TC Transcontinental

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Transcontinental Inc.
dba TC Transcontinental
Type Public
Traded as TSXTCL.A
TSXTCL.B
TSXTCL.PR.D
Industry Printing - Publishing - Interactive Services
Founded 1976
Founder(s) Rémi Marcoux, Claude Dubois and André Kingsley
Headquarters Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Key people François Olivier
Revenue $2.0 Billion (2011)
Employees 10,000[1]
Divisions TC Media,TC Transcontinental Printing
Website tc.tc

TC Transcontinental creates marketing products and services that allow businesses to attract, reach and retain their target customers. The Corporation is the largest printer in Canada and the fourth-largest in North America. As the leading publisher of consumer magazines and French-language educational resources, and of community newspapers in Quebec and the Atlantic provinces, it is also one of Canada's top media groups. TC Transcontinental is also the leading door-to-door distributor of advertising material in Canada through its celebrated Publisac network in Quebec and Targeo in the rest of Canada. Thanks to a wide digital network of more than 1,000 websites, the Corporation reaches over 13 million unique visitors per month in Canada. TC Transcontinental also offers interactive marketing products and services that use new communication platforms supported by marketing strategy and planning services, database analytics, premedia, e-flyers, email marketing, custom communications and mobile solutions.

Among its media properties are Canadian Living, Coup de Pouce, Les Affaires, Elle Québec, Elle Canada, PREMIUM, The Guardian in Charlottetown, and The Telegram in St. John's. TC Transcontinental is also one of the Canadian publishing partners of Metro International, holding majority ownership of the Montreal and Halifax editions of the Metro free daily newspaper.

TC Transcontinental is also the leading distributor of door-to-door advertising material in Canada, with Publisac in Quebec and Targeo in the rest of Canada. TC Transcontinental is distinguished by its custom publishing, mailing and customized email database, which allows marketers to connect efficiently with consumers. Thanks to a wide digital network of more than 1000 websites, TC Transcontinental reaches over 13 million unique visitors per month in Canada. Its most recent endeavors are weblocal.ca, a local search site launched in collaboration with YellowBot, The MegaCatch and BidGo.

TC. Transcontinental is a subsidiary of Transcontinental Inc. (TSX: TCL.A, TCL.B, TCL.PR.D) which has operations in Canada and the United States, and reported revenue of C$2.0 billion in 2011.

On November 23, 2011, Transcontinental changed their trademark and brand to TC Transcontinental, to reflect their increasing presence in digital publications.[2]

Contents

[edit] Publications

[edit] Newspapers

Partial list of newspapers owned by TC Media:

Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Quebec

[edit] Magazines

Partial list of magazines owned by Transcontinental Media Inc.

[edit] Management

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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