RDS INFO, the new name and brand for the former RIS Info Sports, makes its debut today from new studio facilities - and it will deliver sporting news, analysis, highlights, press conferences and up-to-the minute reports to all media platforms.
Wit the change, Le Réseau des sports (RDS) INFO becomes the primary news hub for RDS supplying breaking reports and analysis to all platforms - RDS, RDS2, RDS.ca and RDS Mobile.
The channel will feature new editions of SPORTS 30, RDS' flagship sportscast which has been a leader in French-language sporting news for the past 20 years.
The Cat A digital cable specialty channel is owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc., owned by Bell Media (80%) and ESPN (20%).
It was announced last year that RIS would launch a high definition feed and would be rebranded as RDS Info in early 2012.
"For RDS, the launch of RDS INFO is another important step forward as we continue to serve Francophone sports fans with the industry's top sports news coverage," said Gerry Frappier, President and General Manager of RDS. "By assembling our journalists and experts in a single state-of-the-art newsroom, we are creating an environment that ultimately gives fans all of the news coverage they want - as it happens - across all RDS platforms."
RDS INFO debuts with Marc Labrecque hosting a new edition of SPORTS 30 airing weekdays at 4 p.m. ET. The 60-minute edition delivers in-depth analysis and special reports, along with interviews and Insider analysis. Additional editions of SPORTS 30 air on RDS INFO throughout the day including Luc Bellemare hosting a 12 noon ET edition and François-Etienne Corbin hosting at 10:30 p.m. ET featuring the latest updates as well as the most recent game scores and event results.
Morning, evening and late-night editions of SPORTS 30 continue to air on RDS and RDS2.
RDS INFO is available wherever RIS Info Sports was previously accessible, including HD distribution on Bell Fibe TV and Videotron:
- RDS INFO HD on Bell Fibe TV, channel 1124
- RDS INFO HD on Vidéotron, channel 699
RDS is a division of Bell Media, which is owned by BCE Inc.