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4 unusual facts about Power Corporation of Canada


CIQB-FM

In December 1983, the station was acquired by Kawartha Broadcasting and in 1987 ownership passed to the broadcasting arm of Power Corporation of Canada.

CJOY

The corporate name changed to Power Broadcasting Inc. in 1989.

Edward N. Ney

Ney sat on the Boards of Directors of several corporations, including Barrick Gold, Power Corporation of Canada and Mattel.

Newsworld International

The network was launched by the CBC, in partnership with a subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada in 1994, and aired much of the same programming as CBC Newsworld in Canada.



see also

Desmarais

Paul Desmarais (born 1927), Canadian billionaire and CEO of the Power Corporation of Canada

Paul Desmarais

Sérigny is close to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, heads numerous companies, and a member of the board of directors of Imerys, a mining company partially owned by a subsidiary of the Power Corporation of Canada and majority owned by the Desmarais family and tycoon Albert Frère, the richest man in Belgium who was involved in the UN Oil-for-Food scandal.