In June 2008, Remstar acquired the French-language network TQS, which had been owned by Cogeco and CTVglobemedia but entered bankruptcy protection in late 2007.
[1] In December 2013, V Media Group announced plans to purchase MusiquePlus and MusiMax from CTVglobemedia's successor Bell Media, which had earlier in the year received approval to purchase Astral Media, but divested several networks in order to reduce its total market share following the purchase.
To fund the purchase, 15% stakes in V Media Group were purchased by each of the Caisse, Fonds de solidarité FTQ, and Investissement Québec, while Rémillard's trust also increased its stake.
[5] In June 2016, V Media Group announced a partnership with Vice Media; the companies will establish a studio to co-develop French-language content, and launch a French-language version of its Viceland specialty channel in 2017.
[12] Following the purchase of MusiquePlus and MusiMax, the shareholders and voting interests of Remstar Media Group are now as follows:[4]