ZoomerMedia Limited, the parent company of VisionTV, has announced that it has acquired all of the shares of Freshdaily Inc., owner and publisher of blogTO, the leading digital source for local Toronto news, culture, restaurant reviews, event listings and all the best the city has to offer.

Announced in a news release earlier today, the acquisition provides ZoomerMedia a local audience that is unrivalled in terms of online and social media reach and engagement.

“I’m a known believer in the local,” says ZoomerMedia Founder and CEO Moses Znaimer. ZoomerRadio and Classicalfm already bring local news and life to the older demo. blogTO does that for the younger cohorts. Together they make a complete offering,
for the public as well as the advertiser.”

“Thus far we have been edging our analog radio, TV, and magazine products and audiences into the digital domain,” adds Znaimer. “In aggregate our digital properties today deliver over 50 million page views a year. This acquisition will add 350 million+ such views (and growing rapidly) and is also intended to kickstart a suite of new, mobile-friendly, digital offerings that we will soon announce.”

Founded in 2004, blogTO has established itself as a leading local publisher in Canada across digital and social media platforms. Its web and social media following across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter and other key social media platforms is unmatched in Canadian media, as is its reach and brand awareness among the key Gen Z and Millennial demographic in Toronto.

“This sale represents an exciting new chapter for blogTO,” says Tim Shore, Founder of blogTO. “Combining our digital experience and capabilities with the resources of ZoomerMedia will allow us to quickly expand in ways that would not have been possible otherwise. I particularly look forward to working with Moses and am confident his unparalleled industry experience and creative vision will help us grow and evolve in innovative and unexpected ways.”

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