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Quebecor’s Péladeau wants CBC out of advertising market

| 05/08/2025 6:01 pm EDT

Quebecor threatens legal action if MVNOs are mandatedQuebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau wants to see CBC/Radio-Canada blocked from earning advertising revenue, as his company faces decreased ad revenues of its own. Péladeau also railed against foreign players such as Meta Platforms Inc. and criticized the regulatory...

Wholesale internet rates must be the same coast to coast: Peladeau

| 02/28/2025 11:56 am EST

PKP proposes 20 per cent base contribution for foreign online platforms at CRTC hearingsWhile the CRTC’s recent decision to expand the wholesale fibre access framework across the country was a “step in the right direction” for Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl...

Quebecor’s revenue, profits drop in Q3 2024

telecom | 11/07/2024 5:21 pm EST

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau saysQuebecor Inc. saw a drop in both revenues and profit in its most recent quarter.  Revenues were down...

Competitors unhappy, incumbents closed-lipped about CRTC’s interim wholesale rates

telecom | 10/28/2024 5:27 pm EDT

CRTC logo graphic The Wire ReportThe CRTC’s recent decision on interim wholesale fibre rates is supposed...

Quebecor acquires advertising business, expands ad reach in Canada

telecom | 10/02/2024 4:23 pm EDT

Quebecor logo graphic for The Wire ReportQuebecor Inc. has finalized a deal to acquire the Canada-wide out-of-home...

Effects of mandated wholesale fibre access depend on final rates, stakeholders say

Internet and Governance | 08/13/2024 9:43 am EDT

Effects of mandated wholesale fibre access depend on final rates, stakeholders sayWhile some companies praised the CRTC’s long-awaited decision to mandate aggregated wholesale access to fibre networks across Canada, they are hesitant to celebrate just...

Quebecor announces two executive appointments at Videotron, Freedom

Media | 08/12/2024 6:54 pm EDT

Quebecor announces two executive appointments at Videotron, FreedomQuebecor Inc. announced Monday that it has installed two new executives in...

Media division bolsters Quebecor’s Q2 results

Media | 08/08/2024 4:54 pm EDT

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau saysStrong results from its media division gave Quebecor Inc. a robust second quarter, the company reported...

Freedom Mobile serious in its intention to be fourth player, Péladeau tells CTS

telecom | 06/17/2024 9:58 pm EDT

Freedom Mobile serious in its intention to be fourth player, Péladeau tells CTSTORONTO – The head of Quebecor Inc. came out swinging against the Big...

Quebecor files complaint with Competition Bureau over Loblaw deal with Bell, Rogers

telecom | 06/12/2024 5:43 pm EDT

Quebecor files complaint with Competition Bureau over Loblaw deal with Bell, RogersQuebecor Inc. has lodged a complaint with the Competition Bureau over...

Quebecor Q1 revenues soar following Freedom takeover

Media | 05/09/2024 8:27 pm EDT

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau saysQuebecor Inc. reported a robust increase in revenues and profits for the first quarter of 2024, driven...

Quebecor reports revenue increase in Q4

Media | 02/22/2024 5:52 pm EST

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau saysQuebecor Inc. reported a successful fourth-quarter as it closed out the 2023 fiscal year, which it said...

INDU debates study of mobile plan price hikes

telecom | 01/15/2024 5:46 pm EST

Federal government launches consultation on AI and copyrightAfter almost two hours of deliberation last Thursday, the House industry and technology committee failed...

Bell lays out contribution framework proposal at CRTC

Internet and Governance | 11/22/2023 9:13 am EST

Bell lays out contribution framework proposal at CRTCBCE Inc. revealed more details on Tuesday on its proposal for how base contributions from online...

Freedom launches new roaming plan covering 73 destinations

telecom | 11/21/2023 5:27 pm EST

Freedom launches new roaming plan covering 73 destinationsQuebecor Inc.’s Freedom Mobile announced its new roaming plan, Roam Beyond, Tuesday, which offers 60 GB of data for $65 per month after digital discount. Freedom customers will be able to connect with 73 destinations around the world with data, unlimited texting,...

Fizz offering $4/month plans in western Canada while in beta testing

telecom | 11/20/2023 3:04 pm EST

On Rogers-Shaw, Champagne faces policy choiceQuebecor Inc.'s Fizz went live in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton, the...

Quebecor begins beta launch of Fizz in western Canada

telecom | 11/15/2023 3:39 pm EST

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau saysQuebecor Inc.’s Fizz will be available outside of Quebec in the “coming weeks”, CEO Pierre Karl...

TVA Group lays off 31 per cent of workforce in reorganization

Media | 11/04/2023 11:47 am EDT

Potential described video costs ‘exorbitant’: TVA GroupQuebecor Inc.’s TVA Group announced Thursday a series of changes to cut down on operating costs, resulting in the elimination of 547 positions or 31 per cent of the company’s current workforce. The layoffs will include 300 positions in in-house production, 98 positions related to the operations of TVA’s local stations, and 149 positions in other departments. The network said all affected employees received a minimum of 16 weeks notice from the day of the...

Bell sends letter to appeal court backing Rogers; PKP not surprised

telecom | 09/07/2023 5:09 pm EDT

On Rogers-Shaw, Champagne faces policy choiceBCE Inc. is backing Rogers Communications Inc. in its appeal over a CRTC...

CRTC must implement a reasonable test for FTTP rates: Péladeau

telecom | 05/11/2023 5:44 pm EDT

On Rogers-Shaw, Champagne faces policy choiceThe CRTC “must implement a reasonable test” for fibre-to-the-premise...

CRTC lays out Online Streaming Act timeline, PKP calls for flexibility

Internet and Governance | 05/08/2023 5:54 pm EDT

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau saysOn 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

On Rogers-Shaw, Champagne faces policy choiceAll 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

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau saysThe takeover of Shaw Communications Inc.’s Freedom Mobile unit by...

CRTC releases long-awaited MVNO terms and conditions

telecom | 10/19/2022 5:30 pm EDT

CRTC changes position on MVNOs, proposes mandated accessThe CRTC has unveiled its long-awaited terms and conditions of service allowing mobile virtual network...

VMedia purchase will sweeten Freedom deal for regulators: Quebecor’s PKP

Media | 08/04/2022 5:37 pm EDT

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau saysQuebecor 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

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau saysQuebecor Inc. is asking the Competition Tribunal for permission to intervene in the regulator's review of the proposed merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw...

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau says

telecom | 06/01/2022 4:06 pm EDT

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau saysOTTAWA–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 threatens legal action if MVNOs are mandatedQuebecor 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

Quebecor cautions regulators on Globalive bid for FreedomAsked 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

Don’t leave local news in the hands of megacorporations, Heritage committee hearsNot-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

Quebecor sells its westward expansionMISSISSAUGA - On the second day of the Canadian Telecom Summit, Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau sought to do away with any uncertainty about whether or not his company was ready to roll out in western Canada. He appeared to properly announce his company as a fourth...

Court dismisses Telus request for injunction against Quebecor’s 3500 MHz licenses

telecom | 10/23/2021 11:40 am EDT

Court dismisses Telus request for injunction against Quebecor's 3500 MHz licensesThe Federal Court has rejected a Telus Corp....

Quebecor calls for swift news media compensation legislation

Media | 08/05/2021 6:14 pm EDT

Quebecor calls for swift news media compensation legislationQuebecor Inc.’s president and CEO is renewing calls for the federal...

Quebecor’s Pruneau steps down 

Media | 04/27/2021 12:51 pm EDT

Quebecor's Pruneau steps down 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

Helped by Fizz, Quebecor reports strong Q4 earningsQuebecor 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

Resistance to tower builds shows need to ‘rethink’ consultations: MPA 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

Péladeau calls for CBC to be banned from advertising, charging for contentQuebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau has called on the CRTC to recentre...

Quebecor Q3 revenues tick upwards, driven by wireless

Media | 11/05/2020 5:20 pm EST

Quebecor Q3 revenues tick upwards, driven by wirelessQuebecor 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

CRTC tells Bell it is still giving undue preference to RDS over TVA SportThe CRTC has sent a letter to BCE Inc. informing the company that its submission of a new sports package to the regulator was still giving undue preference to its own RDS...

Blockbuster Disney production lobbying over COVID-19 protocols

Media | 07/21/2020 6:34 pm EDT

Canadian authorities in talks about COVID-19 tracking appsThe 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 cuts back capex plans for 2020Quebecor 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 launches music streaming serviceQuebecor 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 ‘not worried’ about COVID-19 impact on capacityQuebecor Inc. says COVID-19 is not expected to have a “material financial impact” on the company and is not worried about its impact on network consumption and capacity. Quebecor held its quarterly earnings call as the TSX plunged 1000 points in early trading on...

Quebecor threatens legal action if MVNOs are mandated

telecom | 02/25/2020 6:22 pm EST

Quebecor threatens legal action if MVNOs are mandatedGATINEAU, 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...

Quebecor’s court appeal over Bell’s G7 gov’t contract dismissed

telecom | 12/11/2019 4:35 pm EST

Quebecor’s court appeal over Bell’s G7 gov’t contract dismissedThe 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

V buy would give Bell too much market share: PIAC, QuebecorBCE 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 says it cut gig speeds due to new wholesale ratesQuebecor Inc. executives confirmed on Thursday that its previously...

Quebecor files appeal in TVA Sports fight

Media | 08/16/2019 5:01 pm EDT

Quebecor files appeal in TVA Sports fightQuebecor 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

Videotron says cord-cutting stable, eying IPTV to grow TV ARPUQuebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau is vowing to oppose BCE Inc.’s acquisition of a French-language...

Bell calls for revocation of TVA Sports licence at tense CRTC hearing

Media | 04/17/2019 5:44 pm EDT

Bell calls for revocation of TVA Sports licence at tense CRTC hearingGatineau, 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 walks the talk, pulls TVA Sports signal from BellQuebecor Inc. has  stopped broadcasting its TVA Sports signal following the 7 p.m. deadline the company set in a tense stand-off with BCE Inc. Quebecor CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau said earlier this week that he would pull the signal for TVA Sports from Bell’s TV service...

Péladeau willing to pull TVA Sports signal in fight with Bell

Media | 04/08/2019 6:03 pm EDT

Péladeau willing to pull TVA Sports signal in fight with BellOTTAWA — Quebecor Inc. president and CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau said...

Quebecor CFO Pruneau to head Videotron

telecom | 01/07/2019 5:35 pm EST

Quebecor CFO Pruneau to head VideotronJean-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

Former Videotron customers returning from Bell: BrouilletteManon 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

Money for CanCon in budget stopgap measure: CMPAThe 2018 federal budget, released Tuesday, confirmed the Canadian Media Fund (CMF) will receive top ups to offset declining private industry contributions, and included new funding efforts to support local journalism. Over the next five years, the government will...

Quebecor turning to court over TVA Sports wholesale fee

Media | 02/16/2018 4:27 pm EST

Quebecor turning to court over TVA Sports wholesale feeQuebecor 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

Ian Scott ‘collegial’ choice for new CRTC chair: former colleaguesA few months after the emergence of a proposal asking the CRTC to shift...

New CEO in at TVA Group after management shuffle

Media | 10/16/2017 12:19 pm EDT

New CEO in at TVA Group after management shuffleTVA 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

Martin Tremblay named Quebecor Sports and Entertainment COOQuebecor 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

Strong wireless trend continues with Quebecor Q2Quebecor 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

Don’t reconsider CRTC licence decision: Bell, Corus, RogersThe country’s biggest media companies are publicly firing back against...

Péladeau criticizes CRTC for TVA licence changes

Media | 07/21/2017 4:04 pm EDT

Péladeau criticizes CRTC for TVA licence changesQuebecor 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 call Wednesday that his return won’t alter Quebecor’s plans.    “With the last 16 years, we’ve been following the same strategy…in the combination of content and distribution,” Péladeau said on the call with analysts reporting the company’s fourth quarter earnings. “I think we’ve been able to enhance and position our...

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 Québécois (PQ), reports indicated Wednesday. However, he called a motion to ban members of the provincial legislature like him from owning a controlling stake in media companies "outrageous," different articles indicated. CTV reported that Francois Legault, leader of the CAQ party, has...

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,...

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...