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WGN America Path, Food Network Stake Enter Spotlight After Nexstar-Tribune Deal
The acquisition of Tribune Media by Nexstar Media Group has created the largest owner of local TV stations, but it also raises new questions about the future of WGN America and a nearly one-third stake in the Food Network.
In a conference call Friday with Wall Street analysts to discuss the deal, which closed…
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Tribune Media Chairman Bruce Karsh Quits Ahead Of Sinclair Deal Close
Signaling continued confidence that the company’s sale to Sinclair Broadcast Group will be approved by regulators, Tribune Media Co. said its chairman, Bruce Karsh, stepped down from the board on Oct. 26 and will not be replaced.
"Given the overwhelmingly successful shareholder vote and the continued progress being…
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By Dade Hayes
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Tribune Media CEO Vows To Cut Costs Describing Original Series As “Islands”
Tribune Media execs this morning talked up their cost-cutting efforts, and $3.9 billion sale agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group, after reporting a surprising Q1 loss attributed to lower TV ad revenues with rising programming costs — plus a $122 million impairment charge on its investment in CareerBuilder.
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Tribune Media Shares Jump On Report That Sinclair Is Interested In A Deal
Tribune Media shares are up more than 9% in pre-market trading this morning after Reuters reported that Sinclair Broadcast Group is interested in a merger — and Tribune disclosed Q4 earnings that fell short of Wall Street expectations.
The news service describes the talks with Sinclair as “preliminary” and notes that…
Did Donald Trump And Sony Play A Role In Peter Liguori’s Decision To Leave Tribune?
The timing of Peter Liguori’s announcement this morning about his plan to leave Tribune Media might be a surprise. But the development shouldn’t be.
Tribune has been open for a sale for nearly a year and will find it much easier to secure a buyer with the Trump administration now in charge of communications…
Peter Liguori To Step Down As Tribune Media CEO
Tribune Media CEO Peter Liguori said this morning that he will step down in March, ending the effort he began four years ago to take a publishing and TV company that had just emerged from bankruptcy protection and turn it into what he initially called a “165-year-old startup” built on TV production and…
Tribune Media Agrees To Sell Gracenote Data Services To Nielsen For $560M
Tribune Media continues its effort to raise cash with a deal unveiled this morning to sell its Gracenote data unit to Nielsen for $560 million. Tribune will hang on to two business-to-consumer websites: Covers.com and ProSportsDaily.com.
The companies expect the deal to close by the end of March. Tribune says it…
Tribune Media Blames Low Political Ad Sales For Q3 Earnings Miss
Tribune Media just released Q3 earnings that fell short of Wall Street expectations — and dropped its full year guidance citing “lower than expected political advertising revenues” at its TV stations as well as “a decline in core advertising revenues.”
Several real estate deals helped to lift net income 423% to $145.8…
Tribune Media Extends Food Network Partnership With Scripps Networks
Tribune Media’s cash raising efforts won’t include a sale of its 31% stake in Food Network — thought to be worth about $1 billion — to the cable channel’s parent, Scripps Networks Interactive.
The companies say this morning that they’ve agreed to a “multi-year extension” of their Food partnership agreement. They…
Tribune Media Shares Rise After It Closes Three Real Estate Deals
Tribune Media investors breathed a sigh of relief today as the company announced that it has closed three previously announced deals to sell some high-profile real estate properties, ringing up $430 million.
The price tag for Chicago’s Tribune Tower, Los Angeles Times Square (North Block) and Olympic Plant could rise…
Tribune Media Could Collect $240M In Deal To Sell Chicago’s Tribune Tower
One of Chicago’s most distinctive landmarks — the Tribune Tower, built in 1925 — is about to change hands. Tribune Media has accepted an offer potentially worth $240 million from Los Angeles-based CIM Group, which is expected to use the 35-story building as the centerpiece of a Michigan Avenue hotel, residential and…
Tribune Media: Dish Network Deal “Not Imminent” As Football Approaches
Dish Network subscribers shouldn’t get their hopes up that they’ll see Tribune Media’s 42 TV stations and WGN America any time soon, the broadcaster warns.
The outlets went dark on Dish on June 12 after the companies failed to agree on terms to renew a retransmission contract.
But “despite Tribune Media's best…
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