RDS Info

RDS Info
	RDS Info logo
Country	Canada
Broadcast area	National
Headquarters	Montreal,Quebec
Programming
Picture format	480i(SDTV); 1080i(HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	CTV Specialty Television; (Bell Media80%; ESPN Inc.20%) (Branding licensed fromDisney Branded Television)
Sister channels	Noovo; RDS; RDS2; TSN regional feeds
History
Launched	October 21, 2004;19 years ago
Former names	RIS Info Sports (2004-2012)
Links
Website	RDS Info(in French)

RDS Infois aCanadian French language discretionary digital cable24-hour sports informationspecialty channel.It is owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc., a division ofBell Media(80%) andESPN(20%).

The channel was launched on October 21, 2004, under the nameRéseau Info-Sports(or RIS)^[1]

On January 23, 2012, RIS launched ahigh definitionfeed and rebranded as "RDS Info".^[2]

Programming

RDS Info operates on a rotating 30 minute news wheel of sports scores, news and highlights, along with a ticker containing current sports news and scores which remains on-screen during most programming, a format similar toESPNews.

Its core news programming is called Sports 30. The program airs live every day at 5:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. The 5:00am edition is 15 minutes long and the 6:00pm edition lasts an hour on weekdays and 30 minutes on weekends. Outside these times, to incorporate into the 30-minute news wheel, Sports 30 is usually "looped".

Before the launch ofRDS2,RDS Info also served as a secondary feed for sister networkRDS,airing alternate programming that could not be aired on the main network, such asNational Hockey Leagueregular season and playoff games,Monday Night Football,and other events. It continues to act as a tertiary outlet for RDS programming in the event of multiple schedule conflicts.