Industry Moves: MySpace; Sprint; Vehix; CGS; IHT; IAC; Fox
– MySpace: Jeff Berman has been promoted to EVP-marketing and content from GM-MySpaceTV. He will lead the development of marketing initiati… Read more »
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LA Times Publisher, Former Editor Dispute Departure; Zell Emphasizes Autonomy
Push just came to shove at the LA Times, in a matter of speaking, with Tribune Company chairman and CEO Sam Zell coming down squarely on the… Read more »
More Trouble For The LA Times; Top Editor Fired
The honeymoon is over at Tribune … Jim O’Shea is out as editor of the LA Times — the second top editor to leave in 15 months over cost-cu… Read more »
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Newspaper Roundup: Chicago Tribune; Scripps; Sun-Times; CareerBuilder; Tribune; McClatchy
By David Kaplan
– Chicago Tribune: The Tribune Company-owned paper is ceasing weekday print classifieds as it seeks to cut costs and better integrate its w… Read more »
Newspaper Roundup: Belo; Seattle Times; The Morning Call
By David Kaplan
Belo: The Dallas-based media company’s board of directors has approved the spin-off of Belo’s (NYSE: BLC) TV and newspaper units into separa… Read more »
Industry Moves: New Tribune CEO Zell Appoints Two Top Execs, Five Board Members
Sam Zell didn’t waste any time as the new chairman and CEO of Tribune Company, (NYSE: TRB) hiring two senior execs and adding five directors… Read more »
It’s Official: Tribune Goes Private; Zell Takes Over, Invests Extra $65 Million
By David Kaplan
Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB) has completed its going-private transaction and will operate under the Tribune Employee Stock Ownership Plan (T… Read more »
Updated: Tribune’s FitzSimons Resigns As Zell Takeover Nears; Funding Not Yet Finalized
By David Kaplan
Update: Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB) Chairman and CEO Dennis FitzSimons has made his resignation official and will leave the company at the e… Read more »
Broadband Content Bits: Joost/NBA/PBS; Chicago Tribune; MySpace; Freemantle
By David Kaplan
– Joost: Two new agreements with two very different programmers: the NBA and PBS. With the NBA, Joost will run Read more »
Industry Moves Roundup: Sun-Sentinel; CN; Orlando Sentinel; The Orchard; HipCricket; Google; CBS
By David Kaplan
– Sun-Sentinel: Tribune-owned South Florida Sun-Sentinel has undertaken a major restructuring of its online unit. Kathy Skipper, the websit… Read more »
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Tribune’s November Revs Drop 3.3 Percent; Online Up 7.8 Percent, Classifieds Fall 26.2 Percent
By David Kaplan
The Tribune Company’s (NYSE: TRB) November revenue picture was pretty bleak, with online classifieds representing one of the few bright spot… Read more »
Tribune Gets Waivers, FCC Approval
The FCC voted 3-2 Friday to allow Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB) to transfer control of its radio and TV stations to Sam Zell et al, knocking a… Read more »
Tribune Interactive Launches Branded Channels On YouTube
Tribune Interactive is launching branded channels on YouTube for its newspapers and TV stations. The focus differs a little for each categor… Read more »
More On FCC Chairman’s Plan For Tribune Buyout Approval, Cross-Ownership
The $8.2 billion buyout to take the Chicago Tribune private could get FCC approval as early as Friday under a new plan from FCC Chairman Kev… Read more »
FCC: Martin Proposes Media Ownership Waiver For Tribune; Deal Obstacle Seen Removed
By Joseph Weisenthal
Removing a potential obstacle to Sam Zell’s purchase of Tribune, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has proposed granting the company a temporary wai… Read more »
Tribune: October Interactive Up 11.4 Percent; Total Revs down 9.3 Percet on Ad Weakness
By Joseph Weisenthal
The Tribune (NYSE: TRB) Company announced October revenue of $383 million, down 9.3 percent from last year’s $422 million, primarily attribu… Read more »
New Newspaper Ad Net May Compete With Yahoo; Gannett, Hearst, Tribune, MediaNews, Cox In Talks
Five of the largest U.S. newspaper chains are considering a new national ad network that could both overlap and compete with the Yahoo (NSDQ… Read more »
Gannett Joins Tribune to Launch Metromix LLC; JV to Promote Tribune's Metromix Network
By Joseph Weisenthal
Gannett (NYSE: GCI) and Tribune have announced the creation of Metromix LLC, a joint venture that will promote and expand Metromix.com, a ne… Read more »
Earnings: Tribune Q3 Revenues Fall 4 Percent, Interactive Up 9 Percent
By Joseph Weisenthal
As it waits for a resolution to its pending $8 billion buyout, The Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB) is struggling with the same weak advertising… Read more »
LAT Sells Recycler Classifieds Back To Target Media Partners
By Rafat Ali
The Los Angeles Times Media Group, part of Tribune, has sold Recycler Classifieds to classifieds firm to Target Media Partners, for an undis… Read more »
Yahoo Newspaper Consortium: Harmful Or Helpful?
By David Kaplan
Instead of offering a helping hand to newspapers suffering from declining readership and ad revenues, the Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) Newspaper Conso… Read more »
After Throwing Cold Water On NWS-DJ, FCC’s Copps Douses Tribune, XM-Sirius Deals
By David Kaplan
He might not have a decisive impact on the outcomes, but at least he’s consistent: FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, a long-time opponent of m… Read more »
With Renewed Terms, McClatchy Keeps Stake In Careerbuilder
By David Kaplan
After considering a sell-off in June, The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI) has decided to retain its 14.4 percent ownership stake in online job… Read more »
News Industry Roundup: Newspapers' Ad Revenue Going From Worse To Worst
By David Kaplan
A series of articles in E&P today offered a range of the newspaper industry’s health – and the prognosis went from terrible, with a brief re… Read more »
Tribune Watch: Shareholders Back Buyout; Financing, Fed Approval Next Hurdles
Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB) took another step towards going private today when shareholders approved the $8.2 billion buyout. According to A… Read more »
On Eve Of Shareholder Vote, Some Investors Bet Tribune Deal Won't Happen
Tribune (NYSE: TRB) shareholders at a special meeting Tuesday are likely to approve Chicago billionaire Sam Zell’s complex $8.2 billion plan… Read more »
Industry Moves Roundup: IGN; LATimes; Scripps; BermanBraun; Napster
By Rafat Ali
– Fox Interactive Media: FIM has appointed Charlie Barrett as SVP-sales for IGN Entertainment. He will head up sales for IGN.com, GameSpy,… Read more »
Earnings: Preparing To Go Private, Tribune’s Q2 Income Falls 58.7 Percent; Online Up 17 Percent
By David Kaplan
Citing the declining ad sales that’s plagued much of the newspaper industry, Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB), in perhaps its last earnings repor… Read more »
As Newspapers Ready Q2 Earnings Reports, Overview Finds Industry Slump Accelerating
By David Kaplan
A fuller picture of the newspaper slump will be revealed this week, as Gannett releases its Q2 report today, with Dow Jones and McClatchy re… Read more »
Tribune Interactive Rolling Out Metromix City Entertainment Brand Across Its Newspapers
Tribune Company hopes one of its oldest digital brands, local entertainment guide Metromix launched for Chicago a decade ago, can prove suc… Read more »
Tribune Deal Is Several Steps Away From Happening
With all the attention on the possibility of a Dow Jones sale to News Corp., it’s easy to forget that the Tribune Company still has to pass… Read more »
Growth Slows For National, Traditional Media But Local Online Ad Spend Continues To Rise: Report
By David Kaplan
While online advertising in general may be showing signs of slowing, the case appears to be the opposite when focusing specifically on local… Read more »
Free NYC Commuter Dailies Target Online Readers
By David Kaplan
After noticing the early web success of free New York City commuter tabloid amNew York, rival daily giveaway Metro New York (print circ. 310… Read more »
Microsoft Buys Minority Stake In CareerBuilder; Four Percent Could Be Worth $60M-$70M
By David Kaplan
It’s not as big as last week’s short-lived rumor about a merger with Yahoo, but Microsoft has in fact purchased a minority equity stake in j… Read more »
Tribune Starts Another Round Of Job Cuts
Maybe Sam Zell doesn’t see the people who put out the newspapers he plans to invest in as assets or maybe it’s all on management — although… Read more »
Earnings: Tribune’s 1Q Revenue, Profit Decline, While Interactive Classifieds Were Positive
By David Kaplan
Reporting its 1Q earnings a day later than previously scheduled, the Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB) cited softness in classified advertising a… Read more »
Earnings: Tribune Postpones Report Until Thursday
The Tribune Company was scheduled to report 1Q07 earnings before the market opened this morning but has postponed the release until tomorrow… Read more »
Tribune Update: Zells Keeps Talking; Stamford Sale Blocked; Shareholder Sues
The man who will take control of the Tribune Company if a complicated process goes as planned (note to copy desks: he’s not the new owner) h… Read more »
Tribune: Zell Talks; Burkle And Broad Plot; Debt Looms
Sam Zell, who hopes to be chairman of the Tribune Company by the end of the year, reads five daily newspapers and various business mags but… Read more »
It’s Official: Tribune To Go Private At $34 A Share — If Sale Goes Through; Cubs To Be Sold
After months of the corporate equivalent of water torture, the Tribune Company will go private and sell its sports interests — including th… Read more »
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