 After many months of negotiation, an agreement was reached between Hydro Quebec and Rediffusion Inc. on February 28, 1950 for an initial five-year period.The Rediffusion cable system began operation in 1952, and eventually supplied 80,000 homes in Montreal, Quebec.Cable television in Canada began in 1952 with community antenna connections in Vancouver and London; as to which city was first to launch such a service is not clear.