DealBook: Tribune to Buy 19 TV Stations Amid Groundswell of Consolidation

The Tribune Company agreed on Monday to buy 19 local television stations for about $2.7 billion, becoming one of the nation’s biggest commercial TV station owners.

    

DealBook: Hunch About Bloomberg Brought Rivals Together

Suspicions that reporters were monitoring bank executives never amounted to much until an official at Goldman Sachs called his counterpart at JPMorgan.

    

DealBook: Buffett’s Annual Letter Plays Up Newspapers’ Value

Warren Buffett’s letter to shareholders underscores his reputation as a contrarian investor, describing his investments in newspapers, a business others have shunned.

DealBook: Tribune Hires Investment Banks to Weigh a Sale of Its Top Newspapers

The Tribune Company has hired investment banks to pursue a sale of its top newspapers, including The Chicago Tribune and The Los Angeles Times.