PERSONS.(newspaper appointments)
Publishers: At the Telegraph Herald of Dubuque, Iowa, James
Normandin has been named publisher; previously he was a regional vice
president and group publisher for the Ohio newspapers of . . .
BRIEFS.(news of newspaper industry)
*Ad forecasts promising for papers: Two reports were released last
week that gave the newspaper industry a positive outlook for the coming
year. Stockbrokerage Merrill Lynch & Co. is predicting a . . .
M&A ACTIVITY HEATS UP.(Mergers of newspaper industry)
In a rush last week, newspaper companies merged, swapped and
outright acquired properties right and left. From the urban landscapes
of New York City and Los Angeles, to bucolic Concord, N.H., . . .
GANNETT SAYS NO TO CINCY JOA AFTER 2007.(Cincinnati Joint
Operating Areements)
Cincinnati may be well on its way to becoming a one-newspaper town,
following Friday's announcement by Gannett Co. Inc., publisher of
the Enquirer, that it does not intend to extend its joint . . .
BLACK SELLS STAKE IN HOLLINGER FOR $326.5 MILLION Wild weekend
includes court orders, lawusits and Black's firing.(Lord Conrad
B
Under intense pressure from stockholders, the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission and one of his own businesses, Lord Conrad Black --
who for decades has controlled a web of companies that . . .
PERSONS.(newspaper industry appointments)
Texans: At Texas' Abilene Reporter-News, Bob Rossi has been
named circulation director; previously he had been circulation manager
of the Fort Pierce Tribune and Port St. Lucie News in Florida . . .
BRIEFS.(newspaper industry news)
*Lord Black impedes board: In the ongoing fight for control of
Hollinger International Inc., Lord Conrad Black -- who owns controlling
interest in the Canadian firm Hollinger Inc., which itself . . .
TRIBUNE'S NEW L.A. SPANISH-LANGUAGE DAILY.(Hoy introduced in
Los Angeles)
Following the sale earlier this month of the Tribune Co.'s
position in La Opinion of Los Angeles, the company last week said that
in March it would be starting a Spanish-language daily in the . . .
MORE NEWSPAPER M&A ACTIVITY.(Skye Media Inc. acquires Journal
Newspapers Inc.)(MCG Capital Corp. acquires Murphy McGinnis Media
Following a flurry of deals earlier in the month, another merger
and another acquisition were revealed last week.
In suburban Washington, D.C., Skye Media Inc. has taken over
Journal Newspapers . . .
LUMPS OF COAL IN DECEMBER FOR NEWSPAPER BUSINESS Christmas better
for some than others; KRI, Lee, PTZ, SSP stats in.
Santa apparently decided that some newspaper companies were good
boys and girls in December -- and rewarded with revenue gains -- while
others were apparently naughty -- and so were penalized with . . .
PERSONS.(appointments of the newspaper industry)
The board: At Dow Jones & Co. Inc. of New York City, Lewis
Campbell has been elected to the board of directors. Campbell, the
chairman, president and chief executive of Textron Inc. (home of . . .
AS THE HOLLINGER TURNS: BARCLAYS BUST.(attempt by Barclay
brothers to take Hollinger private fails)(Brief Article)
In the ongoing saga of Hollinger International Inc. -- a holding
company that publishes newspapers in Chicago, London and Jerusalem that
has in recent weeks fired its chief executive, cut loose . . .
NEWSPRINT MAKERS HAVE BAD YEAR.
If you combine the 2003 losses of the top three worldwide providers
of newsprint -- Abitibi Consolidated Inc. of Montreal, Bowater Inc. of
Greenville, S.C. and Norske Skog Canada Ltd. of Vancouver, . . .
DECEMBER NUMBERS STILL LOOKING PRETTY ANEMIC Reports say DJ, JRC,
MEG, MNI, NYT, TRB, WPO average 1% growth.
With 10 of the 13 newspaper companies we cover having reported for
December, it's probably safe to say that though there was growth,
so far it's averaged only a little over one percent.
But . . .
PERSONS.
Tribune triumphs: At Tribune Co. of Chicago, Dennis FitzSimons has
been named chairman by the company's board of directors; FitzSimons
will retain his roles as president and chief executive . . .
SEATTLE DEAL QUIETLY EXTENDS JOA.(joint operating
agreements)(law)
As part of an October deal to speed up the appeal of a judge's
ruling against the Seattle Times in its attempt to shut down its joint
operating agreement with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, . . .
Hollinger bidders discouraged.(the buying of Hollinger
Inc.)
Potential suitors that have expressed an interest in acquiring some
or all of Hollinger Inc. -- the Canadian holding company that is the
parent of Hollinger International Inc., the publisher of the . . .
EXTRA SUNDAY, CLASS SPUR AD GROWTH.(classified advertising growth
in real estates)
One more Sunday in November 2003 than in November 2002 helped bring
about a good set of first numbers in our monthly review. But growth in
classified -- especially real estate, but a couple of . . .
COOL FLURRIES BELIE HOT MEDIA SALES MARKET Scripps spends $184
million in cable, TV deal; other buy print.(E.W. Scripps Co. acqu
A flurry of acquisitions fluttered through the newspaper business
in recent days, much like snow fluttering to the ground on a cold
December morning.
Some were large buys (the E.W. Scripps Co. . . .
PERSONS.(official appointments)
Publishers: At Pennsylvania's York Dispatch and York Sunday
News, W. Dean Singleton has been named publisher; he will continue as
vice chairman of MediaNews Group in addition to . . .
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