Articles Tagged ‘Torstar’
ICYMI: Competition Bureau closes Postmedia-Torstar investigation
Plus, iHeartRadio has a new national brand and Quibi’s content may have a home on Roku.
Torstar and Golf Town partner to buy SCOREGolf
The acquisition will give advertisers greater access to a growing and highly-engaged audience of golf enthusiasts.
Toronto Star to launch new Sunday section
‘Together’ will focus on the best of the city in response to readers and advertisers’ appetite for more positive news.
Loblaw acquires ad serving tech from Eyereturn
The retailer plans to enhance its in-house agency’s proprietary platform.
Assessing the AWS outage will take time
Amazon’s cloud server issues slowed publishing and analytics services for multiple organizations for nearly a full day.
How national newspapers are filling the ad void
Traditionally big ad spenders have cut back in print, but some categories have stepped up while publishers rely more on non-advertising revenues.
Michael Beckerman’s mission to be a better partner
“Brand awareness, to me, is marketing’s fool’s gold,” says Torstar’s new chief client officer, who wants to put away the rate cards and focus on serious new questions.
Michael Beckerman lands at Torstar
The former MKTG CEO has a long history with new co-owner Jordan Bitove thanks to their decades in sports industries.
ICYMI: Torstar transaction finalized, Instagram launches new feature
Plus, Jim Pattison Group announces layoffs.
NordStar agrees to acquire Torstar at higher price
Following a second proposal, NordStar has upped its pledged payment to $0.72 per share.
A second proposal emerges in potential Torstar sale
The offer is not a formal bid, and Torstar’s board continues to recommend that shareholders vote in favour of NordStar’s offer from May.
Finding the North Star: A conversation with John Boynton
The Torstar CEO opens up about the company’s possible new direction in the hours following its acquisition announcement.
Torstar to be sold
NordStar Capital will take the company private, with CEO John Boynton staying on.
Print ad revenue for Daily Brands drops 45% at Torstar
Revenues took a pounding across every segment, although digital subscribers were boosted.
New Torstar partnership aims at deepening SMB relationships
Torstar’s Pary Bell discusses the new relationship between sales and SMBs, and why media companies need to build their arsenal.
