Mar
06
Jack Griffin Appointed Chief of Tribune Publishing
Posted in: UncategorizedMr. Griffin, who was ousted as chief executive of Time Inc. in 2011, will become the new head of Tribune Publishing in mid-April.
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Dec
24
Tribune Co. Buys Electronic Media Data Firm
Posted in: UncategorizedThe $170 million deal for Gracenote, a subsidiary of Sony, adds to the Tribune Company’s growing repository of entertainment metadata.
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Dec
23
Plan for Tribune Spinoff Raises Concerns for Future of Newspaper Operations
Posted in: UncategorizedThe new company being created to publish The Chicago Tribune and other papers will have to pay rent and a dividend to its former parent.
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Nov
20
Tribune Company to Cut 700 Newspaper Employees
Posted in: UncategorizedTribune, which is making itself into a broadcast company, said the layoffs would affect mostly the business side of the newspapers.
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Aug
22
Kochs No Longer Interested in Buying Tribune Papers
Posted in: UncategorizedCharles and David Koch, the brothers and billionaire industrialists who run Koch Industries, had concluded the acquisition was “not economically viable,” a spokeswoman said.
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Jul
22
Former Time Warner Executive Is Coming Back to Run Time Inc.
Posted in: UncategorizedJoseph A. Ripp is being installed as the new leader at Time Inc.’s magazine division ahead of its spinoff into a separate company.
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Jul
11
To Cut Taxes, Tribune Is to Split Into Broadcasting and Publishing Units
Posted in: UncategorizedThe Tribune Company is following in the footsteps of Time Warner and News Corporation as the trend of spinning off print publications into separate companies continues.
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Jul
07
The Media Equation: A Different Deal Mania Grips TV
Posted in: UncategorizedAs companies like Tribune and Gannett buy up local television stations, the goal is not transformation, but leverage, using size to cut better deals with distributors and suppliers.
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Jul
02
DealBook: Tribune to Buy 19 TV Stations Amid Groundswell of Consolidation
Posted in: UncategorizedThe 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.
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Jun
20
High & Low Finance: Tribune Falls Afoul of Its Own Tax Strategy
Posted in: UncategorizedThe media company, just out of bankruptcy, is now facing millions of dollars in taxes and penalties.
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May
09
A Bid to Thwart Los Angeles Times Sale to Kochs
Posted in: UncategorizedLabor and liberal advocacy groups are fighting a potential sale of The Los Angeles Times and other newspapers to David H. Koch and his brother Charles G. Koch.
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Apr
20
Koch Brothers Making Play for Tribune’s Newspapers
Posted in: UncategorizedCharles and David Koch, the billionaire industrialists and supporters of libertarian causes, are exploring a bid to buy the Tribune Company’s eight regional newspapers.
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Mar
18
Outcry Over Computer-Crime Indictment of Matthew Keys
Posted in: UncategorizedThe indictment of Matthew Keys, 26, in relation to a 2010 incident of online vandalism has led to an outcry over sentencing in computer crimes.
Mar
15
Media Decoder: Editor Charged With Aiding Hackers Group
Posted in: UncategorizedMatthew Keys, a 26-year-old social media editor, was charged with assisting the hacking collective Anonymous in an attack on The Los Angeles Times Web site.
Feb
27
DealBook: Tribune Hires Investment Banks to Weigh a Sale of Its Top Newspapers
Posted in: UncategorizedThe Tribune Company has hired investment banks to pursue a sale of its top newspapers, including The Chicago Tribune and The Los Angeles Times.
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