Ici RDI
Ici RDI is a Canadian French-language specialty news channel owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (known in French as Société Radio-Canada). The channel began broadcasting on January 1, 1995, as Réseau de l'information (English: Information Network). It is the French-language equivalent of CBC News Network.
Country
Canada
National
1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
January 1, 1995
Réseau de l'information (1995-2014)
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ICI RDI is distributed on basic cable and satellite television to 9.8 million homes, including two million in Quebec, and is seen by half a million English viewers each week. The channel has mandatory carriage status for viewers outside Quebec.[1]
ICI RDI relies on the news-gathering resources of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation:
ICI RDI provides news, business, weather, and sports information on Air Canada's inflight entertainment and is seen in five major Canadian airports as RDI express.[2]
Ici RDI is likewise responsible for continuous news updates on all public screens in the Montreal Subway System.
High definition[edit]
As with ICI Radio-Canada Télé, all programming aired on RDI began being produced in widescreen (and letterboxed on all standard definition feeds) on September 10, 2007. On May 2, 2008, RDI launched a high-definition simulcast, RDI HD.
It is available on Bell Satellite TV, Bell Fibe TV, Cogeco, Optik TV, Rogers Cable and Vidéotron.
1995-era RDI logo from the first broadcast day (screenshot).
Updated version of the original
Modified logo from the previous one, used until May 2, 2008.
Final logo as RDI; 2008-2014
First logo as Ici RDI; 2014-2016
