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Major road bump for Sun TV

From CP via CTV.ca: Quebecor Media has hit a snag in its effort to have its new 24 hour news network a must-carry channel on cable and satellite, The Canadian Press has learned. The broadcasting regulator has told Quebecor that its proposed Sun TV news channel, dubbed Fox News North by rivals, won’t be considered [...]

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Thu, July 15 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off

Quebecor wants to take SunTV nationally

Quebecor CEO Pierre-Karl Peladeau and Kory Teneckye, late of the PMO, want to bring hard news and straight talk to the nation’s cable TV subscribers — and they want to be put in a privileged position to do so.

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Tue, June 15 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off

Former top Harper aide now a Quebecor Hill journo

This is mildly mind-boggling. It does suggest the question of whether Quebecor Media Inc. (QMI) wants to become Fox News North as the Toronto Star suggests.

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Thu, June 10 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off