Transcontinental Posts ‘Best Operating Performance in Its History’

• Thanks to the power of its brands and its outstanding content, Transcontinental Media continued to expand its presence on the Web and in mobile applications. Today it represents some 150 websites and portals that reach an average of nine million unique visitors a month. Furthermore, the mobile applications launched for Canadian Living, ELLE Canada, ELLE Québec, Investment Executive, Les Affaires, Finance et Investissement, Métro, Weblocal.ca and The Hockey News have been hugely popular with users. In 2010, The Hockey News mobile app thn.mobi hit the one-million user mark, making it one of the top mobile downloads in Canada. Total revenues for digital operations amounted to $36.8 million in 2010, up 33.8 percent over 2009. Complementing its revenue stream from ad-page sales, Transcontinental now also sells advertising programs that integrate print products and digital applications from the Media Sector, and the rest of company, through its 360 Solutions sales team.