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{{short description|Canadian French-language cable news channel}}
{{short description|Canadian French-language cable news channel}}
{{Infobox TV channel
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Ici RDI
| name = ICI RDI
| logofile = ICI RDI 2016.png
| logo = ICI RDI logo.svg
| logocaption =
| logo_caption =
| logosize =
| logo_size =
| launch = January 1, 1995
| launch_date = January 1, 1995
| closed date =
| closed_date =
| picture format = [[720p]] [[HDTV]]<br/>{{small|(downscaled to [[letterbox]]ed [[480i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)}}
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br>(downscaled to [[letterboxed]] [[480i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)
| network =
| network =
| owner = [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]
| owner = [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]
| slogan = ''Quoi qu'il arrive (Whatever happens)''
| country = Canada
| country = Canada
| area = National
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| headquarters = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]
| broadcast area = National
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| replaced =
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| headquarters = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]
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| former_names = Réseau de l'information (1995-2014)
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| replaced names =
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| sister_channels = [[CBC News Network]]<br>[[Ici Radio-Canada Télé]]
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| former names = Réseau de l'information (1995-2014)
| timeshift_service =
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| sister names = [[CBC News Network]]<br>[[Ici Radio-Canada Télé]]
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| website = {{URL|ici.radio-canada.ca/rdi}} {{in lang|fr}}
| timeshift names =
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| online_serv_1 = Ici RDI's website
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| web = {{url|ici.radio-canada.ca/rdi}} {{in lang|fr}}
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| online_chan_1 = [https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/videos/medianetlive-39/rdi-en-direct Live video]<br />[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/videos/medianetlive-rdiradio/rdi-radio?isAutoPlay=true Live audio]
| sat serv 1 = [[Bell TV]]
}}
| sat chan 1 = Channel 126 (SD)<br>Channel 1882 (HD)
| sat serv 2 = [[Shaw Direct]]
| sat chan 2 = Channel 730 (SD)<br>Channel 394 /219 (HD)
| cable serv 1 = Available on most cable systems
| cable chan 1 = Channel slots vary on each provider
| iptv serv 1 = [[Fibe (Bell Aliant)|Bell Aliant Fibe TV]]
| iptv chan 1 = Channel 803 (SD)<br>Channel 903 (HD)
| iptv serv 2 = [[Bell Fibe TV]]
| iptv chan 2 = Channel 117 (SD)<br>Channel 1117 (HD)
| iptv serv 3 = [[Bell MTS]]
| iptv chan 3 = Channel 139 (SD)
| iptv serv 4 = [[Optik TV]]
| iptv chan 4 = Channel 8053 (SD)<br>Channel 2053 (HD)
| iptv serv 5 = [[SaskTel]]
| iptv chan 5 = Channel 273 (SD)
| iptv serv 6 = [[Telus TV|Telus Quebec]]
| iptv chan 6 = Channel 15 (SD)<br>Channel 515 (HD)
| iptv serv 7 = [[Vmedia|VMedia]]
| iptv chan 7 = Channel 613 (HD Ontario)<br>Channel 36 (HD Quebec City)
| iptv serv 8 = [[Zazeen]]
| iptv chan 8 = Channel 202 (HD)
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|online serv 1=Ici RDI's website
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|online chan 1=[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/videos/medianetlive-39/rdi-en-direct Live video]<br>[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/videos/medianetlive-rdiradio/rdi-radio?isAutoPlay=true Live audio]}}


'''Ici RDI'''<ref>[http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/explore/services/television-services/ Retrieved 02-02-2014]</ref> (stylized '''ICI RDI''') is a [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] [[French language|French-language]] [[specialty channel|specialty]] news channel owned by the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. The channel began broadcasting on January 1, 1995 as '''Réseau de l'information''' ({{lang-en|Information Network}}). It is the French-language equivalent of [[CBC News Network]].
'''Ici RDI''' is a [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] [[French language|French-language]] [[specialty channel|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''' ({{lang-en|Information Network}}). It is the French-language equivalent of [[CBC News Network]].


==Overview==
==Overview==
Ici RDI is distributed on basic cable and satellite television to 9.8 million homes, including two million in Quebec and seen each week by half-million English viewers. The channel has mandatory carriage status for viewers outside Quebec.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2013/2013-372.htm Broadcasting Decision 2013-372]</ref>
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.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2013/2013-372.htm Broadcasting Decision 2013-372]</ref>


Ici RDI relies on the news-gathering resources of the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]:
ICI RDI relies on the news-gathering resources of the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]:
* 400 journalists
* 400 journalists
* Ten newsrooms based in ''Maison Radio-Canada'' in [[Montreal]]
* Ten newsrooms based in ''[[Maison Radio-Canada]]'' in [[Montreal]]
* 30 bureaus across Canada, and seven foreign bureaus
* 30 bureaus across Canada, and seven foreign bureaus


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''.<ref>[http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/explore/services/television-services/ Corporate website. Retrieved 02-02-2014]</ref>
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''.<ref>[http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/explore/services/television-services/ Corporate website. Retrieved 02-02-2014]</ref>
Ici RDI is likewise responsible for continuous news updates available on all public screens in the Montreal Subway System.
Ici RDI is likewise responsible for continuous news updates on all public screens in the Montreal Subway System.


==Revenue==
==Revenue==


According to the Canadian Communication's Monitoring report - Broadcasting System 2014, there are 11.1 million subscribers to the channel and revenue of $54.6 million.
According to the Canadian Communication's Monitoring Report - Broadcasting System 2014, there are 11.1 million subscribers to the channel and a revenue of $54.6 million.
<ref>http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/publications/reports/policymonitoring/2014/cmr4.htm</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/publications/reports/policymonitoring/2014/cmr4.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907125850/http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/publications/reports/PolicyMonitoring/2014/cmr4.htm |archive-date=2014-09-07 |title=Communications Monitoring Report 2014: Broadcasting System}}</ref>


==Programming==
==Programming==
{{unreferenced section|date=May 2021}}
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ICI RDI broadcasts full newscasts at the top of each hour and headlines every half hour from the newsroom of [[Maison Radio-Canada]] in [[Montreal]] and [[Quebec City]]. ''[[Le Téléjournal|Le Téléjournal Midi]]'' is broadcast each weekday at noon and the main evening news bulletin ''Le Téléjournal/Le Point'' every evening live at 9:00&nbsp;p.m. (eastern). These bulletins are also on the main French-language television network, [[Ici Radio-Canada Télé]]. The channel covers major events live from around the world, relying on a staff interpreter for simultaneous translation from English to French whenever necessary. It also rebroadcasts the main supper-hour bulletins from [[CBVT-DT]] [[Quebec City]], [[CBAFT-DT]] [[Moncton]] and [[CKTV-DT]] [[Saguenay, Quebec|Saguenay]].


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The channel also broadcasts factual programs in the form of food program ''L'épicerie'', current affairs in ''Les Grand Reportages'' (The Big Reports), science in [[Découverte]] (Discovery), and ''Tout le Monde en Parlait'' - a look back at past culture seen through the eyes of current events. During the weekend there is a greater amount of these programs, much in the same format as its [[English-language]] counterpart, the [[CBC News Network]].
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Ici RDI broadcasts full newscasts at the top of each hour and headlines every half hour from the newsroom of [[Maison Radio-Canada]] in [[Montreal]] and [[Quebec City]]. ''[[Le Téléjournal|Le Téléjournal Midi]]'' is broadcast each weekday at noon and the main evening news bulletin ''Le Téléjournal/Le Point'' every evening live at 9:00 p.m. (eastern). These bulletins are also seen on the main French-language television network, [[Ici Radio-Canada Télé]]. The channel covers major events live from around the world, relying on a staff interpreter for simultaneous translation from English to French whenever necessary. It also rebroadcasts the main supper-hour bulletins from [[CBVT-DT]] [[Quebec City]], [[CBAFT-DT]] [[Moncton]] and [[CKTV-DT]] [[Saguenay, Quebec|Saguenay]].

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The channel also broadcasts factual programs in the form of food program ''L'épicerie'', current affairs in ''Les Grand Reportages'' (The Big Reports), science in ''Découverte'' (Discovery) and ''Tout le Monde en Parlait'' - a look back at past culture seen through the eyes of current events. During the weekend there is a greater amount of these programs, much in the same format as its [[English-language]] counterpart, the [[CBC News Network]].

Ici RDI also carries ''Le Journal Télévisé de 20 heures'' from [[France 2]], rebroadcasting it the following weekday at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern).


===Current programs===
===Current programs===
* ''L'info'' (News) - hosted by [[Christine Fournier]] (Weekdays 9:30 a.m.), [[Alexis De Lancer]] (Weekdays 1:30 p.m.) and various anchors (Weekends 1:30, 3 and 4 p.m.)
* ''L'info'' (News) - hosted by [[Christine Fournier]] (Weekdays 9:30&nbsp;a.m.), [[Alexis De Lancer]] (Weekdays 1:30&nbsp;p.m.) and various anchors (Weekends 1:30, 3 and 4 p.m.)
* ''Le Téléjournal'' - anchored by [[Céline Galipeau]] (Monday-Thursday 9 p.m.) and [[Pascale Nadeau]] (Friday-Sunday 9 p.m.)
* ''[[Le Téléjournal]]'' - anchored by [[Céline Galipeau]] (Monday-Thursday 9 p.m.) and [[Pascale Nadeau]] (Friday-Sunday 9 p.m.)
* ''[[Le Téléjournal Midi]]'' - anchored by [[Geneviève Asselin]] (Daily 12 p.m.)
* ''[[Le Téléjournal Midi]]'' - anchored by [[Geneviève Asselin]] (Daily 12 p.m.)
* ''RDI Matin'' - hosted by [[Marc-André Masson]] and [[Martine Defoy]] (Weekdays 5 a.m.)
* ''RDI Matin'' - hosted by [[Marc-André Masson]] and [[Martine Defoy]] (Weekdays 5 a.m.)
*''[[RDI Matin Week-End]]'' - hosted by [[Martin Labrosse]] (Saturday and Sunday 5:30 a.m.)
*''[[RDI Matin Week-End]]'' - hosted by [[Martin Labrosse]] (Saturday and Sunday 5:30&nbsp;a.m.)
*''24/60'' (formerly ''24 heures en 60 minutes'') (24 Hours in 60 minutes) - hosted by [[Anne-Marie Dussault]] (Weeknights 7 p.m.)
*''24/60'' (formerly ''24 heures en 60 minutes'') (24 Hours in 60 minutes) - hosted by [[Anne-Marie Dussault]] (Weeknights 7 p.m.)
* ''Les EX'' - (The EX's) hosted by [[Michel Viens]] (Monday to Thursday 12:30 p.m.)
* ''Les EX'' - (The EX's) hosted by [[Michel Viens]] (Monday to Thursday 12:30&nbsp;p.m.)
* ''La période de questions'' - (Question period) hosted by [[Michel Viens]] (Friday 12:30 p.m.)
* ''La période de questions'' - (Question period) hosted by [[Michel Viens]] (Friday 12:30&nbsp;p.m.)
* ''[[En Direct avec Patrice Roy]]'' - hosted by Patrice Roy (Monday to Friday 5 p.m.)
* ''[[En Direct avec Patrice Roy]]'' - hosted by Patrice Roy (Monday to Friday 5 p.m.)
* ''RDI Économie'' - hosted by [[Gérard Fillion]] (Weeknights 6:30 p.m.)
* ''RDI Économie'' - hosted by [[Gérard Fillion]] (Weeknights 6:30&nbsp;p.m.)
* ''[[Grands reportages]]'' (The Big Reports)
* ''[[Grands reportages]]'' (The Big Reports)
* ''[[Le National (TV series)|Le National]]'' - hosted by [[Brigitte Bougie]] and [[Claudine Bourbonnais]] (Weeknights 6 and 11 p.m.)
* ''Le National'' - hosted by [[Brigitte Bougie]] and [[Claudine Bourbonnais]] (Weeknights 6 and 11 p.m.)


[[Ici Radio-Canada Télé]] Productions:
[[ICI Radio-Canada Télé]] Productions:


* ''[[L'Épicerie]]'' - hosted by [[Denis Gagné]] and [[Joane Despins]] (Saturday 5:30 p.m.)
* ''[[L'Épicerie]]'' - hosted by [[Denis Gagné]] and [[Joane Despins]] (Saturday 5:30&nbsp;p.m.)
* ''[[Les Coulisses du Pouvoir]]'' (The corridors of Power) - hosted by [[Emmanuelle Latraverse]] (Sunday 11 a.m. and 9:30 p.m.)
* ''[[Les Coulisses du pouvoir]]'' (The corridors of Power) - hosted by [[Emmanuelle Latraverse]] (Sunday 11 a.m. and 9:30&nbsp;p.m.)
* ''[[Découverte]]'' (Discovery) - hosted by [[Charles Tisseyre]] (Sunday 8 p.m.)
* ''[[Découverte]]'' (Discovery) - hosted by [[Charles Tisseyre]] (Sunday 8 p.m.)
* ''[[Second Regard]]'' (A Second Look) - a religious show hosted by [[Alain Crevier]] (Sunday 9:30 p.m.)
* ''[[Second Regard]]'' (A Second Look) - a religious show hosted by [[Alain Crevier]] (Sunday 9:30&nbsp;p.m.)
* ''[[La Facture]]'' - a consumer affairs program hosted by [[Pierre Craig]] (Sunday 5:30 p.m.)
* ''[[La Facture]]'' - a consumer affairs program hosted by [[Pierre Craig]] (Sunday 5:30&nbsp;p.m.)
* ''[[La Semaine Verte]]'' (The Green Week) - hosted by [[Catherine Mercier]] (Sunday 11 p.m.)
* ''[[La Semaine Verte]]'' (The Green Week) - hosted by [[Catherine Mercier]] (Sunday 11 p.m.)


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* [[Gérald Fillion]]
* [[Gérald Fillion]]
* [[Christine Fournier]]
* [[Christine Fournier]]
* Céline Galipeau - ''[[Le Téléjournal]]'' 1<sup>re</sup> édition (The Telejournal First Edition) (evening from Monday to Thursday)
* [[Céline Galipeau]] - ''[[Le Téléjournal]]'' 1<sup>re</sup> édition (Telejournal First Edition) (evening from Monday to Thursday)
* [[Martin Labrosse]]
* [[Martin Labrosse]]
* [[Emmanuelle Latraverse]]
* [[Emmanuelle Latraverse]]
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===Past programming===
===Past programming===
Former [[Governor General of Canada|Governor General]] [[Michaëlle Jean]] hosted programs for both the English and French language CBC networks. She presented ''[[Grands Reportages]]'' on Ici RDI and ''[[The Passionate Eye]]'' on [[CBC News Network]] as well as having her own talk show, called ''Michaëlle''. She also served as a substitute anchor on ''Le Téléjournal''.
Former [[Governor General of Canada|Governor General]] [[Michaëlle Jean]] hosted programs for both the English and French language CBC networks. She presented ''[[Grands Reportages]]'' on Ici RDI and ''[[The Passionate Eye]]'' on [[CBC News Network]] as well as having her talk show, called ''Michaëlle''. She also served as a substitute anchor on ''Le Téléjournal''.


====Original hosts====
====Original hosts====
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==Slogans and branding==
==Slogans and branding==


In January 2014, RDI changed its on-air brand to '''Ici RDI''' as part of a plan to rebrand all of CBC's French-language outlets under a common brand.<ref>{{cite press release | title =First transformation step is to Recreate Radio-Canada | publisher = CBC/Radio-Canada | date =June 5, 2013 | url =http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/2013/06/5/ | accessdate = June 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release | title =Branding: Radio-Canada corrects the record | publisher = CBC/Radio-Canada | date =June 7, 2013 | url = http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/2013/06/7/ | accessdate = June 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release | title ="ICI"stands for "ICI Radio-Canada" | publisher = CBC/Radio-Canada | date =June 6, 2013 | url = http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/2013/06/june-6/ | accessdate = June 19, 2013}}</ref><ref name='SRC'>{{cite news | title =Le minister Moore reticent au changement de nom de Radio-Canada | newspaper =Radio-Canada.ca | language =French | publisher =Société Radio-Canada | date =June 5, 2013 | url = http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/societe/2013/06/05/005-changements-denomination-radio-canada-ici-james-moores-attend-explications.shtml | accessdate = June 20, 2013}}</ref><ref name='Branding Architecture'>{{cite web | title =New Brand Architecture | work =News Releases | publisher =CBC/Radio-Canada French Services | date =June 6, 2013 | url =http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/_files/cbcrc/documents/press/architecture-marque-radio-canada-e2.pdf | accessdate = June 20, 2013}}</ref>
In January 2014, RDI changed its on-air brand to '''Ici RDI''' as part of a plan to rebrand all of the CBC's French-language outlets under a common brand.<ref>{{cite press release | title =First transformation step is to Recreate Radio-Canada | publisher = CBC/Radio-Canada | date =June 5, 2013 | url =http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/2013/06/5/ | access-date = June 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release | title =Branding: Radio-Canada corrects the record | publisher = CBC/Radio-Canada | date =June 7, 2013 | url = http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/2013/06/7/ | access-date = June 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release | title ="ICI"stands for "ICI Radio-Canada" | publisher = CBC/Radio-Canada | date =June 6, 2013 | url = http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/2013/06/june-6/ | access-date = June 19, 2013}}</ref><ref name='SRC'>{{cite news | title =Le minister Moore reticent au changement de nom de Radio-Canada | newspaper =Radio-Canada.ca | language =fr | publisher =Société Radio-Canada | date =June 5, 2013 | url = http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/societe/2013/06/05/005-changements-denomination-radio-canada-ici-james-moores-attend-explications.shtml | access-date = June 20, 2013}}</ref><ref name='Branding Architecture'>{{cite web | title =New Brand Architecture | work =News Releases | publisher =CBC/Radio-Canada French Services | date =June 6, 2013 | url =http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/_files/cbcrc/documents/press/architecture-marque-radio-canada-e2.pdf | access-date =June 20, 2013 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150923200948/http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/_files/cbcrc/documents/press/architecture-marque-radio-canada-e2.pdf | archive-date =September 23, 2015 | url-status =dead }}</ref>


===Slogans===
===Slogans===


* ''L'information continue'' (Continuous information) 1995-?
* ''L'information continue'' (Continuous information) 1995-?
* ''Source d'information'' (Source of information) 2006-2013. Advertised on-screen as analogous to a source of water, a source of energy etc.
* ''Source d'information'' (Source of information) 2006–2013. Advertised on-screen as analogous to a source of water, a source of energy etc.
* ''L'info en premier'' (News first) 2013–present
* ''L'info en premier'' (News first) 2013–2020
* ''Quoi qu'il arrive'' (Whenever that happened) 2020-2023
* ''Voyez grand'' (See big) 2023–present


==High definition==
==High definition==
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 television|high-definition]] simulcast, ''RDI HD''.
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 television|high-definition]] simulcast, ''RDI HD''.


It is available on [[Bell TV]], [[Bell Fibe TV]], [[Cogeco]], [[Telus TV|Optik TV]], [[Rogers Cable]] and [[Vidéotron]].
It is available on [[Bell Satellite TV]], [[Bell Fibe TV]], [[Cogeco]], [[Telus TV|Optik TV]], [[Rogers Cable]] and [[Vidéotron]].


==Logos==
==Logos==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:rdi-1994.jpg |1995-era RDI logo from first day of broadcast (screenshot).
rdi-1994.jpg |1995-era RDI logo from the first broadcast day (screenshot).
Image:Rdi tv.png|Updated version of the original
Rdi tv.png|Updated version of the original
Image:RDI logo.svg|Modified logo from the previous one, used until May 2, 2008.
Réseau de l'information (logo).svg|Modified logo from the previous one, used until May 2, 2008.
File:RDI (TV).svg|Final logo as RDI; 2008-2014
RDI (TV).svg|Final logo as RDI; 2008-2014
Image:ICI RDI.png|First logo as Ici RDI; 2014-2016
ICI RDI.png|First logo as Ici RDI; 2014-2016
</gallery>
</gallery>


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==References==
==References==
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{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1995]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1995]]
[[Category:French-language television networks in Canada]]
[[Category:French-language television networks in Canada]]
[[Category:Canadian analog cable television networks]]
[[Category:Cable television channels in Canada]]
[[Category:Category C services]]
[[Category:Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television networks]]

Latest revision as of 03:36, 12 April 2024

ICI RDI
CountryCanada
Broadcast areaNational
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
Sister channelsCBC News Network
Ici Radio-Canada Télé
History
LaunchedJanuary 1, 1995
Former namesRéseau de l'information (1995-2014)
Links
Websiteici.radio-canada.ca/rdi (in French)
Availability
Streaming media
Ici RDI's websiteLive video
Live audio

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.

Overview[edit]

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.

Revenue[edit]

According to the Canadian Communication's Monitoring Report - Broadcasting System 2014, there are 11.1 million subscribers to the channel and a revenue of $54.6 million. [3]

Programming[edit]

ICI RDI broadcasts full newscasts at the top of each hour and headlines every half hour from the newsroom of Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal and Quebec City. Le Téléjournal Midi is broadcast each weekday at noon and the main evening news bulletin Le Téléjournal/Le Point every evening live at 9:00 p.m. (eastern). These bulletins are also on the main French-language television network, Ici Radio-Canada Télé. The channel covers major events live from around the world, relying on a staff interpreter for simultaneous translation from English to French whenever necessary. It also rebroadcasts the main supper-hour bulletins from CBVT-DT Quebec City, CBAFT-DT Moncton and CKTV-DT Saguenay.

The channel also broadcasts factual programs in the form of food program L'épicerie, current affairs in Les Grand Reportages (The Big Reports), science in Découverte (Discovery), and Tout le Monde en Parlait - a look back at past culture seen through the eyes of current events. During the weekend there is a greater amount of these programs, much in the same format as its English-language counterpart, the CBC News Network.

Current programs[edit]

ICI Radio-Canada Télé Productions:

Current anchors[edit]

Past programming[edit]

Former Governor General Michaëlle Jean hosted programs for both the English and French language CBC networks. She presented Grands Reportages on Ici RDI and The Passionate Eye on CBC News Network as well as having her talk show, called Michaëlle. She also served as a substitute anchor on Le Téléjournal.

Original hosts[edit]

Slogans and branding[edit]

In January 2014, RDI changed its on-air brand to Ici RDI as part of a plan to rebrand all of the CBC's French-language outlets under a common brand.[4][5][6][7][8]

Slogans[edit]

  • L'information continue (Continuous information) 1995-?
  • Source d'information (Source of information) 2006–2013. Advertised on-screen as analogous to a source of water, a source of energy etc.
  • L'info en premier (News first) 2013–2020
  • Quoi qu'il arrive (Whenever that happened) 2020-2023
  • Voyez grand (See big) 2023–present

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.

Logos[edit]

  • 1995-era RDI logo from the first broadcast day (screenshot).
    1995-era RDI logo from the first broadcast day (screenshot).
  • Updated version of the original
    Updated version of the original
  • Modified logo from the previous one, used until May 2, 2008.
    Modified logo from the previous one, used until May 2, 2008.
  • Final logo as RDI; 2008-2014
    Final logo as RDI; 2008-2014
  • First logo as Ici RDI; 2014-2016
    First logo as Ici RDI; 2014-2016

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Broadcasting Decision 2013-372
  2. ^ Corporate website. Retrieved 02-02-2014
  3. ^ "Communications Monitoring Report 2014: Broadcasting System". Archived from the original on 2014-09-07.
  4. ^ "First transformation step is to Recreate Radio-Canada" (Press release). CBC/Radio-Canada. June 5, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "Branding: Radio-Canada corrects the record" (Press release). CBC/Radio-Canada. June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  6. ^ ""ICI"stands for "ICI Radio-Canada"" (Press release). CBC/Radio-Canada. June 6, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  7. ^ "Le minister Moore reticent au changement de nom de Radio-Canada". Radio-Canada.ca (in French). Société Radio-Canada. June 5, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
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