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Astral Media Inc. was a Canadian media conglomerate. It was Canada's largest radio broadcaster, with 84 radio stations in eight provinces. Astral was also a major player in premium and specialty television in Canada, with 23 specialty channels and two conventional stations.
Bell announced a $3.38-billion deal to buy Astral Media, Québec's leading media company, in March 2012. The transaction made Bell the leader in French-language media and strengthened its position in broadband networks and content.
Jan 11, 2022 · Ian Greenberg, the media mogul who alongside his brothers helped turn Astral Media into a Canadian radio and television powerhouse, has died at 79. Media giant BCE Inc., where Mr. Greenberg was a ...
Jun 27, 2013 · CRTC approves Bell's second bid for Astral Media, with conditions. The CRTC approved BCE’s friendly $3-billion takeover bid for Astral on Thursday largely in the form the companies had proposed in their second shot at winning regulatory sanction of the deal first announced in March 2012
- Christine Dobby
Jan 27, 2010 · Astral Media is the largest radio broadcaster in Canada, with major interests in specialty television channels. The company was founded by brothers Harold, Harvey, Sidney and Ian Greenberg as Angreen Photo in 1961 - a photo finishing concession in Miracle Mart stores that later became the chain Astral Photo (now owned by the Black's Photography ...
Mar 16, 2012 · Bell has reached an agreement to acquire Astral Media Inc. for $3.38 billion.