Torstar takes the long view with transition at Metroland

The outcome of an orderly succession planning at the giant Metroland Group division of Torstar Inc. results in Ian Oliver, the publisher of the Hamilton Spectator and executive vice-president of Metroland Media Group stepping into the presidency, succeeding Murray Skinner. According to a company release, Skinner, who worked for Metroland and Torstar for 32 years, steps down effective July 1, 2008

Paton's YTV Whoa! spins off e-zine

YTV Whoa! magazine, the tween magazine put out by Paton Publishing (a subsidiary of Torstar's Metroland Media Group) has spun off an e-zine.Whoa! distributes 250,000 copies, four times a year through Pizza Hut restaurants, Indigo/Chapters and newsstands across Canada (plus 75,000 copies of a French version), according to a story in Media in Canada.An interactive sample of the e-zine can be seen