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2 months ago
Postmedia revenue down more than 25% amid COVID-19 advertising pullback
The owner of Canada's largest newspaper chain saw its most recent quarterly revenue slashed by a quarter as advertising revenue decline accelerated amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but said it would stop a pay reduction program one month early thanks to government aid.
5 months ago
Torstar reports $23.5-million loss as Q1 revenue falls in wake of COVID-19
Torstar Corp. lost $23.5 million in the first quarter as revenue dropped 20 per cent from the same time last year amid a decline in advertising and flyer distribution, the print and digital publisher said Wednesday.
6 months ago
Pandemic-related supports coming for media and journalism, Trudeau says
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The federal government is planning to provide financial support to media organizations to keep journalists working and reporting on the COVID-19 crisis.
10 months ago
Employee takeover of insolvent Groupe Capitales Médias at risk of collapse
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Employee efforts to take over an insolvent Quebec newspaper group are at risk of falling apart despite support from the Quebec government.
11 months ago
Torstar suspends dividend until at least late 2020, stock plunges
By David Paddon, The Canadian Press
Shares in Torstar Corp. plunged after the company reported a larger-than-expected loss and suspended its quarterly dividend, setting in motion a mechanism that could shift the balance of power among the company’s shareholders.
The…
1 year ago
Torstar reports Q2 loss as revenue drops and restructuring costs rise
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Torstar Corp. says it had a $17.4 million loss attributable to equity shareholders in the second quarter, as revenue dropped 11 per cent compared with the same time last year and restructuring expenses increased.
The company that owns the Toronto…
1 year ago
The Canadian Press appoints veteran journalist Andrea Baillie as editor-in-chief
The Canadian Press is promoting managing editor Andrea Baillie to editor-in-chief, the first woman to oversee editorial operations at the national news wire.
The veteran wire news journalist will take the place of Stephen Meurice, who stepped down in April.…
1 year ago
‘Thunder Bay’ podcast to be adapted for TV
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By Adina Bresge
A true-crime podcast probing the deaths and disappearances of Indigenous youth in Thunder Bay, Ont. is set to be adapted for the small screen.
Northwood Entertainment and the producers of Canadaland’s “Thunder Bay” are teaming up to…
1 year ago
Vice reporter Ben Makuch loses final bid to block RCMP demand for background material
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By Colin Perkel
A reporter’s last-ditch attempt at blocking an RCMP demand for his background materials in a terrorism case failed Thursday with a judge refusing to stay the production order.
In her ruling, Ontario Superior Court Justice Breese Davies…
1 year ago
Torstar closing Hamilton printing and mailroom operations
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Torstar Corp. says it will close its Hamilton printing and mailroom operations this summer and look at selling the property.
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