The CBC News Network is not available at no cost on CBC Gem. It is accessed by a paid subscription. It comes from a model that our 24‑hour specialty news channels developed 30 years ago using royalties paid by the cable companies. To be fair to the cable companies, which are still paying to distribute our 24-hour news channels, we provide them by subscription on the digital platforms.
ICI RDI is not available on ICI TOU.TV because certain agreements with the cable companies prevent us from doing so at the moment. In other words, in commercial negotiations, the cable companies in question have indicated a desire to restrict Radio-Canada's ability to use its RDI signal on its own platforms. Those commercial discussions are ongoing and we hope to lift those conditions.