Tribune’s syndication unit Tribune Media Services and McClatchy have sold the content licensing and distribution service Newscom to content solutions provider Mainstream Data. Newscom was a 50/50 JV between the two newspaper companies, and was founded in 1985. Financial terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed.

Newscom will continue to operate as a separate unit out of Washington DC. Mainstream Data is based in Salt Lake City and was founded in 2001. More details in the release.