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CBC News Network and ICI RDI are now available as add-on subscriptions through Prime Video in Canada

Prime Video customers in Canada can have access to live, breaking news coverage from their national public broadcaster 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

CBC/Radio-Canada today announced that the national public broadcaster’s all-news channels, CBC News Network and ICI RDI, are now available on Prime Video as add-on subscriptions for $4.99/month each, with a 7-day free trial. 

CBC News Network and ICI RDI provide access to live, breaking news coverage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

“This is a great opportunity to broaden the reach of CBC News with even more Canadians on Prime Video.”

—Doug Smith, Executive Vice-President, CBC

 

“There is a strong demand among francophones across the country for trusted and reliable news sources, such as ICI RDI. This agreement with Prime Video allows us to provide greater access to the country’s only national French-language 24/7 news channel.”

—Dany Meloul, Executive Vice-President, Radio-Canada

 

“The addition of CBC News Network and ICI RDI represents a significant expansion of Prime Video’s content offering in Canada for English- and French-speaking customers. These subscriptions complement our extensive range of premium services, giving Canadians access to news and entertainment, all in one place.”

—Mark Shopiro, Director of Prime Video, Canada

About CBC/Radio-Canada

CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster. Through our mandate to inform, enlighten and entertain, we play a central role in strengthening Canadian culture. As Canada’s trusted news source, we offer a uniquely Canadian perspective on news, current affairs and world affairs. Our distinctively homegrown entertainment programming draws audiences from across the country. Deeply rooted in communities, CBC/Radio-Canada offers diverse content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages: Dëne Sųłıné, Dene Kǝdǝ́, Dene Zhatıé, Eastern Cree, Dinjii Zhuʼ Ginjik, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun and Tłı̨chǫ. We also deliver content in Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Punjabi and Tagalog, as well as both official languages, through Radio Canada International (RCI). We are leading the transformation to meet the needs of Canadians in a digital world.

Media contacts:

CBC

Chuck Thompson

Chief of Staff to the EVP and Head of Public Affairs

chuck.thompson@cbc.ca

 

Radio-Canada

Marc Pichette

Senior Director, Internal and External Strategy & Spokesperson

marc.pichette@radio-canada.ca

 

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