- CEO
- Pierre Karl Péladeau
- Full Time Employees
- 795
- Sector
- Consumer services
- Industry
- Broadcasting
- Address
- 612 Saint-Jacques St. Montréal QC Canada H2L 4P2
- IPO Date
- Jan 1, 1974
- Business
- TVA Group Inc. TVA Group Inc. (TVA-B.TO) operates as a Canadian communications company primarily engaged in broadcasting, film production and audiovisual services, magazine publishing, and production and distribution of French-language content. The company owns and operates the TVA television network, Quebec's largest private French-language broadcaster with stations including CFTM-DT in Montreal, CFCM-DT in Quebec City, and others in Rimouski, Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières, and Saguenay; specialty channels such as Addik for films and series, Canal Indigo for pay-per-view movies, LCN for 24-hour news, CASA for lifestyle, Évasion for travel, Prise 2 for retro programming, QUB for public affairs, Témoin for crime dramas, TVA Sports for sports, and Zeste for food and lifestyle; film production and distribution through TVA Films; audiovisual services including soundstage, mobile equipment rental, postproduction, and visual effects; magazine publishing with over 70 titles covering fashion, decor, recipes, and general interest such as Coup de pouce, Elle Québec, Canadian Living, Véro Magazine, and Décormag; and production and distribution of entertainment, news, public affairs, and sports programming. Founded in 1960 as Télé-Métropole Corporation and headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, TVA Group Inc. primarily serves French-speaking audiences in Canada, generating a dominant 69% share of revenue in the French-language television market through its broadcasting assets valued at approximately $349 million out of a $491 million private francophone sector. Quebecor Media Inc. holds voting control via Class A shares, with non-voting Class B shares publicly traded. Recent developments include the launch of QUB channel in January 2024 replacing Yoopa, strong audience performance with a record winter 2025 viewing share and mid-season 2024 dominance at 41.3% market share among key demographics, new programming such as the spring 2025 adaptation of 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing and the series Les Armes exceeding 1.5 million viewers for its premiere, the Q360 event in August 2025 unveiling new content, expansions in audiovisual services with key hires like Aurée Lepage at MELS in Los Angeles, alongside operational challenges prompting job cuts in the television division to ensure sustainability.