Réseau Info-Sports

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Réseau Info-Sports (RIS)

Launched	October 21, 2005
Owned by	CTV Speciality Television Inc. (CTVglobemedia 80%/ESPN 20%)
Country	Canada
Broadcast area	National
Headquarters	Montreal, Quebec
Website	infosports.ca
Availability
Satellite
Bell ExpressVu	Channel 124
Star Choice	Channel 749
Cable
Available on many Canadian cable systems	Check local listings

Réseau Info-Sports (often referred to as RIS or RIS Info Sports), is a Canadian French language category 1 digital cable specialty channel. It is a 24 hour sports news channel owned by CTV Speciality Television Inc; a division of CTVglobemedia (80%) and ESPN (20%).

[edit] Programming

RIS operates on a rotating 30 minute newswheel of sports scores, news and highlights. All programming contains a continuous on-screen ticker of current sports scores and news.

Other programming features National Hockey League regular season and playoff games, as well as other sports events that RDS cannot feature due to schedule issues.

[edit] External links

Official RIS website (French)
RDS

v • d • e CTVglobemedia Inc.

Corporate directors	Geoff Beattie (Chairman) • David Binet • Ronald Close • Ivan Fecan (President and CEO) • Gordon Lackenbauer • James Leech • Robert Prichard • Pamela Wallin

Conventional television	CTV: Stations • A-Channel: Stations • TQS: Stations (40%) • Other: Access (CIAN/CJAL) • ASN • CKX Brandon (CBC affiliate)

Specialty / pay television	Animal Planet • ARTV • BookTelevision • Bravo! • BNN • CP24 • CLT • CourtTV Canada • CTV Newsnet • Discovery Channel • Discovery Civilization Channel • Discovery HD • Drive-In Classics • ESPN Classic • FashionTelevisionChannel • MTV • MuchMusic • MuchLOUD • MuchMoreMusic • MuchMoreRetro • MuchVibe • NHL Network • OLN • PunchMuch • Razer • RDS • RIS • SexTV: The Channel • Space • Star! • The Comedy Network • TSN • travel + escape • TV Land Canada • Viewers Choice

Radio stations	AM: CFAX • CFGO • CFRA • CFRW • CFUN • CHUM • CKGM • CKKW • CKLW • CKST • CKWW FM: CFBT • CFCA • CFJR • CFLY • CFWM • CHBN • CHBE • CHIQ • CHQM • CHST • CHUM • CIDR • CIMX • CIOO • CJCH • CJMJ • CJPT • CKCE • CKKL • CKLC • CKLY • CKPT • CKQM • CKUL

Print	The Globe and Mail • Report on Business Magazine

Other assets	Access Media Group • Agincourt Productions • 9 Channel Nine Court • CHUM-City Building • Masonic Temple • 1331 Yonge Street • CHUM Radio Sales • CHUM Satellite Services (master Canadian affiliate of Muzak Holdings) • CTV Music • Dome Productions • Exploration Distributions • Exploration Productions • Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment

Associated foundation	VideoFACT

Predecessors and historic brands	Telegram Corporation • Baton Broadcasting • CHUM Limited • MCTV • ONT, STN and BBS • WTSN

Shareholders of CTVglobemedia	The Woodbridge Company, 40% • Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, 25% • Torstar Corporation, 20% • BCE Inc., 15%

Many of the assets listed above are only partially owned by CTVglobemedia. Refer to full asset list for detailed information.

v • d • e ESPN Inc.

ESPN executives	George Bodenheimer · Sean Bratches · Christine Driessen · Edwin Durso · Isaac LeFuque · Chuck Pagano · John Skipper · Norby Williamson · Russell Wolff

ESPN family of networks	ESPN · ESPN2 · ESPN on ABC · ESPNEWS · ESPN Classic · ESPNU · ESPN Deportes · ESPNHD · ESPN2HD · ESPNEWSHD · ESPN Plus · ESPN PPV · ESPN360 · ESPN Radio · ESPN Deportes Radio · ESPN Xtra · ESPN All Access

ESPN International	ESPN Australia · ESPN Brasil · ESPN Latin America · ESPN+ · ESPN Star Sports · NASN

Current ESPN business ventures	ESPN.com · ESPN Original Entertainment · ESPN The Magazine · ESPN Deportes La Revista · ESPN Books · ESPN Zone · ESPY Awards · ESPN Integration

Defunct ESPN business ventures	ESPN Extra · ESPN Mobile · ESPN Now · ESPN West

Sports properties	Arena Football League · College Football · Major League Baseball · Major League Soccer · ESPNsoccernet · National Football League · NASCAR · National Basketball Association · Women's National Basketball Association · Indy Racing League · List of Programming Rights

Canadian ventures with CTVglobemedia	Animal Planet Canada · Discovery Channel Canada · Discovery Civilization Channel · Discovery HD Canada · ESPN Classic Canada · NHL Network Canada · RDS · RIS · TSN · WTSN (now defunct) · Viewers Choice

Other properties	Jayski's Silly Season Site · North American Sports Network · TrueHoop · Cricinfo

Key programs	Around the Horn · Baseball Tonight · College GameDay (football) · E:60 · ESPN College Football Primetime · ESPN First Take · Friday Night Fights · Jim Rome Is Burning · Mike and Mike in the Morning · Monday Night Countdown · Monday Night Football · NBA Friday · NASCAR Countdown · NASCAR Now · NBA Shootaround · Outside the Lines · Pardon the Interruption · Saturday Primetime · College GameDay (basketball) · SportsCenter · Sunday NFL Countdown · Sunday Night Baseball · MLS Primetime Thursday · The Herd with Colin Cowherd

Notable personalities	John Anderson · Erin Andrews · Skip Bayless · Chris Berman · Bonnie Bernstein · Michelle Bonner · Mike Breen · Hubie Brown · John Buccigross · Linda Cohn · Chris Connelly · Lee Corso · Colin Cowherd · Jay Crawford · Rece Davis · Chris Fowler · Ron Franklin · Peter Gammons · Mike Greenberg · Mike Golic · Jay Harris · Kirk Herbstreit · Fred Hickman · Lou Holtz · Tom Jackson · Dana Jacobson · Brian Kenny · Suzy Kolber · Tony Kornheiser · Tim Legler · Bob Ley · Steve Levy · Jay Mariotti · Kenny Mayne · Sean McDonough · Chris McKendry · Barry Melrose · Jon Miller · Joe Morgan · Brent Musburger · Brad Nessler · Rachel Nichols · Woody Paige · Jesse Palmer · Mike Patrick · Steve Phillips · Derek Rae · Karl Ravech · Tony Reali · Jim Rome · John Saunders · Mark Schlereth · Stuart Scott · Howie Schwab · Dan Shulman · Michael Smith · Stephen A. Smith · Tommy Smyth · Michele Tafoya · Mike Tirico · Scott Van Pelt · Dick Vitale · Michael Wilbon

Owners: The Walt Disney Company 80% - Hearst Corporation 20%

v • d • e Sports television in Canada

Broadcast sports divisions	CBC Sports • CTV Sports • Global Sports

National English cable/satellite networks	ATN Cricket Plus • ESPN Classic Canada • The Fight Network • Fox Sports World Canada • GolTV • HPItv • NHL Network • OLN • Raptors NBA TV • Rogers Sportsnet • Rush HD • Setanta Sports • The Score • TSN • Wild TV • World Fishing Network • X-Treme Sports

Regional English cable/satellite networks	Breakaway PPV • Leafs TV

National French cable/satellite networks	RDS • RIS

Defunct networks	The Canadian Football Network • WTSN

Foreign sports channels available in Canada	The Golf Channel (USA) • NFL Network (USA) • Speed (USA)