Tag: Quebec

APTN launching first national news program in French

APTN will debut its first national French-language news program later this month. Helmed by Sophie-Claude Miller, who hails from the Waswanipi Cree First Nation in...

Bell Media to acquire V network

Bell Media has entered into an agreement with the shareholders of Groupe V Média to acquire French-language conventional television network V along with its...

Online & Digital Media News – VICE Canada shutting down Quebec...

VICE Canada is shutting down its Quebec operation, leaving 20 to 30 journalists without work, according to the Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec...

Astral out-of-home president Karine Moses bumped to president, Bell Media Québec

Bell Media has promoted Karine Moses, president of its Astral out-of-home advertising division and head of Québec sales, to president, Bell Media Québec, effective immediately. Based...

Pruneau new head of Videotron, among Quebecor senior management appointments

Quebecor has started the year by announcing two head office appointments and a new president and CEO of Videotron. Jean-François Pruneau is the new head...

Quebecor launching digital ‘QUB radio’ platform

Quebecor has announced the launch of new digital platform QUB radio that will feature live radio shows as well as a podcast library, with...

Quebecor urges Quebec political parties to maintain Film Tax Credit

Quebecor is calling on Québec's political parties to make a formal pledge to maintain the predictability of the province's Film or Video Production Services...

Sophie Dupuis’ Chien de garde to represent Canada in Oscars race

Telefilm has announced that director Sophie Dupuis' Chien de garde will represent Canada in the race for Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, to be held...

Lise Payette, Quebec media personality and former cabinet minister, dead at...

Lise Payette, Quebec radio and television personality, provincial cabinet minister and feminist trailblazer died peacefully at her home Wednesday evening. She was 87. Born in Verdun,...

Netflix hires CMF VP Cardin as first Canadian employee

Netflix has hired Stéphane Cardin, VP of Industry and Public Affairs for the Canada Media Fund (CMF), as its first Canadian employee. According to La...