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COMMENTARY: My quibble with Quibi – and a lesson for Canada
Quebecor will adapt Love Island for French market
TVA Sports moves newscasts online, cuts 17 jobs
By Steve Faguy
MONTREAL — Quebecor Media’s TVA Sports is “transforming” its newscasts to a digital-only offering, a move that has resulted in the elimination of 17 jobs.
“Over the past few years, we have seen sports fans’ consumption habits changing, and the pace of this change has accelerated during the pandemic,” a TVA statement read, quoting executive producer Louis-Philippe Neveu. “That’s why, from now on, we will deliver sports news where the fans are, while adding more live sports events to our programming,” the statement continued.
In what it described as a “sad day,” the union representing TVA…
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MONTREAL – Quebecor said today it is helping the City of Laval’s Zoom/Art exhibition, where it has deliveredcontemporary art to the people via 30 transit shelter advertising faces which are being used to display the work of seven artists who live in Laval or have Laval roots. The project runs from September 25 to October 25, 2020 as part of Les Journées de la culture.
With artwork on the outside faces of the transit shelters and descriptions and information about the artist and the project on the inside, the installations “invite residents to reflect, to be moved and to travel…
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TORONTO — Normally, the NHL would be opening its regular season during the first week of October, but this year, Rogers Sports and Media’s Sportsnet will provide exclusive national English-language coverage of this year’s 2020 NHL Draft, which for the first time will take place virtually, starting Tuesday.
Quebecor’s TVA Sports will have the draft in French this week.
Coverage of the first round of the draft begins Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on Sportsnet, the Sportsnet Radio Network and Sportsnet Now, followed by Wednesday’s coverage of Rounds 2-7 beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET/8:30 a.m. PT on Sportsnet, Sportsnet…
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MONTREAL — Quebecor’s Videotron Business and its Fibrenoire subsidiary are launching a new set of solutions for businesses to enhance teamwork, security and productivity for employees working from home, regardless of connection type, industry or company size.
The new family of teleworking plans offers dedicated Internet access, advanced cloud communication features, and mobile solutions and devices. The services and tools are designed to facilitate communication with customers and collaboration with coworkers, improve project management and effectively measure team productivity, says the Videotron press release.
“Videotron Business is committed to supporting companies through the recovery and helping them continue their business…
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MONTREAL – Quebecor is sponsoring the Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC) for the 13th consecutive year and, as part of the #cultured’ici movement it launched in the spring, the company is supporting the festival with a number of initiatives to promote Québec cinema and Québec creators.
This year, the FNC will run online from October 7 to 31, 2020 and Quebecor will also present two awards at the festival, including the prestigious Louve d’or for best feature film in the International Competition.
“More than ever, the Quebecor family’s resources and energies will be harnessed to promote Québec talent,” says Pierre Karl…
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Also files lawsuit seeking $12 million in damages
MONTREAL — Quebecor-owned Videotron is taking its dispute with Bell over access to support structures to the Competition Bureau of Canada, asking for an investigation into Bell’s practices which Videotron says are anticompetitive by allegedly slowing down or, in some cases, blocking access to Bell’s telephone poles.
In a Videotron press release today, the company says its application to the Competition Bureau provides “multiple documented examples of the Canadian telecommunications giant’s stratagems to limit competition. These tactics, which are depriving entire communities of access to 21st century digital infrastructure, are destructive and…
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MONTREAL — Propulsion Québec, the electric and smart transportation (EST) cluster, announced today a new three-year partnership with Quebecor that will see the communications company expand its involvement in developing the EST transportation ecosystem. In addition, Propulsion Québec will support the electrification of Quebecor’s Videotron vehicle fleet.
In January 2020, Quebecor joined the cluster and announced its action plan to accelerate the electrification of its entire fleet of more than 1,000 vehicles, which already includes almost 40 electric cars. The plan revolves around the conversion of the gasoline engines of the company’s light trucks to electric motors and the…
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City of Laval uses Quebecor’s street furniture to showcase culture
Sportsnet, TVA Sports, to air virtual 2020 NHL Draft, starting Tuesday
Videotron Business launches new telework solutions
Quebecor sponsors Festival du nouveau cinéma for 13th year
Videotron asks Competition Bureau to investigate Bell’s pole-access practices
Quebecor expands support for smart transport cluster
