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• Tribune Revenues Down 3.6% in April Publishing Advertising Revenues Decline 10.3% Television Revenues Down 1.1%.

  - 2007-05-14

  M2 PRESSWIRE-14 May 2007-Tribune Company: Tribune Revenues Down 3.6 in April Publishing Advertising Revenues Decline 10.3 Television Revenues Down 1.1C1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:14052007 CHICAGO - Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB) today reported its summary of revenues and newspaper advertising...

  Tags: Company, FINANCE, Investment, merger, revenue, SEC, Tribune Co., TV

• THE HEAT INDEX; Weekly rating (0-10) of sizzle and fizzle.(MediaWorks)(Tribune Co. sale)(New York Post sells weekday-only subs for new subscribers)(National Broadcasting Company Inc.'s television drama to end)(Brief article)

  - 2007-04-09

  9 SAM ZELL The billionaire real-estate mogul ended the lengthy Tribune Co. sale saga by convincing the board that he's the one to take the company private. 9 SAM ZELL The billionaire real-estate mogul ended the lengthy Tribune Co. sale saga by convincing the...

  Tags: New York Post, SAM ZELL, Tribune Co., TV

• Fast Track.(American Broadcasting Companies Inc. prepares for Oscar telecast)(investors help Tribune Co. to remain in play)(Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution renews deal with Telepictures Productions' magazine "Extra")

  - 2007-01-29

  By Staff ABC Boosts Oscar Digital Anne Becker Offerings include mobile and more video By Anne Becker With...

  Tags: ABC Inc., FCC, mobile, Tribune Co., TV, video, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

• Tribune's WGN, other TV biz will be key to any deal; Tax consequences are major factor in decision.(News)

  - 2007-01-22

  Byline: GREGORY MEYER AND STEVEN R. STRAHLER The future of the 160-year-old Tribune Co. hinges on the value of WGN-TV and the company's 22 other television stations. Board members headed into the weekend facing the decision to pick one or none o...

  Tags: tax, Tribune Co., TV

• Wall Street Money Shuns TV.

  - 2006-11-20

  By John M. Higgins What the Clear Channel deal means for other broadcasters If you believe in the dictum "follow the money," last week offered a sad commentary on the state of the television business. ...

  Tags: Clear Channel Communications Inc., Tribune Co., TV

• Fast Track.(earnings of Disney Channel, News corp.)(DG FastChannel's High Definition commercials for Sony Picture's James Bond movie Casino Royale)(CBS Broadcasting Inc. moves staff to King World Productions in Santa Monica)

  - 2006-11-13

  By Staff Little Sizzle In Q3 Earnings John M. Higgins Disney and News Corp. fail to impress By John M. Higgins ...

  Tags: King World Productions Inc., network, Fox, ABC Inc., News Corp., Disney Corp., TV, cable, NBC Universal Inc., Tribune Co., James Bond, movie, Sony Corp.

• Sprint Nextel, Tribune Broadcasting and Hearst-Argyle- Owned Television Stations Agree on Framework for Spectrum Relocation

  - 2006-09-13

  RESTON, Va.& CHICAGO & NEW YORK -- Today Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S), Tribune Broadcasting and Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. (NYSE:HTV) announced completion of Frequency Relocation Agreements FRA for one each of the broadcasters' group-owned stations as part of the 2 GHz Relocation project. E[acute accent]Under terms of the Federal Communications Commission's FCC...

  Tags: agreement, broadcasting, Hearst-Argyle Television Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp., Tribune Co., TV

• Tribune reports 2006 first quarter results.

  - 2006-04-13

  M2 PRESSWIRE-13 April 2006-Tribune Company: Tribune reports 2006 first quarter resultsC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12042006 CHICAGO - Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB) today reported first quarter 2006 diluted earnings per share of $.33 compared with $.44 in the first quarter of 2005. ...

  Tags: Benefits, Company, compensation, FINANCE, Investment, Newsday, revenue, stock, Tribune Co., TV

• Hard times in the big easy: New Orleans struggles to its feet as it misses another sweeps.(television stations ratings)(Hurricane Katrina effect)

  - 2006-02-06

  Sweeps is under way across the country, but the specials and stunts are not having an effect in New Orleans. For the third time since Hurricane Katrina lashed the Gulf Coast, New Orleans is being forced to sit out a ratings period. ...

  Tags: Hurricane Katrina, Nielsen, Tribune Co., TV

• This time, they like what they see: station execs are high on new syndication offerings.(National Association of Television Program Executives)

  - 2006-01-23

  As station executives head for NATPE this week, there might be a little extra bounce in their step. Many of them are giving early good reviews to syndicators' new offerings. That has not always been the case in years past. But at this point, Rachael Ray is...

  Tags: FINANCE, Fox Television Stations Inc., NBC Universal Inc., Tribune Co., TV