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• Media Roundup: Star Tribune agrees to cuts, Twitter continues breakneck growth and More

  BNET - 2009-04-24

  In Today's Media Roundup: Star Tribune agrees to cuts, Twitter continues breakneck growth, The New York Times is looking at paid content, Tribune announces cuts and NPR cuts 13. by Sean Blanda

  Tags: Tribune Co., Media, Cut, Twitter, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Sean Blanda

• Media Roundup: Facebook Backtracks on Terms of Service Flap, The Pirate Bay Has its Day in Court and More

  BNET - 2009-02-18

  In Today's Media Roundup: Facebook backtracks on Terms of Service flap, The Pirate Bay has its day in court, Politico on track to make millions, New York Times is the paper of record on the Web, but stock down by half, Many channels switch to digital today, Sirius and XM...

  Tags: Facebook, Tribune Co., Search Engine, Media, Terms Of Service, Salary, Pirate Bay, Debt Payment, Benefits, Personal Finance, Payroll Solutions, Investment, Human Resources, Finance, Sean Blanda

• Media Roundup: New York Times May Charge for Content, After Adjustment, Super Bowl Top Rated of All Time and More

  BNET - 2009-02-04

  In Today's Media Roundup: New York Times considering charging for content, After rating adjustment, Super Bowl top rated of all time, Disney misses earnings, Gannett Stock hits an all-time low, Tribune gets permission to trim severance packages, Time Warner losses $16 billion and Pajamas Media shuts down ad network. by...

  Tags: Time Warner Inc., Layoff, Tribune Co., Severance Package, Stock, Media, New York Times Co., Gannett Co. Inc., Adjustment, Pajamas Media, Workforce Management, Personal Finance, Investment, Human Resources, Finance, Sean Blanda

• Media Roundup: CNN to Debut Instream Commercials at Inauguration, Star Tribune Declares Bankruptcy, and More

  BNET - 2009-01-16

  In Today's Media Roundup: CNN to debut instream commercials at inauguration, 95 percent of all music downloads are stolen, Globe announces cuts, Gannett may drop AP, Chinese media companies looking to move oversees, CS Monitor to trim staff and Eidos in buyout talks by Sean Blanda

  Tags: Media Company, Layoff, Tribune Co., Associated Press, Media, Gannett Co. Inc., Bankruptcy, CNN, Globe, Litigation, Workforce Management, Advertising & Promotion, Business Operations, Human Resources, Marketing, Sean Blanda

• Media Roundup: Tribune to Go Tabloid for Street Sales, Current Console Generation Will Last Longer, and More

  BNET - 2009-01-13

  In Today's Media Roundup: Tribune to go tabloid for street sales, Microsoft: Current Gen will last longer, Hearst Corporation keeps CEO, Printed Blog turns the tables, YouTube launches C-SPAN style Congressional hub and CBS gives Verizon Video On Demand rights by Sean Blanda

  Tags: Tribune Co., Console, Media, Hearst Corp., Video, Chicago, Corporate Communications, Sales Strategy, Video On Demand (VoD), Marketing, Sales, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Blanda

• Media Roundup: Seattle Paper May Close, Star Tribune May File for Bankruptcy, and More

  BNET - 2009-01-09

  In Today's Media Roundup: Seattle paper may close, Star Tribune may file for bankruptcy, Media layoffs highest in seven years, Dow Jones freezes salaries, Buffalo News offers buyouts and How does Google make money? by Sean Blanda

  Tags: Google Inc., Tribune Co., Employee, Media, Bankruptcy, Seattle, Litigation, Business Operations, Sean Blanda

• Newspaper Industry: Evolution or Catastrophe?

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-01-07

  Mathew Ingram submits: There have been — and will no doubt continue to be — plenty of blog posts, magazine articles and even irony of ironies the occasional newspaper story written about the death of the newspaper. It’s become almost a cottage industry, poring over the imminent failure of...

  Tags: Media, Mathew Ingram, New York Times Co., Tribune Co.

• Recruitment Site CareerBuilder Lays Off 300

  Content Next - 2008-12-11

  A bit ironic, but certainly not unexpected? Help-wanteds site CareerBuilder has cut 300 jobs—its own—mostly in its small business unit, Chicago Tribune reported. The company wouldn't tell the Trib its current headcount, though its website does say it has 2,000 employees, suggesting that roughly 15 percent of its workforce...

  Tags: Advertising, CareerBuilder, Classifieds, Companies, David Kaplan, Finance, Gannett Co. Inc., Human Resources, McClatchy Co., Media, Newspapers, Operational Accounting, Recruitment & Selection, Tribune Co., Workforce Management

• Media Roundup: Tribune Moves to Bankruptcy, Wikipedia Banned, and More

  BNET - 2008-12-09

  The New York Times takes out a mortgage -- Feeling the pinch of the economic downtown combined with the prospect of upcoming payments to its lenders, The New York Times has taken out a mortgage on its Manhattan headquarters.  The move adds $225 million of capital to the books that...

  Tags: Tribune Co., Media, Bankruptcy, Wikipedia, Wiki, Mortgages, Litigation, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Online Communications, Finance, Capital Structures, Business Operations, Sean Blanda

• Tribune Files for Bankruptcy, More Dirty Laundry

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-09

  Trader Mark submits: Sam Zell is not having a good year. There was an excellent article on this summer in BusinessWeek on Zell's "Deal from Hell" in regards to his purchase of Tribune. [Jul 30 BusinessWeek: Sam Zell's Deal from Hell] (a great read if you want to learn...

  Tags: Media, Trader Mark, Tribune Co.