Editing Quebecor

{{Short description|Canadian media and telecom conglomerate}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=November 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Expand French|Québecor|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Quebecor Inc.
| image_caption = Quebecor Inc.'s headquarters in 2015
| native_name = Québecor Inc.
| logo = Quebecor logo.svg
| image = 01-Quebecor-SiegeSocial.jpg
| logo_size = 200px
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{tsx|QBR.A}}<br />{{tsx|QBR.B}} <br /> [[S&P/TSX Composite Index|S&P/TSX Composite Component]]
| founder = [[Pierre Péladeau]]
| foundation = {{sda|1965}}<ref name=QuebecorFounder>{{cite web|title=Quebecor's Founder|url=http://www.quebecor.com/en/content/quebecors-founder|publisher=Quebecor Inc.|access-date=20 June 2014}}</ref>
| location_city = 612 [[Saint Jacques Street|Saint-Jacques St.]]<br />[[Montreal, Quebec]]<br />H3C 4M8
| location_country = Canada
| location = <!--modifies "Headquarters" entry-->
| locations = 
| key_people = [[Pierre Karl Péladeau]] (CEO, president and chairman, majority shareholder)
| area_served = Most of Canada through various subsidiaries
| industry = [[Telecommunications]], Diversified [[mass media|media]] and [[broadcasting]]
| products = 
| services = [[Advertising]] <br /> [[Marketing]] <br /> [[Publishing]]
| revenue = {{gain}} [[Canadian dollar|CA$]]4.532 billion (''Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2022'')<ref name=Annual2022>{{cite web|title=Quebecor Inc. Consolidated financial statements|url=https://www.quebecor.com/en/investors|website=Quebecor|access-date=29 April 2023|date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{gain}} [[Canadian dollar|CA$]]810.1 million (''Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2022'')<ref name=Annual2022/>
| net_income = {{gain}} [[Canadian dollar|CA$]]596.7 million (''Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2022'')<ref name=Annual2022/>
| assets = {{loss}} [[Canadian dollar|CA$]]10.625 billion (''Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2022'')<ref name=Annual2022/>
| equity = {{gain}} [[Canadian dollar|CA$]]1.357 billion (''Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2022'')<ref name=Annual2022/>
| owner = [[Pierre Karl Péladeau]] (majority shareholder) through Les Placements Péladeau inc. (74.13%)
| num_employees = 8,832 (2022)
| divisions = [[Le SuperClub Vidéotron]] <br /> [[Freedom Mobile]] <br /> [[TVA Group]] <br /> [[Vidéotron]] <br /> [[VMedia]]
| subsid = [[Quebecor Media]]
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.quebecor.com/}}
| footnotes = 
}}

'''Quebecor Inc.''' is a Canadian diversified media and telecommunications company serving [[Quebec]] based in [[Montreal]]. It was spelled Quebecor in both [[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]] until May 2012, when shareholders voted to add the [[acute accent]], '''Québecor''', in French only.<ref>{{cite web|title=Les actionnaires de Québecor votent pour l'ajout d'un accent|url=https://www.ledevoir.com/economie/actualites-economiques/349655/les-actionnaires-de-quebecor-votent-pour-l-ajout-d-un-accent|agency=The Canadian Press|access-date=26 March 2013|language=fr|date=10 May 2012<!--|quote=Les actionnaires ont entériné à la quasi-unanimité lors de leur assemblée annuelle, hier à Montréal, une résolution visant à franciser la raison sociale de l’entreprise pour ses activités en français en ajoutant l’accent aigu sur le premier « e » de Quebecor. « Je suis très content, tout comme les actionnaires », a déclaré le président et chef de la direction de l’entreprise, Pierre Karl Péladeau, en point de presse à la suite de cette assemblée. « Dieu sait si c’est profondément dans notre ADN et dans nos métiers puisque nous avons toujours évolué dans le domaine culturel », a-t-il fait valoir.-->}}</ref><ref name="name proposal">{{cite news|last=Van Praet|first=Nicolas|title=Quebecor to propose French version of name for Quebec|url=http://business.financialpost.com/2012/04/09/quebecor-to-propose-french-version-of-name-for-quebec/|work=Financial Post|access-date=26 March 2013|location=Montreal|date=9 April 2012<!--|quote=Quebecor will continue to use its unaccented name in business outside Quebec.-->}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Van Praet|first=Nicolas|title=Quebec puts accent on linguistic correctness|url=http://business.financialpost.com/2012/02/02/quebec-puts-accent-on-linguistic-correctness/|work=Financial Post|access-date=26 March 2013|location=Montreal|date=2 February 2012<!--|quote=company vice-president Serge Sasseville said in an email. "It is pretty simple. The French version [with] the acute accent will be used in Quebec and the English version without the acute accent will be used in the rest of Canada."-->}}</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>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/quebecor-announces-the-closing-of-the-purchase-of-caisse-de-depot-et-placement-du-quebecs-interest-in-quebecor-media-and-the-issuance-of-a-convertible-debenture-686270011.html|title=Quebecor announces the closing of the purchase of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec's interest in Quebecor Media and the issuance of a convertible debenture}}</ref>

==Assets==
===Telecommunications===
*[[Vidéotron]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quebecor.com/en/our-activities/videotron|title = Videotron – Québecor}}</ref>
**illico TV (channel 900)
**illico Digital TV (Cable TV provider)
**Club illico ([[Video on demand#Subscription models|SVOD]] service)
**Vrai (unscripted SVOD service)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://playbackonline.ca/2021/07/13/quebecor-readies-unscripted-focused-streamer-vrai/|title=Quebecor readies unscripted-focused streamer VRAI|website=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]|author=Jordan Pinto|date=13 July 2021|accessdate=24 September 2021}}</ref>
**Helix TV app
**[[Canal Indigo]] ([[pay-per-view]] and [[Video on demand#Near video on demand|NVOD]] channel; bilingual with English- and French-language services)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canalindigo.com/en/about|title=Our services &#124; Pay-per-view Events & Movies}}</ref>
**[[Fizz Mobile|Fizz]] (internet and cellular provider)
**Vidéotron Business<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quebecor.com/en/our-activities/videotron-business|title = Videotron Business – Québecor}}</ref>
***Fibrenoire
**[[MAtv]] (community channels)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quebecor.com/en/our-activities/matv-videotron-community-channel|title=MAtv, Videotron's community channel – Québecor}}</ref>
**Helix (internet and IPTV provider)
**[[Le SuperClub Vidéotron]] ([[Video rental shop|video rental]] chain)<ref name=superclub>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quebecor.com/en/our-activities/videotron-le-superclub-and-microplay|title = Videotron le superclub and Microplay – Québecor}}</ref>
***Microplay ([[video game]] retail)<ref name=superclub />
*SETTE Postproduction<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quebecor.com/en/our-activities/sette-postproduction|title=SETTE Postproduction – Québecor}}</ref>
* [[VMedia]] ([[Toronto]], [[Ontario]])<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dobby |first=Christine |date=July 28, 2022 |title=If you live in the GTA, Quebecor could soon be your ISP as it snaps up small internet and TV provider VMedia |work=Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2022/07/28/if-you-live-in-the-gta-quebecor-could-soon-be-your-isp-as-it-snaps-up-small-internet-and-tv-provider-vmedia.html |access-date=July 28, 2022}}</ref>
*[[Freedom Mobile]]

===[[Quebecor Media|Media]]===
*[[Groupe TVA]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quebecor.com/en/our-activities/television|title = Television – Québecor}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pierre Karl Péladeau quitte la direction de Québecor - Le reportage de Chu Anh Pham |url=http://staging.fr.video.canoe.tv/video/2226797176001 |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=CanoeTV}}</ref>
**[[TVA (Canadian TV network)|TVA]]
*** [[CFTM-DT]] Montréal
*** [[CFCM-DT]] Quebec City
*** [[CHLT-DT]] Sherbrooke
*** [[CHEM-DT]] Trois-Rivières
*** [[CJPM-DT]] Saguenay
*** [[CFER-TV]] Rimouski
**[[addikTV]]
**[[Casa (TV channel)|Casa]]
**[[Prise 2]]
**[[Yoopa]]
**[[Témoin]]
**[[Évasion]]
**[[Zeste]]
**[[TVA Sports]]
**TVA+ (video on demand and [[Video on demand#Catch-up TV|catch-up TV]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://quebecorexpertisemedia.com/en/platforms/digital/tvaplus|title=TVA+ &#124; Quebecor Expertise Media}}</ref>
**TVA Publications ([[magazine]]s)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.groupetva.ca/legroupe/publications|title = Publications du Groupe TVA &#124; Groupe TVA}}</ref>
***''7 Jours''
***''TV Hebdo''
***''Recettes du Québec''
***''Échos Vedettes''
***''Cool!''
***''Clin d'œil''
***''Star Système''
***''Coup de Pouce''
***''[[Canadian Living]]''
***Espaces
***Échos Vedettes
***DH
***''Les Idées de ma maison''
***''[[Style at Home]]''
***''Dernière Heure''
***''Good Times Magazine''
***''La Semaine''
****''La Semaine Pratique''
****''La Semaine Santé''
****''La Semaine Extra''
****''La Semaine Téléromans''
****''La Semaine Cuisine''
***''Pool Pro''
***Messageries Dynamiques (distribution)<ref name=distrib>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quebecor.com/en/our-activities/distribution|title = Distribution – Québecor}}</ref>
**MELS Studios (film and television production services)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quebecor.com/en/our-activities/mels|title = MELS – Québecor}}</ref>
**Incendo Media<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.groupetva.ca/presse/communiques/tva-group-acquires-incendo-group|title = TVA Group acquires Incendo group &#124; Groupe TVA}}</ref>
**[[TVA Films]] ([[movie theater|theatrical]] [[film distribution|film]] and [[home video]] distribution)<ref name=distrib />
**TVA Nouvelles (news source)
***[[Le Canal Nouvelles]] (LCN)
*Quebecor Content (television content production)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quebecor.com/en/our-activities/content-quebecor|title = Quebecor Content – Québecor}}</ref>
*{{Lang|fr|[[Le Journal de Montréal]]}} ([[Montréal]] newspaper)
*''[[Le Journal de Québec]]'' ([[Quebec City]] newspaper)
*{{Lang|fr|[[24 Hours (newspaper)|24 Heures]]}} ([[free newspaper]])
*J5 mobile app
*QUB Radio (online radio and podcast platform)
*QUB Musique (music streaming platform)
*NumériQ<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quebecor.com/en/numeriq|title = NumériQ – Québecor}}</ref>
**Billie
**En 5 minutes
**Le Sac de chips
**Pèse sur Start
**Porte-monnaie
**Silo 57
**TABLOÏD
**Le Guide de l’auto
*Groupe Livre Québecor Média ([[book]] [[publishing]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sogides.com|title = Groupe Livre Québecor Média|date=2022|access-date=27 December 2022}}</ref>
**Groupe Sogides (general literature)
***Groupe Homme
****Les Éditions de l'Homme
****Le Jour Éditeur 
****Les Éditions La Griffe
****Les Éditions Petit Homme
****Juniper Publishing (English-language publishing)
***Groupe Charron Éditeur
****Éditions La Semaine
****Recto-Verso Éditeur 
***Groupe Ville-Marie Littérature
****Éditions VLB
****Éditions de l'Hexagone
****Les Éditions du Journal
****Éditions TYPO
****Les Éditions de La Bagnole
***Groupe Librex
****Éditions Libre Expression
****Éditions Stanké
****Les Éditions Publistar
****Éditions Trécarré
****Éditions Logiques
**Les Éditions CEC (school books)
**Messageries ADP (distribution)<ref name=distrib />
*Quebecor Advertising Sales & Marketing<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quebecor.com/en/our-activities/advertising-sales-and-marketing|title = Advertising Sales & Marketing – Québecor}}</ref>
*Quebecor Out of Home<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quebecor.com/en/our-activities/out-of-home|title=Out of home – Québecor}}</ref>
*Mirabel Printing (newspaper printing)<ref name=distrib />
*Agence QMI (press agency)

===Sports and entertainment===
*[[Videotron Centre]] ([[indoor arena]])
*[[Disques Musicor|Les Disques Musicor]] ([[record label]])<ref name=music>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quebecor.com/en/our-activities/music|title=Music – Québecor}}</ref>
*[[Audiogram (label)|Audiogram]] ([[record label]])<ref name=audiogram>{{cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.com/business/local-business/quebecor-deepens-music-push-with-audiogram-acquisition|title=Québecor deepens music push with Audiogram acquisition|author=Frédéric Tomesco|website=[[Montreal Gazette]]|date=10 February 2021|accessdate=18 July 2021}}</ref>
**Éditorial Avenue ([[music publishing]])<ref name=audiogram />
*Gestev (events management)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quebecor.com/en/our-activities/gestev|title = Gestev – Québecor}}</ref>
*[[Blainville-Boisbriand Armada]]<ref name=qmjhl>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quebecor.com/en/our-activities/hockey-qmjhl|title = Quebec Major Junior Hockey League – Québecor}}</ref>
*[[Quebec Remparts]]<ref name=qmjhl />

==Sponsorship==
[[File:quebecor.jpg|thumb|right|Quebecor headquarters in Downtown Montreal]]

In 2011, Quebecor launched [[TVA Sports]], a French-language sports television network.<ref name="tvasports-gazette">{{cite news | last=Magder | first=Jason | title=New TVA Sports channel takes a shot at RDS | url=http://www.pressreader.com/canada/montreal-gazette/20110601/283961764112074 | newspaper=[[Montreal Gazette]]| access-date=27 July 2011 }}</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>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/quebec-city-arena/ |title=Quebec sells arena naming rights for $33M |website=Sportsnet |date=March 1, 2011}}</ref><ref name=gandm-vtcentre>{{cite web |title=Quebecor naming Quebec City hockey arena Videotron Centre |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/marketing/quebecor-naming-quebec-city-hockey-arena-videotron-centre/article23826452/ |author=Nicolas Van Praet and Susan Krashinsky |website=The Globe and Mail}}</ref>

In 2014, the company purchased the [[Quebec Remparts]] of the [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|QMJHL]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/quebec-remparts-sold-for-between-20-million-and-25-million-source/ |title=Quebec Remparts sold for between $20 million and $25 million: Source |author=Ken Campbell |website=The Hockey News |date=November 27, 2014}}</ref>

In 2015, Quebecor submitted an application for an [[National Hockey League]] [[Potential National Hockey League expansion#Quebec City|expansion franchise]] in Quebec City. The application has since passed two phases of league scrutiny, with a final decision expected in early 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/dreger-report-expansion-on-the-agenda-at-special-meeting-1.419995|title=Dreger Report: Expansion on the agenda at 'special' meeting|publisher=Bell Media|date=8 January 2016|access-date=9 January 2016}}</ref> A year later, the league "deferred" the bid.<ref name="deferred">{{Cite web |last=Cooper |first=Josh |date=June 22, 2016 |title=Quebec City ponders options after NHL defers expansion bid |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/quebec-city-ponders-options-after-nhl-defers-expansion-bid-001814431.html |website=[[Yahoo Sports]] }}</ref>

==Corporate governance==
Former Prime Minister of Canada [[Brian Mulroney]] served as chair of the board before his death in February 2024.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brian Mulroney to be named chairman of media and telecom giant Quebecor|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/brian-mulroney-to-take-charge-at-telecom-media-giant-quebecor/article18903456/|access-date=29 May 2014|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=29 May 2014}}</ref>

Current members of the [[board of directors]] of Quebecor Inc. are:<ref>[http://quebecor.com/en/content/board-directors Quebecor | Board of Directors] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521183717/http://quebecor.com/en/content/board-directors |date=21 May 2012 }}</ref> [[Françoise Bertrand]], Jean La Couture, Sylvie Lalande, Pierre Laurin, A. Michel Lavigne, Geneviève Marcon, and Normand Provost.

==See also==
*[[Media ownership in Canada]]
*[[Charles-Albert Poissant]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.quebecor.com/}}
* [http://www.cem.ulaval.ca/portraits_entreprises/QUEBECOR.html Assets as of 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070124125020/http://www.cem.ulaval.ca/portraits_entreprises/QUEBECOR.html |date=24 January 2007 }} {{in lang|fr}}

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