Agreements Between Quebecor Media and Societe Radio-Canada
March 05 2012 - 9:00AM
Marketwired
Quebecor Media Inc. and Societe Radio-Canada concluded on Friday,
March 2nd, 2012 agreements aiming at re-establishing their
commercial relationships over the years to come. In addition to
renewing the distribution agreements with the broadcasting
distribution subsidiary Videotron concerning the specialized
channels and the other broadcasting vehicles of Societe
Radio-Canada, the parties notably concluded an agreement concerning
advertising purchases on the various digital and print francophone
platforms of the Sun Media Corporation subsidiary.
"As leaders in their respective markets, we were always
convinced that our newspapers made it possible for Societe
Radio-Canada to reach the broad audience that its mandate enjoins
it to reach. We are happy to see that, by this agreement, Societe
Radio-Canada recognizes the value of our newspapers to achieve its
objectives as a public broadcaster", said Pierre Karl Peladeau,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Quebecor Inc., Quebecor
Media Inc. and Sun Media Corporation.
Quebecor Media Inc.
Quebecor Media Inc. is a subsidiary of Quebecor Inc. (TSX:QBR.A)
(TSX:QBR.B), one of Canada's most important holding company
operating in the telecommunications and media businesses. With more
than 16,000 employees, Quebecor Media Inc., through its subsidiary
Videotron Ltd., is an integrated communications company engaged in
cable television, interactive multimedia development, Internet
access services, cable telephone services and mobile telephone
services. Through Sun Media Corporation, Quebecor Media Inc. is the
largest publisher of newspapers in Canada. It also operates
Canoe.ca and its network of English and French language Internet
properties in Canada. In the broadcasting sector, Quebecor Media
Inc. operates, through TVA Group Inc., the number one French
language general interest television network in Quebec, a number of
specialty channels and the SUN News English language channel.
Another subsidiary of Quebecor Media Inc., Nurun Inc., is a major
interactive technologies and communications agency with offices in
Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia. Quebecor Media Inc. is
also active in magazine publishing (TVA Publishing Inc.), book
publishing and distribution (Sogides Group Inc. and CEC Publishing
Inc.), the production, distribution and retailing of cultural
products (Archambault Group Inc. and TVA Films), video game
development (BlooBuzz Studios, L.P.), DVD, Blu-ray disc and
videogame rental and retailing (Le SuperClub Videotron Ltd), the
printing and distribution of regional newspapers and flyers
(Quebecor Media Printing Inc. and Quebecor Media Network Inc.),
news content production and distribution (QMI Agency),
multiplatform advertising solutions (QMI Sales) and the publishing
of printed and online directories, through Quebecor
MediaPages(TM).
Contacts: Quebecor Media Inc. J. Serge Sasseville
Vice-President, Corporate and Institutional Affairs
514-380-1864serge.sasseville@quebecor.com
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