Articles Tagged ‘Quebecor’

ICYMI: Globe adds to sales team, CFL’s web series

In case you missed it: the Globe and Mail has added two to its Globe Alliance sales team, and the CFL is introducing a new web series.

Quebecor wants the Nordiques back in Quebec City

The telco has put its hand up as interested in announced expansion plans for the NHL.

Spotted! Disney’s haunted Montreal bus stop

The upcoming vacation season has Disney getting creative with Montreal OOH.

Quebecor sales lead joins RNC Media

Edith Perreault has joined the broadcasting firm following over two years as the EVP of national sales at Quebecor Media.

Quebecor sees fourth quarter loss, despite higher revenues

The Quebec media giant posted a net loss of $59.5 million, compared to a profit of $300,000 in Q4 2013.

Court orders Bell to pay $137M to Videotron, TVA

Satellite TV service Bell ExpressVu, a subsidiary of Bell, must pay compensation for failing to effectively fight piracy of its signals between 1999 and 2005, the Quebec Court of Appeal ruled.

The CRTC wants more from Videotron

The regulator called for the media co to increase local programming on MAtv, while also approving a Videotron request for a new English-language community channel.

Quebecor creates specialized sales teams

The media co’s EVP media sales Donald Lizotte on the decision to split up its national sales team.

Ease regulations or risk failure: Quebecor to CRTC

Quebecor CEO Pierre Dion argued for a less-regulated Canadian broadcast system that can more nimbly compete with new foreign players.

Publicis acquires Nurun

The holding company picked up the agency from Quebecor for $125 million.

Scotiabank deepens Quebec hockey strategy

The bank is making the province a bigger part of its national hockey strategy with a one-year deal on French-language NHL games with new broadcaster TVA.

Quebecor CEO steps down

Robert Depatie has announced he is leaving his position as president and CEO at the company for health reasons.

TC Media acquires 74 Sun Media titles

The deal, worth $75 million, includes all of Sun Media’s weekly community titles in Quebec.

Sun Media slashes 200 jobs

The Quebecor-owned media company announced about a quarter of the latest layoffs will come from editorial.

Media reaction to the Rogers NHL deal

ZO’s Sunni Boot, PHD’s Fred Forster and Brian Cooper from S&E Sponsorship Group weigh in on the new NHL deal in Canada.