Articles Tagged ‘Metroland Media’
Canadian news organizations sue OpenAI together
The lawsuit addresses the issue of content scraping and the use of content without permission or compensation.
Postmedia and Torstar owner end merger talks
The companies were unable to agree on terms that would have accelerated media consolidation in Canada.
Arbitrator awards Jordan Bitove ownership of Torstar
The change is part of a resolution with business partner Paul Rivett, who claimed an impasse on the future of the company.
ICYMI: Metroland creates new content, ad sales roles
Plus, Havas’ Colin Kinsella has departed and Canada Post is ending its epost service.
Inside Metroland’s sales program to help local businesses
The Torstar operation is expanding a popular program that allows people to buy pre-emptive vouchers through their local papers.
Postmedia and Torstar to swap and shutter papers
More than 30 community and commuter newspapers, including 24 Hours, were traded between the two companies in a non-cash transaction.
Even millennials still use print flyers: study
A new Metroland and Brandspark study by Metroland shows that millennials also aren’t totally ditching print flyers.
Metroland Media unveils web rebrand
The site is now optimized for mobile with a focus on story pages as the “new homepage” of local news sites.
CCAB report shows drops at most dailies
All of the country’s paid dailies save for Le Journal de Quebec saw reductions in circulation, with the biggest drop coming from the Toronto Star.
Soft national ad market pushes up losses at TorStar
The publisher’s Q2 report shows a net operating loss of $24.3 million, with print ad revenue declining by 16.9%.
Guelph Mercury to cease print version
The Metroland Media title has been publishing since 1867.
Metroland Media resumes internal cull
The Torstar division is going through a second round of voluntary buyouts due to a continuing slide in advertising revenue.
When it comes to flyers, print still has pull
A survey shows that the printed flyer is still valuable to shoppers…more so than their online counterparts.
