Daily News Brands, formerly Star Media Group, is a Canadian media organization and a
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Torstar Corporation
Torstar Corporation is a Canadian mass media company which primarily publishes daily and community newspapers. In addition to the ''Toronto Star'', its flagship and namesake, Torstar also publishes daily newspapers in Hamilton, Peterborough, Nia ...
. Its flagship publication is the ''
Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part ...
'' newspaper, which is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar.
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* Toronto Star Newspapers Limited
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Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part ...
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Torstar Syndication Services
*Fantasy Sports
*Real Estate News and Dream Homes with Metroland Media Group
*Corporate Information Technology Division
*Wheels.ca, a Canadian automotive website
Former holdings
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Eye Weekly
''Eye Weekly'' was a free weekly newspaper published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was owned by Torstar, the parent company of the ''Toronto Star'', and was published by their Star Media Group until its final issue on May 5, 2011. The following ...
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*''GTA Today''
*''Starweek''
*Torstar Media Group Television
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ShopTV Canada
ShopTV Canada was a Canadian English language cable television direct response television shopping service owned by Torstar Media Group Television.
Programming
ShopTV Canada featured direct response advertising in short and long form with lengths ...
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Workopolis
Workopolis was a Canadian website specializing in online job searching. Headquartered in Toronto, Workopolis had offices in eight Canadian cities including Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary and Vancouver and provided its services in both English and Fre ...
'' (50%),
employment website
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. Formerly a joint venture with
Square Victoria Digital Properties until
Indeed
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purchased Workopolis in June 2018.
Joint interests
The Daily News Brands division also manages Torstar's jointly owned interests in:
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Sing Tao Daily
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'' (50%), the largest Chinese language newspaper in Canada. A joint venture with
Sing Tao News Corporation
Sing Tao News Corporation Limited (Sing Tao) is a Hong Kong media company, incorporated in Bermuda. It was formerly called Global China Group Holdings Limited.
History
The Group, which is listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, was founded i ...
.
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StarMetro'' (90%), free daily commuter newspaper with editions in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, and Vancouver. A joint venture with
Metro International
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.
See also
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Torstar
Torstar Corporation is a Canadian mass media company which primarily publishes daily and community newspapers. In addition to the ''Toronto Star'', its flagship and namesake, Torstar also publishes daily newspapers in Hamilton, Peterborough, Ni ...
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Metroland Media Group
Metroland Media Group (also known as Community Brands) is a Canadian mass media publisher and distributor which primarily operates in Southern Ontario. A division of the publishing conglomerate Torstar Corporation, Metroland publishes more than 7 ...
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