Quebecor
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| Quebecor | |
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| Revenue | $10.8 billion CAN ( |
| Employees | 47,400 |
Quebecor Inc. TSX: QBR (written without an accent on the first e, even in French) is a large Quebec-based communications company. It was founded by Pierre Péladeau, and remains run by his family. Quebecor Inc. has two operating subsidiaries:
- Quebecor World Inc. is the second largest commercial printing company in the world, with 39,000 employees around the world.
- Quebecor Media Inc. which owns and operates:
- Vidéotron (cable TV and internet service provider)
- Sun Media corporation (newspapers)
- TVA (TV network)
- Canoe.ca (Internet websites including Canoe.ca/Canoe.com portal and Archambault.ca)
- Archambault stores (books, music and video)
- Book publishing companies
- The number-one magazine publishing company in Quebec
- Vidéotron Télécom (telecommunications)
- Le SuperClub Vidéotron (DVD and VHS movie rental stores)
On June 1, 2007, Quebecor announced a deal to acquire newspaper publisher Osprey Media for $355.5 million.
Current members of the board of directors of Quebecor Inc. are: Françoise Bertrand, Alain Bouchard, Robert Dutton, Jean La Couture, Jean-Marc Eustache, Pierre Laurin, Brian Mulroney, Jean Neveu, Pierre Parent, Érik Péladeau.