TORONTO, Aug. 31, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZoomerMedia Limited (TSXV:ZUM) ("ZoomerMedia") is pleased to announce that it has acquired a controlling interest in On The Bay Magazine Inc. (“On The Bay”) effective August 31, 2017, for $643,000 in cash.
On The Bay is a regional lifestyle magazine published quarterly for the 20 towns and villages of Southern Georgian Bay. It is the preeminent magazine publication in the region with 50,000 readers and 300 advertisers, and has become an authoritative media voice in the area.
Included in its radio properties, ZoomerMedia owns and operates CFMO-FM – The New Classical 102.9FM out of Collingwood, the only all-classical radio station in the region, reaching listeners throughout Southern Georgian Bay, including Barrie, Owen Sound, Midland, Orillia, and much of central Ontario.
“Combined, On The Bay and The New Classical 102.9FM will strengthen each other’s respective operations in the marketplace for readers, listeners and advertisers,” said Moses Znaimer, Founder and CEO, ZoomerMedia Limited.
Jeff Shearer, Founder of On The Bay, will continue as Publisher of the magazine in addition to assuming duties as General Manager of The New Classical 102.9FM. “I’m truly excited by the potential synergies between our two like-minded quality-driven local voices to not only work well together but to grow both in audiences and advertising support as they become an even stronger media force in Southern Georgian Bay,” stated Mr. Shearer.
About ZoomerMedia Limited.
ZoomerMedia is a multimedia company that serves the 45plus “Zoomer” demographic through television, radio, magazine, internet and trade shows. ZoomerMedia’s television properties include; Vision TV, Canada’s only multi-faith specialty television service; ONE: Get Fit, offering programs on exercise, meditation, yoga, natural health and living a planet-friendly lifestyle; JoyTV in Vancouver, Victoria, Surrey and the Fraser Valley, and HOPETV, a lifestyle television service out of Winnipeg devoted to broadcasting Christian programming and is available in approximately 6 million Canadian homes. ZoomerMedia’s radio properties include CFMZ-FM Toronto – The New Classical 96.3FM, CFMX-FM Cobourg – The New Classical 103.1FM, CFMO-FM – Collingwood – The New Classical 102.9FM, Canada’s only commercial classical music radio stations serving the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), eastern Ontario and Collingwood, CFZM-AM 740 Toronto and CFZM-FM 96.7FM Toronto – Zoomer Radio, Toronto’s “Timeless Hits” Station. ZoomerMedia also publishes ZOOMER Magazine, the largest paid circulation magazine in Canada for the mature market. ZoomerMedia is Canada’s leading provider of online content targeting the 45plus age group through many properties, the key one being www.EverythingZoomer.com. ZoomerMedia also has trade show and conference divisions that produce the ZoomerShows, annual consumer shows directed to the Zoomer demographic and ideaCity, an annual Canadian conference also known as 'Canada's Premiere Meeting of the Minds'.
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- the risks inherent in the operations of affinity partners with respect to royalty revenue;
- the risks inherent in the operation of consumer shows generally,
- the competition within the media industry for the baby boomer generation’s business;
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