Articles Tagged ‘Quebecor’
CRTC extends hundreds of TV broadcast licenses
The regulator is seeking more time to modernize its licensing framework as it implements the Online Streaming Act.
TVA commissions MasterChef adaptation for Quebec market
The first season is expected to premiere in winter 2024.
Public interest groups ask CRTC to simplify broadcaster applications
All of Canada’s major TV broadcasters currently have some form of open request to amend their license terms.
Government of Canada, Quebecor pull ads from Meta in response to news blocking plans
The government’s $11.4 million in spending, as well as ads for Videotron, Freedom Mobile and TVA, are off of Facebook and Instagram.
Quebecor delays ending weekend newscasts, warns of staff cuts
The broadcaster has responded to a request from the CRTC that warned of violations to the Broadcasting Act.
Upfronts 2023: Martin Matte leads TVA’s new 2023-24 programming
Quebecor has also commissioned a new drama it hopes will be a suitable follow-up to L’Échappée.
Quebecor launches new apps for Le Journal
In addition to housing all of the newspapers’ daily content, the platforms include a new tool to better understand the real estate market.
Rogers-Shaw merger receives final federal approval
Ottawa has signed off on Freedom Mobile’s sale to Videotron, the final condition for the merger to go through, though it comes with a list of conditions.
24 heures ends print edition, goes online-only
The Quebecor newspaper had gone to once weekly in 2021 as part of a digital shift.
Videotron signs on to sponsor Montreal Alouettes
The deal includes a patch on the team’s jerseys and events during home games.
Quebecor to help launch new music streaming service in Canada
The company’s QUB Musique catalogue will be part of Qobuz when it launches in Canada this May.
Club Illico becomes exclusive French streamer for Paramount in Canada
The Quebecor-owned service signs a deal for films including Top Gun: Maverick and Babylon.
Deadline extended for Rogers-Shaw merger, again
As the companies continue to await final approval, the outside closing date has now been pushed past the two-year mark from when it was first announced.
Quebecor names new head of out-of-home division
Michel Drouin has been promoted to elevate the offering and establish new business relationships.
Mediation in Roger-Shaw takeover fails, again
The companies will now have to move to public hearings before the Competition Tribunal.
