| 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 |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| 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 Groupe TVA. The service launched on August 26, 1996.
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.
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. When Groupe TVA baceme the new owners of Canal Indigo, they launched the new 24/7 high-definition channel on november 1st, 2008, and removed one SD channel.
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.
On December 1, 2009, the CRTC approved an application on behalf of Vidéotron Ltd, whereas, through a corporate reorganization, Vidéotron would acquire the assets of Canal Indigo from Groupe TVA, a subsidiary of Quebecor Media, Vidéotron's parent company.
External links
- Canal Indigo (French)
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