Gannett’s Number One Shareholder: A ‘Passive’ JP Morgan
Gannett’s financial situation has been looking a little better the past few quarters. The slightly brighter outlook could explain why JP Mor… Read more »
Newspaper Fas-Fax: E-Edition Circulation Up 40 Percent
Buried inside today’s not-as-bad-as-feared newspaper circulation FAS-FAX (newspaper circ was only down 8.75 percent daily), some data on wha… Read more »
USA Today iPad App Will Go Subscription Model This Summer
USA Today’s free, solely ad-supported iPad app will switch to subscription in July when the app’s exclusive sponsorship deal with Courtyard… Read more »
Gannett Beats Analysts’ Estimates; Weakness In Publishing, Digital Abates
Digital revenues declined slightly for Gannett (NYSE: GCI) in Q1, suggesting that while a recovery is not exactly in full swing, things are… Read more »
Newspaper Earnings Preview: Cost-Cutting, Slowing Ad Declines Provide A Bit Of Breathing Room
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Over the past six months, newspaper earnings results have been relatively positive as Gannett (NYSE: GCI), the New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT… Read more »
quadrantONE Hires Datran’s Diez To Head Sales; CEO Search Begins Shortly
National newspaper online ad alliance quadrantONE has hired Datran’s Mario Diez to head up sales as it plans to launch a search for a new CE… Read more »
Ex-Gannett Digital Exec Saridakis Named CEO Of GSI Commerce Marketing Unit
A week after he announced his departure as Gannett’s chief digital officer, Chris Saridakis has been tapped as CEO of GSI Commerce’s (Nasdaq… Read more »
A Dozen National Broadcasters Align To Create One Mobile TV Network
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After working together for years through a trade association, a dozen broadcasters are now forming a financially-backed joint venture to dev… Read more »
Who Will Replace Gannett’s Saridakis?
One name that is sure to be in the mix to replace Chris Saridakis as Gannett (NYSE: GCI) chief digital officer is Jack Williams. Williams ha… Read more »
USA Today Outsources Some Travel Content To Demand Media
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News organizations have always wrestled with the question of whether to give readers what they want or what they think readers should want.… Read more »
QuadrantOne CEO Andy Ellenthal Resigning; Peer39 Possible Destination
Andy Ellenthal is leaving as CEO of quadrantONE, the national online newspaper ad alliance, paidContent has learned. Ellenthal, who was trav… Read more »
Gannett Chief Digital Officer Saridakis Quits
Gannett (NYSE: GCI) Chief Digital Officer Christopher Saridakis is leaving the company at the end of the month “to pursue other interests,”… Read more »
SEC Watch: Gannett Execs Still Raking It In, Despite Rapid Revenue Declines
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Two charts for you this morning, this time from Gannett (NYSE: GCI), and little explanation needed beyond that, despite all the spin and jus… Read more »
Sign of Times: Gannett Sells Off Honolulu Advertiser To Arch-Rival Local Paper
Gannett (NYSE: GCI) has sold off The Honolulu Advertiser and related assets including website, non-daily publications and its interest in Ha… Read more »
SEC Watch: Gannett Can Keep Digital Rev Targets Secret Through 2011
You would think Gannett (NYSE: GCI) would want to trumpet its digital revenue targets for this year, considering that the publisher’s digita… Read more »
Adap.TV Forms Video Ad Exchange With Gannett, VivaKi
Video ad manager Adap.tv is expanding into the exchange business with several major publishers and ad agencies. Among the first to try out A… Read more »
Gannett’s Debt Reduction Efforts Free Up Cash For Possible Investments
While cost-cutting helped Gannett (NYSE: GCI) return to profit last quarter, the cash freed up by reducing its debt has Gannett ready to sta… Read more »
Cost-Cuts Propel Gannett To Profit; Digital Dragged Down By CareerBuilder
The pattern of swinging to profitability mostly on cost containment served Gannett (NYSE: GCI) well yet again in Q4, but advertising and cla… Read more »
Media Measurement Consortium Adds Microsoft, Gannett, Hearst
The drive to increase membership for the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement , the research initiative formed by major TV networks, a… Read more »
USA Today Site Redesign Aims For Advertisers
USA Today has unveiled its second redesign in less than three years, this time with an emphasis on offering advertisers a wider array of for… Read more »
Wells Fargo Analyst Note Helps Boost Newspaper Stocks; NYTCo, Gannett Get Upgrades
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Newspaper stocks got an early Christmas present in the form of a positive note from Wells Fargo analyst John Janedis, who upgraded Gannett (… Read more »
PaperG Strikes Hyperlocal Ad Deals With NYT, Gannett, NY Post
Fresh from having raised a $1.1 million second round, local online ad tech provider PaperG has signed up the New York Times (NYSE: NYT) Regi… Read more »
Regional Editor: Google’s Not The Problem, Our Readers Are Dying
How long have regional newspapers got left before they collapse? Why not ask a regional editor: Peter Barron, editor of Newsquest’s Darlingt… Read more »
Gannett Brings Back Furloughs For Q1; 37 Laid Off At USAT, Magazine
After a break from furloughs during the second half of the year, Gannett (NYSE: GCI) says that it will require its employees to take five da… Read more »
Earnings Call: Dubow Is Back, But Gannett’s Challenges Remain
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In his first appearance on an earnings call since taking medical leave in June, CEO and chairman Craig Dubow told investors that he’s still… Read more »
Earnings: Gannett Profits Fall 47 Percent, But Beat Analysts’ Estimates
As the Gannett (NYSE: GCI) had warned investors last month, profits and revenue continued to decline in Q3, but the newspaper publisher can… Read more »
USA Today Expects Largest Circ Decline In Its History; ‘Number One’ Daily Position In Jeopardy
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USA Today is warning that it expects its circulation to drop 17 percent, the largest fall-off in its 27-year history. Citing a staff memo fr… Read more »
USA Today Tries To Book Time With Advertisers For Travel App
While USA Today has seen its hotel distribution cut in the past year, the Gannett (NYSE: GCI) newspaper is still betting that travelers will… Read more »
Gannett Sees More Declines For Q3, But Expects To Beat Analysts’ Estimates
Gannett (NYSE: GCI) is warning investors that profits and revenues are continuing to fall. The McLean, Va.-based owner of USA Today and doze… Read more »
Print Round-Up: Newsquest Relaunch, Economist Subs, TES Layoffs, NI's Science Mag
– Newsquest re-launch: The Gannett-owned regional publisher has given a facelift to 150 of its newspaper websites, including Telegraphandar… Read more »
The Contrarian: Ariel Says Newspapers Are Poised For A Year (At Least) Of Profits
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While many observers argue that recent profit swings for Gannett (NYSE: GCI), McClatchy (NYSE: MNI) and other newspaper publishers will be s… Read more »
Newspaper Earnings Recap: Don’t Be Fooled By The Profits
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A quick glance at the net income of four Q2 earnings releases from newspaper publishers Gannett (NYSE: GCI), The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MN… Read more »
How Livestream Upstaged Justin.tv With Its New Video Streaming Service On Twitter
Justin.tv has learned a painful lesson this week: If you’ve got a business idea, better to be discreet about it in public until it goes live… Read more »
Scarborough: WaPo And Gannett Dominate Local Newspaper Audiences
When it comes to attracting local readers, WashingtonPost.com ranks higher than any other newspaper website in the country, according to Sca… Read more »
Earnings: Newsquest’s Classifieds Decimated Over Last Year
Other publishers may be seeing the freefall slowdown and ad agencies may expect a turnaround next year, but there’s little let-up for local… Read more »
Earnings Call: Gannett’s Martore Sees ‘Some Encouraging Signs’ Amid Ad Declines
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In Gannett’s first earnings call without CEO Craig Dubow, who’s out on medical leave, EVP/CFO Gracia Martore said she has some seen some enc… Read more »
Earnings: Gannett Swings To Profit; But Revenues Drop 17.8 Percent
While Gannett (NYSE: GCI) has little to cheer about these days, the company did reverse its $2.2 billion net loss from last year, posting a… Read more »
As Gannett’s Newspapers Suffer, Digital Side Sees Growth, More Hiring And Acquisitions
As Gannett (NYSE: GCI) continues to be roiled with huge debt problems, an absent CEO, and hundreds more layoffs across its community newspap… Read more »
Gannett Says It Will Lay Off 1,400; Digital Properties Largely Spared
A day after saying that job cuts were imminent, Gannett (NYSE: GCI) said it would begin laying off 1,400 employees — 3 percent of its workf… Read more »
Gannett Layoffs May Come In Next Few Days; More Than 1000
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Updated: WSJ reports that the cuts would be above 1,000, though an exact number isn’t clear. These will come from the U.S. Community Publish… Read more »
