RDS2
Canadian French-language sports TV channel
Television channel
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| Country | Canada |
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| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | CTV Specialty Television (Bell Media 80% ESPN Inc. 20%) (Branding licensed from Disney Branded Television) |
| Sister channels | Noovo RDS RDS Info TSN regional feeds |
| History | |
| Launched | October 7, 2011; 12 years ago (2011-10-07) |
| Links | |
| Website | rds2 |
RDS2 is a Canadian French language discretionary sports specialty channel, acting as the secondary feed of French language television network Réseau des sports, owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc. The channel was launched on October 7, 2011, to coincide with the start of the 2011 MLB post-season; its launch night programming included coverage of the Division Series and a documentary on the Montreal Expos.
As with its English-language equivalent TSN2, it is a secondary outlet for programming that cannot be aired on the main network, and operates under the same Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) licence as RDS itself.
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Bell Media Press Release: RDS2 Launches Nationally on Friday, Oct. 7
- Bell Media Press Release: RDS2 Launches on Vidéotron Tomorrow
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Bell Media (and other broadcasting properties of BCE Inc.)
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| CTV News |
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| Networks |
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- Astral Out-of-Home
- The Loop
properties
- Baton Broadcast System
- WTSN
- CKX-TV
- CKNX-TV
- Viewers Choice
- GolTV
- Leafs Nation Network
- NHL Network
- M3
- Comedy Gold
- BookTelevision
- Fashion Television
- Vrak
- ESPN Classic
- MTV2
- Bob FM
- EZ Rock
1Owned (or part-owned) by BCE separately from its ownership of Bell Media.
2Community channels operated as part of Bell Fibe TV and Bell Aliant Fibe TV; also not part of Bell Media.
2Community channels operated as part of Bell Fibe TV and Bell Aliant Fibe TV; also not part of Bell Media.
- BCE Inc.
- Associated foundations: BravoFACT
- MuchFACT
- Some of the assets listed above are only partially owned by Bell Media. Refer to full asset list for detailed information.
*Currently being sold to other owners pending approval of the CRTC.
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