Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Quebecor Media to acquire NEO-OOH

Quebecor Media, through its Quebecor Out-of-Home division, has reached an agreement in principle with Media Group Inc. to acquire NEO-OOH’s Canada-wide out-of-home advertising business. When the deal closes, Quebecor Out-of-Home’s footprint will expand to more than 17,000 advertising faces across Canada. Quebecor says the expansion of its out-of-home network will further diversify Quebecor Expertise Media’s multi-platform offering with its integrated sales force now able to leverage its 10 TV channels, including TVA and LCN, 30 websites and apps, two newspapers, 12 print and digital magazines, its QUB digital radio station that’s now also broadcasting on TV and FM, and a comprehensive out-of-home network.

Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) has announced that Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov will deliver the keynote speech at its annual Night For Rights 2024, taking place at the Art Gallery of Ontario on Oct. 1. Muratov is a Russian journalist and former editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta, known for its criticism of the Russian government, calling out corruption, electoral fraud and human rights violations. In 2022, the Moscow Supreme Court revoked Novaya Gazeta’s license, effectively banning it from operating inside Russia. In 2023, Muratov was added to Russia’s list of “foreign agents,” but remains living there, while former staff of the Novaya Gazeta continue their independent reporting from Europe. Muratov will speak about media freedom and human rights in the context of the Russia-Ukraine war and beyond.