[edit] History
Canal Indigo originally started in 1996 with 8 analog 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 1st, 2005 at 8:41pm when Indigo experienced a technical bug, leaving 9 working channels. On June 1st, 2005, Canal Indigo came back with 24 channels. On August 1st, 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 their PPV feeds to their own proprietary PPV service displacing Canal Indigo from Shaw and Shaw Direct as well as 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 they would be purchasing Viewers Choice and the remaining stakeholders interest's 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 where ownership of Canal Indigo would be transferred from Groupe TVA to fellow Quebecor Media division and cable provider Vidéotron.[2]
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[edit] External links
- Canal Indigo (French)
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