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troutman · 06-01-2011, 03:10 PM

Quebecor’s all-sports channel to launch in fall
http://business.financialpost.com/20...aunch-in-fall/

Mr. Péladeau is widely considered the next leading ownership candidate if another NHL franchise is approved for Canada. He has been working behind the scenes for months to try to convince NHL officials and owners of the merits of bringing back the Nordiques and has dedicated a small team at Quebecor to the task.

The media magnate was outbid by the Molson family for the Montreal Canadiens in 2009. Mr. Péladeau is hungry for an NHL team to feed content across his range of media platforms.

Quebecor controls cable and wireless company Videotron Ltee, television network network TVA Group, as well as Internet portals Canoe Inc. and newspaper chains Sun Media Corp. and Osprey Media.

Pierre Bélanger, a broadcasting specialist at the University of Ottawa: “In my mind, what Quebecor Media is doing is probably just revving up the broadcasting machine in the likelihood that there will be an [NHL team in Quebec City] within the next two to three years,” Mr. Belanger said. “[For now], they’re facing a pretty uphill battle.”

06-01-2011, 03:10 PM	#18
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	Quebecor’s all-sports channel to launch in fall http://business.financialpost.com/20...aunch-in-fall/ Mr. Péladeau is widely considered the next leading ownership candidate if another NHL franchise is approved for Canada. He has been working behind the scenes for months to try to convince NHL officials and owners of the merits of bringing back the Nordiques and has dedicated a small team at Quebecor to the task. The media magnate was outbid by the Molson family for the Montreal Canadiens in 2009. Mr. Péladeau is hungry for an NHL team to feed content across his range of media platforms. Quebecor controls cable and wireless company Videotron Ltee, television network network TVA Group, as well as Internet portals Canoe Inc. and newspaper chains Sun Media Corp. and Osprey Media. Pierre Bélanger, a broadcasting specialist at the University of Ottawa: “In my mind, what Quebecor Media is doing is probably just revving up the broadcasting machine in the likelihood that there will be an [NHL team in Quebec City] within the next two to three years,” Mr. Belanger said. “[For now], they’re facing a pretty uphill battle.”