Torstar Syndication Services (TSS) provides value-added services to publishers, companies, governments and consumers by collecting, packaging and distributing content. Activities also include managing content rights, and marketing and licensing content.

Content (text or graphics) is acquired both internally and externally. Internal sources include Torstar properties such as Toronto Star, The Hamilton Spectator, the Record, and Metroland. External sources include other syndicates and publications as well as freelance creators. The content is packaged, distributed and re-sold or licensed to clients. Our client base includes other publishers, researchers and research services, large corporations, government agencies, film and television, clipping services, public and business libraries, Torstar publications, and the general public.

Torstar Syndication Services has four distinct areas of activity:

Syndicate Sales
The largest syndicate in Canada, in operation for over 90 years, the Torstar Syndication Services (formerly Toronto Star Syndicate) provides excellent editorial content to newspapers and other media. Whether it's material produced by Torstar writers and columnists, comics and features from King Features Syndicate NYC - a division of Hearst Corporation, or content submitted by Canadian creators on a freelance basis, TSS is proud to provide editors with quality syndicated material on which they can rely.

Contact the Syndicate Department at (416) 869-4994 or email syndicate@torstar.com.

Licensing
Torstar Syndication Services provides on-line research databases and media monitoring companies with licenses to provide access to Torstar content. Vendors currently providing online access to Torstar content include FPInfomart, ProQuest, Factiva, Lexis Nexis, Thomson Dialog, NewsBank and EBSCO.

Contact : syndicate@torstar.com

On-line Archives
TSS has two archive products: digitized page image archives, and text archives. Toronto Star Page Archives (TSA) is a fully searchable, web-based archive product that includes every page, including photos, ads and classified, of every issue of The Toronto Star, back to from 1894-2013. Pages of the Past is also available by subscription to corporate, government, institutional and library markets, via ProQuest Historical News Platfomr, and is available to consumers through a 1-week, 1-month, 3-month, or 1-year subscription.

Torstar newspaper text archives, which do not include graphics or images, are also available online through our web sites. Fully searchable text archives are available for the following newspapers:

Newspaper	Date range available
The Toronto Star	January 1985 - present
The Hamilton Spectator	October 1991 - present
The Record	October 1990 - present
The Cambridge Reporter	November 1999 - September 2003
The Guelph Mercury	September 1999 - present

Licensing Photos
Whether you are searching for the perfect archival image or a current photo we have recently published, the powerful Getty platform makes it easy to access, search and license award-winning Toronto Star images online.

Thousands of historic Toronto Star photos are available for licensing on the Getty Images website using the link below:

http://www.gettyimages.ca/collections/toronto-star

For general information, contact Mike Kelly at 416-869-4994, or syndicate@torstar.com.

Torstar Syndication Services
One Yonge Street
Toronto, ON Canada
M5E 1E6

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For a catalogue of content visit www.tsscontent.ca.

Contact Us

Senior manager for Torstar Syndication Services; NYT Sunday International Weekly; Starweek TV book and new Editorial product development:
ED CASSAVOY
Director of Content Partnerships & Strategy
The Toronto Star / Metro / Metroland / Torstar Syndication Services
One Yonge St., Toronto, ON M5E 1E6
(416) 869-4307 / ecassavoy@thestar.ca

— Torstar Syndication Services and King Features Syndicate (including content and contracts)
— Content to Aggregators (Including, Infomart; ProQuest; Factiva; Dow Jones, Ebsco, and Gale)
— The New York Times Supplement
— Starweek TV magazine
— New Editorial product and content development

Product marketing specialist, invoicing, technical and content support:
MARIYA VADERA (On maternity leave)

SANDRA DIMAANO
Specialist - Content Products
Content Partnerships & Strategy
The Toronto Star / Metro / Metroland / Torstar Syndication Services
One Yonge St., Toronto, ON M5E 1E6
(416) 869-4813 / adimaano@thestar.ca

Please contact for:
— Star Opt-In product general inquiries — New York Times Supplement and Starweek
— Technical queries & content uploads — regarding syndicated features on www.esyndicate.ca
— Invoicing and payment inquiries (includes creators, vendors and freelancers):
— Toronto Star Page Archive (ProQuest);  marketing; general syndicate inquiries
— Customer service and sales support

Syndication sales and editorial liaison, licensing, reprints:
The Toronto Star / Metro / Metroland / Torstar Syndication Services
One Yonge St., Toronto, ON M5E 1E6
(416) 869-4994 / syndicate@torstar.com

Please contact for:
— Customer service and sales support
— Inquiries for sales of syndicated features
— Licensing and reprint rights for Torstar Syndicate and King Features
— Licensing and permissions for Toronto Star & Metro News editorial content
— Submissions for new editorial syndicated features (including comics, puzzles, and text)
— Technical and editorial queries of syndicated content