Quebecor

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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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="name proposal">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Assets

Telecommunications

Sports and entertainment

Sponsorship

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Quebecor headquarters in Downtown Montreal

In 2011, Quebecor launched TVA Sports, a French-language sports television network.<ref name="tvasports-gazette">Template:Cite news</ref>

The same year, it bought the management and naming rights of the Videotron Centre, an indoor arena in Quebec City that opened in 2015.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=gandm-vtcentre>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2014, the company purchased the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A year later, the league "deferred" the bid.<ref name="deferred">Template:Cite web</ref>

Corporate governance

Former Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney served as chair of the board before his death in February 2024.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Current members of the board of directors of Quebecor Inc. are:<ref>Quebecor | Board of Directors Template:Webarchive</ref> Françoise Bertrand, Jean La Couture, Sylvie Lalande, Pierre Laurin, A. Michel Lavigne, Geneviève Marcon, and Normand Provost.

See also

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