Groupe TVA will end its two weekend newscasts in Quebec City starting the week of June 19. The “virulent competition from the giants of the Web and Radio-Canada” as well as the drop in advertising revenues partly explain this decision.
“Producing information and programming that reflects the different regions of Quebec requires significant investments and, in the current economic and competitive context, we find ourselves unable to maintain the status quo,” explained Pierre Karl Péladeau. , president and chief executive officer of Quebecor, in a press release on Friday. This “difficult” decision is necessary to ensure the sustainability of the TVA Group, he adds.
In order to ensure the delivery of quality regional information, TVA reporting teams will still be sent to the capital on Saturdays and Sundays to improve the TVA Nouvelles network, as well as to feed the news channel continuously. LCN and digital media platforms.
Further details will follow.
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