Torstar Corp (TSb)

Torstar Corporation operates as a media company in Canada, the United States, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Community Brands, Daily Brands, and Digital Ventures. The company publishes the Toronto Star newspaper; the Metro daily print editions; Sing Tao Daily, a Chinese-language daily newspaper, as well as operates thestar.com, a newspaper Website in Canada; and operates The Kit and TheKit.ca, a fashion, beauty, and women’s health publication and website. It also publishes newspapers comprising The Hamilton Spectator, the Waterloo Region Record, the St. Catharines Standard, Niagara Falls review, Welland Tribune, and Peterborough Examiner; and digital properties, including Localwork.ca, Homefinder.ca, Gottarent.com, and Wheels.ca, as well as provides specialty publications, magazines, directories, and consumer show services. In addition, the company provides digital media services comprising programmatic advertising; and offers advertisers access to audiences in automotive, power sports, outdoors, home, and health verticals, as well as provides extensive multi-platform reporting that enables advertisers to see their display advertisements and social media activity in one dashboard. Torstar Corporation was formerly known as Toronto Star Ltd. and changed its name to Torstar Corporation in January 1976. The company was founded in 1892 and is based in Toronto, Canada. As of August 5, 2020, Torstar Corporation operates as a subsidiary of NordStar Capital LP.