Articles Tagged ‘Postmedia’
Getting digital with the heads of Canada’s newspapers
Representatives from the Globe, Toronto Star, La Presse and Postmedia all shared statistics at the Canadian Journalism Foundation’s event Thursday.
The Globe and Mail, National Post lay off employees
Together, both national papers will eliminate approximately 73 jobs, with 48 coming from a Postmedia sales centre in Calgary this spring.
Postmedia reports $11.8M first quarter loss
The publisher points to ongoing restructuring expenses and falling ad revenue in both print and digital as causes for the loss.
Postmedia partners with SendtoNews
The publisher will carry exclusive video content from leagues like the NFL and offer advertisers pre-roll and sponsorship opportunities packaged with traditional buys.
Postmedia appoints new VP of advertising sales for Prairie Region
Jeff Funtasz joins the media co in the role at the start of next month.
Postmedia sees fourth-quarter losses
The media company also reported overall annual losses due to declines in ad revenue, with revenues dropping to $751.6 million, down $80.3 million from 2012.
Future of print: Postmedia’s evolving cross-platform strategy
COO Wayne Parrish talks about the media company’s shift away from launching new print products and its emerging alternative revenue streams as it heads into 2014.
Driving relaunches with responsive design
The Postmedia-owned automotive hub has also introduced a scrolling header with a new ad unit integrated into it and additional display and pre-roll opportunities.
Toronto’s SlimCut Media to unveil new paywall model
The company will present its “Smart Paywall,” which allows newspaper publishers to reward readers with free content when they interact with ads, at Advertising Week in New York.
Postmedia to sell two real estate assets
The media company is selling the Calgary Herald building and outsourcing printing to TC Transcontinental, which will result in changes to the paper’s format and size.
Peter Vamos named head of video at Toronto Star
The former Playback publisher will spearhead a bid by the newspaper group to combine text and multimedia content to meet the challenge of the internet.
Postmedia revenue sees third-quarter drop
The media co credited its losses to declines in print ad revenues, which occurred across all categories.
Postmedia launches paywall
The media company launched paid subscription services for all its newspaper websites and apps, and is promoting the launch with a TV and OOH campaign.
Reshift Media opens western sales office
Reshift’s Kirk Allen (pictured) talks about the expansion and the company’s plans for the next two years.
Postmedia revenue drops in first quarter
The media co’s losses were largely due to drops in print advertising revenue.
