VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sept. 18, 2014) - (TSX:T)(NYSE:TU) - TELUS Optik TV subscribers can now enjoy even more of their favourite programs on Optik TV when and where they want including popular returning series like the Amazing Race Canada, The Big Bang Theory, Grey's Anatomy and exciting new shows like Gotham and Forever. TV fans can watch full episodes on demand and live stream programs whenever and wherever they are, either at home through their Optik TV digital box or on the move on their smartphone or tablet by accessing Optik's on the go app.
"The way we consume television is constantly evolving and Optik continues to grow to meet the changing needs of today's savvy TV viewers. Not only have our customers told us they want TV to be simpler, but they also want more control over how they access their favourite shows," said Blair Miller, Vice President, Content at TELUS. "Bringing CTV content to our customers on demand and on the go is another way we're delivering on this promise. With access to more than 50 CTV programs from the 2014 summer and fall lineup available on demand and on the go, TELUS Optik TV customers will stay up to date on all their favourite shows."
Optik TV subscribers can now also access live and on demand programming including CTV and CTV Two's complete schedules on their smartphones, tablets, and computers at no additional charge by logging onto CTV.ca using their Optik TV account credentials or via the CTV GO app.
TELUS Optik TV subscribers can download the Optik on the go app as well as the CTV GO app from the Apple App Store on their iPhone, iPad, iPad Mini, and iPod touch or from Google Play on their Android smartphone or tablet. Optik on the go can be used over Wi-Fi and wireless networks, including TELUS' 4G and 4G LTE mobile networks(1).
For more information about Optik TV and Optik on the go, visit www.telus.com/tv or www.telus.com/ctvondemand .
About TELUS
TELUS (TSX:T)(NYSE:TU) is Canada's fastest-growing national telecommunications company, with $11.7 billion of annual revenue and 13.4 million customer connections, including 7.9 million wireless subscribers, 3.2 million wireline network access lines, 1.4 million Internet subscribers and 865,000 TELUS TV customers. TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services, including wireless, data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, television, entertainment and video, and is Canada's largest healthcare IT provider.
In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed more than $350 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered 5.4 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. TELUS was honoured to be named the most outstanding philanthropic corporation globally for 2010 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, becoming the first Canadian company to receive this prestigious international recognition.
For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com .
(1) Network data charges may apply
