Articles Tagged ‘Toronto Star’

Torstar to close Vaughan printing plant

The closure of the business, which will result in the loss of over 200 full-time jobs, follows the announcement of a deal with Transcontinental.

Data dive: Canada’s digital-print divides

Infographic: Newspaper readers are starting to skew digital, while magazine readers still love to flip a printed page.

Toronto Star’s tablet edition lands on Android devices

Having reached a 100,000-downloads milestone, Star Touch is now available for wider downloads.

Online news gains ground: MTM

How news consumption is changing for Canadians, and where newspapers fit into the equation.

Rona’s tablet-heavy holiday

How the home improvement store doubled its digital spend and partnered with Star Touch and La Presse+ for this year’s push.

Star Touch announces download milestone

Publisher John Cruickshank announces the app is well on the way to reaching its 2016 goals.

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Torstar revenue continues slide

Print and subscription drops hurt the media co’s third quarter, as David Holland talks numbers for Star Touch.

Is La Presse+ model the way forward for news?

Industry insiders weigh in on the impact of the Quebec publisher’s decision to shut down its weekday print editions.

La Presse to cease weekday print edition

The move is effective at the end of 2015, as is the absorption of Olive Media into Toronto Star and La Presse operations.

The Star’s new app touches down

John Cruickshank and Carolyn Sadler on the launch of the Star Media Group’s big bet to reach younger readers.

Toronto Star sees circulation drop: CCAB

The daily’s numbers are down from the last quarter, but still come in ahead of the Toronto Sun.

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Print ad slide contributes to Torstar revenue drop

Execs announced a majority investment in a digital company as continuing declines in print advertising hurt the media co’s Q2 revenue.

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Data Dive: Pan Am Games get Canadians talking

According to numbers from IPG Mediabrands, 63% of Canadians tuned into at least part of the Games, with Kanye West winning the most tweets.

The Star increases advertising ahead of tablet launch

A new media campaign from the Toronto Star aims to increase the brand’s presence in-market ahead of its tablet-app debut.

Apple News launch signals new era of content-based partnerships

The app will rely on human curators and algorithms to collaborate in curating aggregated news.