Acquisitions Boost Transcontinental’s Revenues; Agreement with Hearst Renegotiated

In fiscal 2012, the Media Sector expanded its content offering by acquiring or launching several community newspapers and purchasing, from its partners, all outstanding shares of the Métro Montréal newspaper. The introduction of the brand Fresh Juice, which offers food-related content on a number of different platforms, and the addition of Éditions Caractère to the portfolio of educational books for the general public, enhanced the catalogue of titles published by the corporation.