Search Results for Tribune Co.tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007:/cgi/mt//feed/Tribune Co.2007-07-12T07:03:19ZMovable Type 3.33818A talk with Sam Zelltag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007://1.1772007-06-24T19:05:22Z2007-06-24T19:11:25Z
For those of you who missed it, here's a good discussion about Sam Zell's plan to take the Tribune Co. private and whether other media companies should follow suit. I've been saying, for a long while, that going private is...
Pay attention; Google News makes moneytag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007://1.1352007-04-09T11:38:59Z2007-05-15T20:36:23Z
Google has never let a challenge come to court over its claim of “fair use” when copying every story’s headline, photo and first few paragraphs to repackage on Google News. And it’s done this because Google suspects it might lose....
Sam Zell considers picking fight with Googletag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007://1.1332007-04-07T15:10:09Z2007-05-15T20:40:43Z
The new owner of Tribune Co. says Google is stealing his content. And it has to stop. Here’s Sam Zell's quote, reported most completely by The Stanford Daily but most prominently by the Washington Post: If all of the newspapers...
Expect the newspaper fire sale to begintag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007://1.1302007-04-04T01:06:01Z2007-05-19T13:33:08Z
For months now, I’ve said more newspaper companies will consider going private as a means to escape pressures from Wall Street and the rollercoaster of financial instability brought on by ignoring their expectations. As we all know, Tribune Co. accepted...
Tribune could become employee-ownedtag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007://1.1162007-03-02T22:44:49Z2007-05-15T20:33:07Z
Billionaire Sam Zell said he and another big investor want to buy the Tribune. The other investor? Tribune employees. Here's how Marketwatch reports it: Without providing details, Zell confirmed that his plan involves creating an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)...
Lucas Grindley's blog posttag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007://1.1082007-02-18T12:53:30Z2007-04-07T15:21:13Z
Tribune Co. has sued Fox News, accusing the network of ripping off the name of its youth-targeted tabloid “Red Eye” and using it for a late-night talk show. Fox’s explanation boils down to “Oops.” TVNewser, where I found this story,...
Let's welcome Tribune to modern classifieds industrytag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007://1.952007-02-02T02:14:37Z2007-04-07T15:21:13Z
The very same Tribune Co. that has put itself up for sale is about to give away classifieds for free. Well, some classifieds, at least. Merchandise only. For a long time now, sites such as Craigslist have given away classifieds...
If it can't sell its problems, Tribune to consider ‘self help’tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007://1.862007-01-23T02:22:56Z2007-04-25T09:16:39Z
With a parade of oddball offers to buy the company, The Tribune is reportedly investigating “self-help” as an alternative. (That’s right; that’s what they’re calling it.) But details are still sketchy as we await a formal comment from Dr. Phil....