Quebecor Media Inc. is a Canadian

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that owns a wide array of media outlets, as well as an

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History

In 1983 Quebecor purchased the Winnipeg Sun newspaper, which had been independently run. The newspaper was later sold to the

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chain. In August 2000, Quebecor Media bought

Vidéotron Vidéotron is a Canadian integrated telecommunications company active in cable television, interactive multimedia development, video on demand, cable telephony, wireless communication and Internet access services. Owned by Quebecor, it primarily ...

for CA$4.9 billion. In May 2001, the

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(CRTC) approved the transfer of broadcasting licenses from Vidéotron to Quebecor Media. Also in 2001, Quebecor Media bought

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. 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

(broadcasting, publishing & production) * Canoe Inc. (internet websites including Canoe.ca/Canoe.com portal and Archambault.ca) *

(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 Distribution Select (formerly Distribution Musicor, Distribution GAM and Distribution Trans-Canada) was a Canadian music distribution company based in Montréal, Quebec, originally founded in 1965 as Disques Select. It was owned by Quebecor. On Dec ...

(distributor of CDs and videos) *

Le SuperClub Vidéotron Le SuperClub Vidéotron Ltée, which includes the Jumbo Video and Microplay chains, was the largest video store chain operator in Canada, with operations concentrated in Quebec. It was owned by Quebecor Media. Since the closure of Blockbuster ...

(

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stores) * Gestion Studios Bloobuzz S. E. C (a video games publisher) *

QMI press agency The QMI Agency, a division of Quebecor Media, is an integrated news agency. Founded in 2008, it offers services to media customers in Quebec. Journalism QMI Agency engages in real-time news coverage for its subsidiaries and business partners. T ...

(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 o ...

, President and CEO Board of directors: * Pierre Dion, Chairman * Jean La Couture, Vice Chairman

References

External links

Official website

CRTC chart of Quebecor Media Inc.'s assets
(PDF) {{DEFAULTSORT:Quebecor Media Quebecor Newspaper companies of Canada Companies based in Montreal

History

Assets

Corporate governance

See also

References

External links