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Bell sends letter to appeal court backing Rogers; PKP not surprised
telecom | 09/07/2023 5:09 pm EDT
BCE Inc. is backing Rogers Communications Inc. in its appeal over a CRTC decision which chose Quebecor Inc.’s mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) access agreement over...
CRTC must implement a reasonable test for FTTP rates: Péladeau
telecom | 05/11/2023 5:44 pm EDT
The CRTC “must implement a reasonable test” for fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) rates to prevent situations where providers offer prices significantly below approved wholesale rates, according to Quebecor Inc.’s CEO.
Pierre Karl Péladeau made the comments Thursday...
CRTC lays out Online Streaming Act timeline, PKP calls for flexibility
Internet and Governance | 05/08/2023 5:54 pm EDT
On the day the CRTC released its timeline for the public consultations that...
On Rogers-Shaw, Champagne faces policy choice
Media | 01/26/2023 11:48 am EST
All eyes are on Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, who is the last line of defense for...
Videotron takeover of Freedom “dream scenario”, Tribunal hears
telecom | 11/22/2022 7:46 am EST
The takeover of Shaw Communications Inc.’s Freedom Mobile unit by...
PKP still hopeful over Freedom acquisition despite unfruitful mediation with Competition Bureau
Media | 11/03/2022 4:29 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. released its third quarter figures...
CRTC releases long-awaited MVNO terms and conditions
telecom | 10/19/2022 5:30 pm EDT
The CRTC has unveiled its long-awaited terms and conditions of service allowing mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) to operate in Canada.
In a Wednesday morning release, the commission described its framework as “enhancing the ability of regional wireless...
VMedia purchase will sweeten Freedom deal for regulators: Quebecor’s PKP
Media | 08/04/2022 5:37 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc.’s president and CEO has said the company’s recent...
Quebecor wants to make its case for Freedom divestiture to Competition Tribunal
telecom | 07/08/2022 2:15 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. is asking the Competition Tribunal for permission to...
Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau says
telecom | 06/01/2022 4:06 pm EDT
OTTAWA–Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron service is still eager to buy Freedom...
Péladeau says Quebecor will stick to facilities-based model long-term
telecom | 05/13/2022 2:46 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau said “there's no reason at this...
Quebecor cautions regulators on Globalive bid for Freedom
telecom | 03/16/2022 4:55 pm EDT
Asked if the odds of Quebecor Inc. purchasing Shaw Communications Inc.'s...
Don’t leave local news in the hands of megacorporations, Heritage committee hears
Media | 02/16/2022 8:45 pm EST
Not-for-profit community news associations are sounding the alarm over the Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. merger, with one stakeholder saying "democracy dies in the dark...
Quebecor sells its westward expansion
telecom | 11/16/2021 2:30 pm EST
MISSISSAUGA - On the second day of the Canadian Telecom Summit, Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau...
Court dismisses Telus request for injunction against Quebecor’s 3500 MHz licenses
telecom | 10/23/2021 11:40 am EDT
The Federal Court has rejected a Telus Corp....
Quebecor calls for swift news media compensation legislation
Media | 08/05/2021 6:14 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc.’s president and CEO is renewing calls for the federal government to implement a news media compensation strategy, to “ensure the sustainability of advertising revenue, and the vitality of competitiveness” and for the CRTC to ensure swift negotiations...
Quebecor’s Pruneau steps down
Media | 04/27/2021 12:51 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. executive Jean-François Pruneau announced Tuesday morning that he would be stepping down from his position as president and CEO of Videotron in order to "leave active professional life and devote himself to personal...
C-10 regulations ‘Kafkaesque’: Quebecor’s PKP
Media | 03/12/2021 5:42 pm EST
Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau told MPs at a Friday meeting of the House of Commons Heritage committee that the government initiative to overhaul the Broadcasting Act, known as Bill C-10, should focus more on deregulating existing traditional Canadian media. "For traditional broadcasters -- those that showcase...
Helped by Fizz, Quebecor reports strong Q4 earnings
Media | 02/25/2021 5:42 pm EST
Quebecor Inc. has continued to grow its revenues in spite of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, according to...
Industry committee hears call to devolve broadband funding to provinces
telecom | 02/23/2021 5:09 pm EST
A regional nonprofit dedicated to expanding internet connectivity in rural Ontario told the House of Commons industry committee that investment schemes like the Universal Broadband Fund would be more...
Péladeau calls for CBC to be banned from advertising, charging for content
telecom | 01/19/2021 5:31 pm EST
Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau has called on the CRTC to recentre the mission of CBC/Radio-Canada to a “true public interest mission” where the public broadcaster...
Quebecor Q3 revenues tick upwards, driven by wireless
Media | 11/05/2020 5:20 pm EST
Quebecor Inc. posted its third-quarter earnings on Thursday morning, with revenues slightly up, boosted...
CRTC tells Bell it is still giving undue preference to RDS over TVA Sport
telecom | 08/07/2020 10:23 am EDT
The CRTC has sent a letter to BCE Inc. informing the company that its...
Blockbuster Disney production lobbying over COVID-19 protocols
Media | 07/21/2020 6:34 pm EDT
The production company creating a remake of 1940s noir film Nightmare Alley...
Quebecor cuts back capex plans for 2020
Media | 05/14/2020 8:27 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. is dialing back its capital expenditure projections for the upcoming year, owing to the...
Quebecor launches music streaming service
Media | 05/04/2020 3:54 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. has launched a music streaming service, QUB musique, focused on Quebec-based artists. ...
Quebecor, Cogeco lay off staff due to COVID-19
telecom | 03/27/2020 4:26 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. and Cogeco Inc. have both announced staff layoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Quebecor announced on Friday morning it would lay off 10 per cent of its workforce, which the company said amounted to about 1000...
Quebecor ‘not worried’ about COVID-19 impact on capacity
Media | 03/12/2020 5:09 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. says COVID-19 is not expected to have a “material financial...
Quebecor threatens legal action if MVNOs are mandated
telecom | 02/25/2020 6:22 pm EST
GATINEAU, Que. — Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau says he would take legal action against both...
Bell appeals CRTC decision in fight over undue preference
telecom | 01/20/2020 5:19 pm EST
A months-long dispute between BCE Inc. and Quebecor Inc. entered yet another phase Friday, as Bell filed for judicial review of the CRTC’s Dec. 19 decision that found Bell gave undue preference to its own French-language sports channel over Quebecor’s own offering, TVA Sports. In the CRTC decision, the regulator found that by including Bell’s own RDS channel in the “Bon” TV bundle package but not Quebecor’s TVA Sports, Bell had given its own content an unfair advantage. The “exclusion of TVA Sports from Bon, in contrast to RDS, has had, and continues to have, a...
Quebecor’s court appeal over Bell’s G7 gov’t contract dismissed
telecom | 12/11/2019 4:35 pm EST
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a case brought forward by...
V buy would give Bell too much market share: PIAC, Quebecor
Media | 12/03/2019 5:44 pm EST
BCE Inc.’s proposed acquisition of French-language Groupe V Media...
Quebecor says it cut gig speeds due to new wholesale rates
telecom | 11/07/2019 5:12 pm EST
Quebecor Inc. executives confirmed on Thursday that its previously...
Quebecor files appeal in TVA Sports fight
Media | 08/16/2019 5:01 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. filed its appeal Wednesday in the Federal Court of Appeal in Montreal asking to overturn an...
Péladeau asks Quebec to block Bell’s V network buy
Media | 07/25/2019 2:19 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau is vowing to oppose BCE Inc.’s acquisition of a French-language conventional TV network, announced earlier this week.
“As a shareholder in V through Investissement Québec, the government of Québec must intervene to block this...
Bell calls for revocation of TVA Sports licence at tense CRTC hearing
Media | 04/17/2019 5:44 pm EDT
Gatineau, Que. — Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau was unrepentant...
Quebecor walks the talk, pulls TVA Sports signal from Bell
Media | 04/10/2019 7:07 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. has stopped broadcasting its TVA Sports signal following...
Péladeau willing to pull TVA Sports signal in fight with Bell
Media | 04/08/2019 6:03 pm EDT
OTTAWA — Quebecor Inc. president and CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau said...
Quebecor CFO Pruneau to head Videotron
telecom | 01/07/2019 5:35 pm EST
Jean-François Pruneau, Quebecor Inc.’s chief financial officer, has been appointed the new CEO of its...
Videotron losing its CEO as Brouillette announces departure
telecom | 10/16/2018 12:42 pm EDT
Manon Brouillette, who has been at the helm of Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron for the past five years, is leaving the company in what National Bank...
Quebecor calls on provincial parties to support film tax credit
Media | 09/26/2018 5:00 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. is urging Quebec political parties to pledge that they’ll keep a provincial film and TV tax credit and support the province’s film industry, the company said in a press release...
Money for CanCon in budget stopgap measure: CMPA
Media | 03/01/2018 1:33 pm EST
The 2018 federal budget, released Tuesday, confirmed the Canadian Media Fund (CMF) will receive top ups...
Quebecor turning to court over TVA Sports wholesale fee
Media | 02/16/2018 4:27 pm EST
Quebecor Inc. will seek leave to appeal a recent CRTC decision on the...
BPF registers to lobby amidst consumer group funding concerns
Media | 12/14/2017 2:25 pm EST
A few months after the emergence of a proposal asking the CRTC to shift funding away from the Broadcast Participation Fund (BPF), the organization that helps bring consumer interests in front of the commission has filed its first registrations to lobby the regulator and the...
New CEO in at TVA Group after management shuffle
Media | 10/16/2017 12:19 pm EDT
TVA vice-president of programming, France Lauzière, has replaced Julie Tremblay as the president and CEO...
CRTC licence decision sent back to drawing board
Media | 08/14/2017 5:55 pm EDT
A controversial CRTC decision that creative groups said would negatively affect the production of Canadian content will be sent back to the CRTC for reconsideration by the federal cabinet, Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly...
Martin Tremblay named Quebecor Sports and Entertainment COO
Media | 08/11/2017 10:31 am EDT
Quebecor Inc. has promoted its vice-president of public affairs, Martin Tremblay, to a new role as chief operating officer of its sports and entertainment group.
In a press release Friday, the...
Strong wireless trend continues with Quebecor Q2
Media | 08/10/2017 5:09 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. continued the industry trend of steady gains in wireless this past quarter, with...
Don’t reconsider CRTC licence decision: Bell, Corus, Rogers
Media | 08/02/2017 3:58 pm EDT
The country’s biggest media companies are publicly firing back against calls from the creative and screen-based industries and politicians who want Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly to reconsider the CRTC’s decision to adjust the standards for required spending on Canadian...
Péladeau criticizes CRTC for TVA licence changes
Media | 07/21/2017 4:04 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau is chastising the CRTC for its May 15 decision involving...
Péladeau confirms he won’t bring change to Quebecor
Media | 03/15/2017 9:08 pm EDT
After analyst speculation about whether Quebecor Inc.’s returning CEO would affect the strategic direction of the company, Pierre Karl Péladeau confirmed on a conference...
Investor concerns about changes at Quebecor ‘overdone’: Huang
Media | 02/21/2017 6:50 pm EST
Some investors are worried about potential disruptions at Quebecor Inc. following the return of former CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau to the company, though such concern is overblown,...
Péladeau’s return to Quebecor shouldn’t affect business: analysts
Media | 02/16/2017 10:20 pm EST
The man who led Quebecor Inc. for 14 years but left to join provincial politics will return as head of the company Thursday, though despite the change in leadership, analysts expect...
Péladeau steps down as PQ leader
Media | 05/02/2016 7:46 pm EDT
Pierre Karl Péladeau announced Monday he is resigning as the leader of Quebec’s Parti Québécois, citing family reasons. Quebecor Inc. said in a press release following the announcement that it...
Péladeau says he still controls Quebecor: report
Media | 02/04/2015 8:30 pm EST
Pierre Karl Péladeau, the controlling shareholder at Quebecor Inc., who was elected a member of Quebec’s national assembly last year, said Wednesday he maintains control of the company, the Montreal Gazette reported....
Péladeau would put Quebecor shares in blind trust if leader: reports
Media | 10/08/2014 7:04 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc.'s controlling shareholder Pierre Karl Péladeau said he'll put his holdings in the company in a blind trust if he becomes leader of the sovereigntist Parti...
Quebecor says it needs regulated roaming to become fourth carrier
telecom | 06/18/2014 9:14 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. said explicitly Wednesday that it intends to become Canada's "fourth wireless competitor," though it needs "a fair and competitive federally regulated roaming...
Brian Mulroney nominated as Quebecor chairman
Media | 05/29/2014 2:50 pm EDT
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney has been nominated to be chairman of Quebecor Inc.'s board of directors, according to a corporate filing the company made on Wednesday. Mulroney would replace Françoise Bertrand, the chairwoman since March 2011, who Quebecor said in its filing has chosen not to seek re-election. Mulroney is currently vice-chairman, a role he was appointed to in March after Pierre Karl Péladeau stepped down from this role and other board positions as he prepared to run in the Quebec election for the Parti Quebecois. Péladeau, who according to the...
Quebecor’s Robert Dépatie steps down, citing health
Media | 04/28/2014 9:14 pm EDT
Robert Dépatie, the president and CEO of Quebecor Inc. who succeeded Pierre Karl Péladeau when the media mogul stepped down in March 2013, is resigning his position due to health reasons, the company said in a press release. Pierre Dion, who since 2005 has been president and CEO of TVA Group Inc.,...
‘It has an impact,’ CWTA’s Lord says of Telus exit
telecom | 03/18/2014 9:27 pm EDT
OTTAWA — Bernard Lord, CEO of the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, said that Telus Corp.’s decision to leave his group affects the association, though because of the way...
Péladeau’s politics will have little impact on Quebecor: Barclays
Media | 03/14/2014 3:48 pm EDT
Analysts from Barclays Capital said there is little risk to Quebecor Inc.’s businesses from former CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau’s candidacy for the sovereigntist Parti...
Péladeau’s PQ affiliation could affect Quebecor’s fortunes: experts
Media | 03/12/2014 7:03 pm EDT
Pierre Karl Péladeau’s decision to run for the sovereigntist Parti Québécois in the upcoming Quebec election could cause problems for the company he used to lead and of...
Pierre Karl Péladeau resigns after PQ announcement
Media | 03/10/2014 1:51 pm EDT
Pierre Karl Péladeau has resigned from a number of Quebecor Inc. board positions following news that he intends to run as candidate for the sovereigntist Parti Québécois in the upcoming provincial election in Quebec. A press release from Quebecor on Sunday said Péladeau had quit that morning as vice-chairman and a board member of Quebecor, and chairman and a member of the boards at Quebecor Media and TVA Group. A Reuters article reported that Péladeau owns 28 per cent of the shares in Quebecor and 73 per cent of its voting shares. The Canadian Press...