Videotron puts customers in the thick of the Olympic action

July 27, 2012 - Press Release

Montréal, July 27, 2012 – Videotron is reserving front row centre seats to the sporting competition of the year for its customers. illico TV subscribers will be able to watch almost the entirety of RDs' and CTV's coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games on demand. On your mark, get your illico remote, go!

From July 28 to August 13 and for 30 days after the event, illico TV subscribers can see the most memorable athletic performances free of charge by going to channel 900. As the excitement hits fever pitch, Videotron will bring its customers the RDS and CTV coverage of London 2012 on demand, including diving, track and field, gymnastics, swimming, tennis, volleyball, cycling and much more1.

The opening and closing ceremonies, always two of the high points of the Olympic extravaganza, will also be available on illico TV. Finally, to make sure you miss none of the packed events schedule, a daily summary of the day's highlights will be available on demand to keep you up to date on your favourite athletes' performances.

For more information, go to channel 900 and select CTV London 2012 or Londres 2012 RDS. Enjoy the show!

Videotron (www.videotron.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Quebecor Media Inc., is an integrated communications company engaged in cable television, interactive multimedia development, and Internet access, cable telephone and mobile telephone services. Videotron is a leader in new technologies with its interactive Digital TV service and its broadband network, which supports high-speed cable Internet access, analog and digital cable television, and other services. As of March 31, 2012, Videotron was serving 1,854,000 cable television customers, including 1,417,500 subscribers to its digital service. Videotron is also the Québec leader in high-speed Internet access, with 1,340,500 subscribers to its cable service as of March 31, 2012. As of the same date, Videotron had 312,800 subscriber connections to its mobile telephone service and was providing cable telephone service to 1,212,500 Québec households and organizations. For the seventh consecutive year, Videotron was named Québec's most respected telecommunications company by Les Affaires magazine, based on a Léger Marketing survey.

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(1) The list of events is subject to change without notice.

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Véronique Mercier

Vice-president, Communications QMI

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