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Author:  jimmypasta [ Fri Sep 27, 2013 5:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Rosenbloom better find a mattress sponsor quick!

By Meg James

Los Angeles Times

1:45 p.m. CDT, September 27, 2013
Tribune Co., parent of the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, is reviewing operations in an effort that will likely result in staff reductions at the company's daily newspapers.
Tribune announced in July that it planned to separate its newspapers from the company's other assets. The new owners of Tribune intend to focus on the more profitable television and Internet properties and spin off its eight daily newspapers into a stand-alone company.

A Tribune spokesman confirmed late Thursday that the company has started a budget review process. Newspaper managers have been asked to look for inefficiencies.

"We’re in the process, as we are every year at this time, of looking at the budgets for all of our businesses," Tribune spokesman Gary Weitman said. "Everything is on the table. We’re looking at how to put our publishing businesses on the best possible footing for the long term."

Late Thursday, Chicago business blogger Robert Feder reported that Tribune Chief Executive Peter Liguori had told managers to identify $100 million in cuts to take effect Dec. 1.

Weitman said the report was not accurate.

"No targets for expense reduction have been issued," Weitman said. He also said the company had not arrived at a number of job cuts.

Late last month, Tribune reported that earnings tumbled in the second quarter of this year as revenue dropped sharply in its TV broadcast division and advertising continued to decline at its newspapers.

The company reported net income of $66.3 million in the three months that ended June 30, which represented a 61.2% plunge from $170.8 million in the year-earlier period.

Revenue fell 10.5% to $730.2 million, while pretax income skidded 39.7% to $110.4 million.

The Chicago company emerged from four years of bankruptcy protection in late December. Liguori, a former Discovery Communications and Fox executive, was hired as chief executive in January.

In July, Tribune announced that it was acquiring 19 television stations in a $2.7-billion deal. Soon afterward, the company said it would spin off the Chicago Tribune, LA Times, Baltimore Sun and other papers into a separate entity known as Tribune Publishing Co. Until that time, Tribune had been taking steps to sell the newspapers.

In the last three years, the company has slashed about 2,200 jobs.

Tribune currently employs about 11,500 workers.

Author:  bigfan [ Fri Sep 27, 2013 5:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Rosenbloom better find a mattress sponsor quick!

Obama told you the economy is doing better! See, profits will be up at Tribune Co. and thats all that matters!!!

#CHANGE

Author:  veganfan21 [ Fri Sep 27, 2013 5:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Rosenbloom better find a mattress sponsor quick!

bigfan wrote:
Obama told you the economy is doing better! See, profits will be up at Tribune Co. and thats all that matters!!!

#CHANGE



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Author:  Hatchetman [ Fri Sep 27, 2013 6:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Rosenbloom better find a mattress sponsor quick!

newspapers went into the shitter during the Bush administration. blame him.

Author:  cpguy [ Fri Sep 27, 2013 6:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Rosenbloom better find a mattress sponsor quick!

Trib wants $ 10 per month for their digital subscription. Fuck that. Price is at $ 10 per quarter and they may get more bites.

Tough industry.

As for Rosenbloom, cut his ass immediately. Can't stand the guy.

Author:  Terry's Peeps [ Fri Sep 27, 2013 6:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Rosenbloom better find a mattress sponsor quick!

veganfan21 wrote:
bigfan wrote:
Obama told you the economy is doing better! See, profits will be up at Tribune Co. and thats all that matters!!!

#CHANGE



Image

:lol:

Author:  jimmypasta [ Fri Sep 27, 2013 10:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Rosenbloom better find a mattress sponsor quick!

cpguy wrote:
Trib wants $ 10 per month for their digital subscription. Fuck that. Price is at $ 10 per quarter and they may get more bites.

Tough industry.

As for Rosenbloom, cut his ass immediately. Can't stand the guy.


Here is a tip if there is a "locked" Trib article you want to read:

If the headline reads: "Theo should fire Sveum",go to a search engine with those words. The link pops up and you can click on it and read it. Kind of a "backdoor".

Author:  Godfella [ Sun Sep 29, 2013 7:10 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Rosenbloom better find a mattress sponsor quick!

Tribune - $100 Million
Rosenbloom - 0

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