Quebecor Media Inc. is a Canadian
media conglomerate
A media conglomerate, media group, or media institution is a company that owns numerous companies involved in mass media enterprises, such as music, television, radio, publishing, motion pictures, theme parks, or the Internet. According to the ...
that owns a wide array of media outlets, as well as an
internet service provider
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.
History
In 1983 Quebecor purchased the
Winnipeg Sun
The ''Winnipeg Sun'' is a daily tabloid newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
It is owned by Postmedia following its acquisition of Sun Media, and shares many characteristics typical of Sun tabloids, including an emphasis on local news sto ...
newspaper, which had been independently run. The newspaper was later sold to the
Postmedia chain.
In August 2000, Quebecor Media bought
Vidéotron for CA$4.9 billion. In May 2001, the
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC; french: Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes, links=) is a public organization in Canada with mandate as a regulatory agency for broadcasti ...
(CRTC) approved the transfer of broadcasting licenses from Vidéotron to Quebecor Media. Also in 2001, Quebecor Media bought
Groupe TVA.
As of June 2018,
Quebecor Inc.
Quebecor Inc. is a Canadian diversified media and telecommunications company serving Québec based in Montreal. It was spelled Quebecor in both English and French until May 2012, when shareholders voted to add the acute accent, Québecor, in F ...
fully owns Quebecor Media, while CDP Capital d’Amérique Investissements Inc. (a subsidiary of
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ; ) is an institutional investor that manages several public and parapublic pension plans and insurance programs in Quebec. CDPQ was founded in 1965 by an act of the National Assembly, under the go ...
, the provincial pension fund) previously owned an 18.9% share.
On May 8, 2018, Quebecor had announced its intent to buy out the remainder of the Caisse's stake for $1.69 billion in cash and stock.
Assets
*
Groupe TVA (broadcasting, publishing & production)
*
Canoe Inc. (internet websites including Canoe.ca/Canoe.com portal and Archambault.ca)
*
Vidéotron (cellular, cable television and internet service provider)
* MediaPages (print and online directories)
* TVA Publishing Inc. (largest magazine publishing company in Quebec)
* Quebecor Media Book Group (book publishing companies)
*
Distribution Select (distributor of CDs and videos)
*
Le SuperClub Vidéotron (
Movie rental stores)
* Gestion Studios Bloobuzz S. E. C (a video games publisher)
*
QMI press agency (news agency)
Corporate governance
*
Pierre Karl Péladeau
Pierre Karl Péladeau (born 16 October 1961), also known by his initials PKP, is a Canadian businessman, billionaire and former politician. He was also the MNA for Saint-Jérôme. Péladeau is the president and CEO of Quebecor Inc. He used to ...
, President and CEO
Board of directors:
* Pierre Dion, Chairman
* Jean La Couture, Vice Chairman
See also
*
Torstar
**
Metroland Media Group
**
Star Media Group
Daily News Brands, formerly Star Media Group, is a Canadian media organization and a division of Torstar Corporation. Its flagship publication is the ''Toronto Star'' newspaper, which is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of ...
*
Postmedia Network
Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (also known as Postmedia Network, Postmedia News or Postmedia) is a Canadian media conglomerate consisting of the publishing properties of the former Canwest, with primary operations in newspaper publishing, news ...
*
The Woodbridge Company and
CTVglobemedia
References
External links
Official websiteCRTC chart of Quebecor Media Inc.'s assets(PDF)
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Quebecor
Newspaper companies of Canada
Companies based in Montreal