Quebecor
Native name | Québecor Inc. |
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Company type | Public |
TSX: QBR.A TSX: QBR.B S&P/TSX Composite Component | |
Industry | Telecommunications, Diversified media and broadcasting |
Founded | 1965[1] |
Founder | Pierre Péladeau |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Pierre Karl Péladeau (CEO, President and former Chairman, majority shareholder) Brian Mulroney (Chairman) |
Services | Advertising Marketing Publishing |
Revenue | $4.122 billion CAD(2017) |
$503.1 million CAD (2017) | |
Number of employees | 10 100 (2017) |
Divisions | Le SuperClub Vidéotron TVA Group Vidéotron |
Subsidiaries | Quebecor Media |
Website | www |
Quebecor Inc. is a Canadian diversified media and telecommunications company serving Québec based in Montréal. It was spelled Quebecor in both English and French until May 2012, when shareholders voted to add the acute accent, Québecor, in French only.[2][3][4]
The company was founded in 1965 by Pierre Péladeau and remains run by his family. Quebecor Inc. owns Quebecor Media and formerly owned the printing company Quebecor World.[5]
Assets
Telecommunications
- Vidéotron[6]
- illico TV (channel 900)
- illico.tv
- Club illico (SVOD service)
- illico app
- Canal Indigo (pay-per-view and NVOD channel; bilingual with English- and French-language services)[7]
- Fizz (internet and cellular provider)
- Vidéotron Business[8]
- Fibrenoire
- MAtv (community channels)[9]
- Helix (internet and IPTV provider)
- Le SuperClub Vidéotron (video rental chain)[10]
- Microplay (video game retail)[10]
- SETTE Postproduction[11]
- Groupe TVA[12]
- TVA
- addikTV
- Casa
- Prise 2
- Yoopa
- MOI&cie
- Le Canal Nouvelles (LCN)
- Évasion
- Zeste
- TVA Sports
- TVA Publications (magazines)[13]
- 7 Jours
- TV Hebdo
- Recettes du Québec
- Échos Vedettes
- Cool!
- Clin d'œil
- Star Système
- Coup de Pouce
- Canadian Living
- Espaces
- Échos Vedettes
- DH
- Les Idées de ma maison
- Style at Home
- Dernière Heure
- Good Times Magazine
- La Semaine
- La Semaine Pratique
- La Semaine Santé
- La Semaine Extra
- La Semaine Téléromans
- La Semaine Cuisine
- Pool Pro
- Messageries Dynamiques (distribution)[14]
- MELS Studios (film and television production services)[15]
- TVA Films (theatrical film and home video distribution)[14]
- TVA Nouvelles (news source)
- Quebecor Content (television content production)[16]
- Le Journal de Montréal (Montréal newspaper)
- Le Journal de Québec (Québec City newspaper)
- 24 Heures (free newspaper)
- J5 mobile app
- QUB Radio (online radio and podcast platform)
- QUB Musique (music streaming platform)
- NumériQ[17]
- Groupe Livre Québecor Média (book publishing)[18]
- Groupe Sogides (general literature)
- Groupe Homme
- Les Éditions de l'Homme
- Le Jour Éditeur
- Les Éditions La Griffe
- Les Éditions Petit Homme
- Juniper Publishing (English-language publishing)
- Groupe Charron Éditeur
- Éditions La Semaine
- Recto-Verso Éditeur
- Groupe Ville-Marie Littérature
- Éditions VLB
- Éditions de l'Hexagone
- Les Éditions du Journal
- Éditions TYPO
- Les Éditions de La Bagnole
- Groupe Librex
- Éditions Libre Expression
- Éditions Stanké
- Les Éditions Publistar
- Éditions Trécarré
- Éditions Logiques
- Groupe Homme
- Les Éditions CEC (school books)
- Messageries ADP (distribution)[14]
- Groupe Sogides (general literature)
- Quebecor Advertising Sales & Marketing[19]
- Quebecor Out of Home[20]
- Mirabel Printing (newspaper printing)[14]
- Agence QMI (press agency)
Sports and entertainment
- Videotron Centre (indoor arena)
- Les Disques Musicor (record label)[21]
- Audiogram (record label)[22]
- Éditorial Avenue (music publishing)[22]
- Gestev (events management)[23]
- Blainville-Boisbriand Armada[24]
- Quebec Remparts[24]
Sponsorship
The company began a push towards sports: it acquired the naming rights and a management contract for the Videotron Centre, currently owns the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL, has backed a proposed National Hockey League expansion franchise in Quebec City (which would bring the NHL back to the city for the first time since the Quebec Nordiques were relocated in 1995, and would play at the new arena), and launched a TVA-branded sports network in 2011.[3][25]
On July 20, 2015, Quebecor officially submitted its application for an NHL expansion team in Quebec City. The application has since passed two phases of league scrutiny, with a final decision expected in early 2016.[26]
Corporate governance
Former Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney serves as chair of the board.[27]
Current members of the board of directors of Quebecor Inc. are:[28] Françoise Bertrand, Jean La Couture, Sylvie Lalande, Pierre Laurin, A. Michel Lavigne, Geneviève Marcon, Brian Mulroney, and Normand Provost.
See also
References
- ^ "Quebecor's Founder". Quebecor Inc. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Les actionnaires de Québecor votent pour l'ajout d'un accent" (in French). The Canadian Press. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ a b Van Praet, Nicolas (9 April 2012). "Quebecor to propose French version of name for Quebec". Montreal: Financial Post. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ Van Praet, Nicolas (2 February 2012). "Quebec puts accent on linguistic correctness". Montreal: Financial Post. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Quebecor announces the closing of the purchase of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec's interest in Quebecor Media and the issuance of a convertible debenture".
- ^ "Videotron - Québecor".
- ^ "Our services | Pay-per-view Events & Movies".
- ^ "Videotron Business - Québecor".
- ^ "MAtv, Videotron's community channel - Québecor".
- ^ a b "Videotron le superclub and Microplay - Québecor".
- ^ "SETTE Postproduction - Québecor".
- ^ "Television - Québecor".
- ^ "Publications du Groupe TVA | Groupe TVA".
- ^ a b c d "Distribution - Québecor".
- ^ "MELS - Québecor".
- ^ "Quebecor Content - Québecor".
- ^ "NumériQ - Québecor".
- ^ http://www.sogides.com
- ^ "Advertising Sales & Marketing - Québecor".
- ^ "Out of home - Québecor".
- ^ "Music - Québecor".
- ^ a b Frédéric Tomesco (10 February 2021). "Québecor deepens music push with Audiogram acquisition". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Gestev - Québecor".
- ^ a b "Quebec Major Junior Hockey League - Québecor".
- ^ Magder, Jason. "New TVA Sports channel takes a shot at RDS". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ "Dreger Report: Expansion on the agenda at 'special' meeting". Bell Media. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Brian Mulroney to be named chairman of media and telecom giant Quebecor". Globe and Mail. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ Quebecor | Board of Directors Archived 21 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Official website
- Assets as of 2010 (in French)