Videotron's new illico app for Apple Watch offers users a new way to find content and control their TV experience
MONTREAL, May 25, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Today Videotron released illico
for Apple Watch, an app that gives Apple Watch customers a new way to
explore content and control their TV experience at the touch of a
finger.
"Created entirely by our product development team, our new illico app
for Apple Watch anticipates our customers' needs and offers them a new
and unique way to enhance their television experience," commented Manon
Brouillette, President and CEO of Videotron. "The release of this app
again demonstrates Videotron's innovation leadership and shows why it
has become the telecommunications provider with the highest customer
satisfaction rate over the past 10 years."
FLIP function for TV addicts
The illico app for Apple Watch includes a Flip function which lets users
flip between channels within a given genre (music, sports, children's,
movies, etc.). Whether they are looking for a TV show or the perfect
background music, the Flip function will help users find the right
content from Videotron's vast selection of live channels.
"Our goal in developing this app wasto complement the traditional
remote control experience right from Apple Watch," said Manon
Brouillette.
CONTROL function for one-click control
Tech-happy users can also use the app to fast forward, rewind or pause
any show, on a live channel or video on demand.
The illico app for Apple Watch is available for free download from the
Apple Watch App Store. The illico app for iPhone is available now from
the App Store.1
Videotron (www.videotron.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Quebecor Media Inc., is an integrated
communications company engaged in cable television, interactive
multimedia development, Internet access, cable telephone and mobile
telephone services. Videotron is a leader in new technologies with its
illico interactive television service and its broadband network, which
supports high-speed cable Internet access, analog and digital cable
television, and other services. As of March 31, 2015, Videotron was
serving 1,770,600 cable television customers, including 1,555,500
Digital TV subscribers. Videotron is also the Québec leader in
high-speed Internet access, with 1,543,100 subscribers to its cable
service as of March 31, 2015. As of the same date, Videotron had
662,100 subscriber connections to its mobile telephone service and was
providing cable telephone service to 1,344,600 Québec households and
organizations. For the tenth consecutive year, Videotron was ranked as
Québec's most respected telecommunications company, based on a Léger
survey.
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1 Customers must have an illico new generation set-top box.
SOURCE Videotron
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