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Quebecor

Canadian media and telecom conglomerate

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Quebecor Inc. is a Canadian diversified media and telecommunications company serving Quebec 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 French only.

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.

01Assets

Telecommunications

Media

  • Groupe TVA
  • Quebecor Content (television content production)
  • Le Journal de Montréal (Montréal newspaper)
  • Le Journal de Québec (Quebec City newspaper)
  • 24 Heures (free newspaper)
  • J5 mobile app
  • QUB Radio (online radio and podcast platform)
  • QUB Musique (music streaming platform)
  • NumériQ
    • Billie
    • En 5 minutes
    • Le Sac de chips
    • Pèse sur Start
    • Porte-monnaie
    • Silo 57
    • TABLOÏD
    • Le Guide de l’auto
  • Groupe Livre Québecor Média (book publishing)
    • 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
    • Les Éditions CEC (school books)
    • Messageries ADP (distribution)
  • Quebecor Advertising Sales & Marketing
  • Quebecor Out of Home
  • Mirabel Printing (newspaper printing)
  • Agence QMI (press agency)

Sports and entertainment

Quebecor headquarters in Downtown Montreal
Quebecor headquarters in Downtown Montreal

02Sponsorship

In 2011, Quebecor launched TVA Sports, a French-language sports television network.

The same year, it bought the management and naming rights of the Videotron Centre, an indoor arena in Quebec City that opened in 2015.

In 2014, the company purchased the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL.

In 2015, Quebecor submitted an application for an National Hockey League expansion franchise in Quebec City. The application has since passed two phases of league scrutiny, with a final decision expected in early 2016. A year later, the league "deferred" the bid.

03Corporate governance

Former Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney served as chair of the board before his death in February 2024.

Current members of the board of directors of Quebecor Inc. are: Françoise Bertrand, Jean La Couture, Sylvie Lalande, Pierre Laurin, A. Michel Lavigne, Geneviève Marcon, and Normand Provost.

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