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The Tribune Company is a large American multimedia corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. It is the nation's second-largest newspaper publisher, with ten daily newspapers and commuter tabloids including Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Hartford Courant, Orlando Sentinel, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Baltimore Sun, Daily Press and The Morning Call, among others.

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Tribune May Spin Off Publishing, Broadcast Units

Embattled newspaper publisher and broadcaster Tribune Co.

has prepared itself for the possible spinoff of its broadcast and publishing units as part of its plan to get out of bankruptcy, according to a Tuesday report by Crain's Chicago Business. The company said in a Delaware court filing that it intends to place its newspapers into a new publishing subsidiary, Crain's said. Many of Tribune's creditors will be anxious to separate and then sell some of the company's assets, Crain's reported. Tribune filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December 2008 amid steady declines in print-advertising revenues, a problem exacerbated by the worldwide financial collapse that occurred three months earlier.Copyright © 2012 MarketWatch, Inc....

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  1. Tribune creditors sue ex-shareholders for billions

    By Tom HalsWILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Tribune Co noteholders and retirees sued the company's former shareholders for billions of dollars, alleging the 2007 buy...

  2. Tribune Creditors Sue Ex-Shareholders

    Tribune Co noteholders and retirees sued the company's former shareholders for billions of dollars, alleging the 2007 buyout of the owner of the Chicago Tribune and ...

  3. Judge says Tribune Co . case deadlocked: report

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - A judge said the Tribune Co .. bankruptcy case was deadlocked after two weeks of testimony in a federal court, the Chicago Tribune newspaper repo...

  4. Tribune puts spotlight on hedge fund battler

    By Tom HalsWILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Leave it to a hedge fund named for a philosophical Roman emperor to try to turn a contentious corporate bankruptcy into a...

  5. Tribune eyes hedge fund deal to exit Chapter 11

    By Tom HalsWILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - The bankrupt publisher of The Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times said Tuesday it reached an agreement with two hedge funds...

  6. Tribune in Oaktree deal, could leave Chapter 11

    By Tom HalsWILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Bankrupt newspaper publisher Tribune Co said Tuesday it reached an agreement with two hedge funds that would settle some clai...

  7. U.S. bankruptcy claims trading slows to year-low

    NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The number of bankruptcyclaims that traded sank to a year low in August as more bigcompanies emerged from Chapter 11 and transfers of claimsa...

  8. Philly newspapers up for auction as sale collapses

    (New throughout, adds bylines)By Jennifer Saba and Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - Philadelphia's two largestnewspapers will go up for auction on Sept. 23 after...

  9. Tribune bankruptcy unravels as talks fail

    By Tom HalsWILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Tribune Co's plan to end its 20-month bankruptcy appeared to unravel Friday with threats that the parties must accept a new p...

  10. Zell: Real Estate Is About Supply and Demand

    Tribune Company Chairman Sam Zell on the state of the U.S. real-estate market and administration's aid efforts.

  11. Tribune Co . Creditors Suing Banks Over Buyout

    Bondholders left holding the bag after the bankruptcy filing by the Tribune Co . last year are suing the banks that financed the $8 billion deal, saying the loans th...

  12. New York Times to Start Charging for Online Content in 2011

    The New York Times Co. (NYT) will begin to charge access for the namesake newspaper's online content starting in 2011, making it the latest major newspaper to move a...

  1. Tribune Seeks To Block Appeal, Ward Off Delay In Chapter 11

    Tribune Co. (TRBCQ) has moved to block an appeal that could prolong a stay in bankruptcy that began in 2008 and might not be over until next year.The Chicago broadca...

  2. Lazard 1Q Net Falls 54% On Charge; Advisory Revenue Up

    Lazard Ltd.'s (LAZ) first-quarter net income fell 54% on costs tied to cutting staff, yet the investment bank posted a core profit and revenue that easily topped exp...

  3. DirecTV Files FCC Complaint Against Tribune Co .

    DirecTV Group Inc. (DTV) has asked the Federal Communications Commission to intervene in a dispute with Tribune Co. that has blacked out local stations for more than...

  4. NY Times Cuts Number Of Free Web Articles To 10/Month

    The New York Times Co. (NYT) on Tuesday said it would halve the number of stories available for free each month at its flagship newspaper's website.The move comes a ...

  5. Stanton Steps Down As L.A. Times Editor

    Tribune Co .'s Los Angeles Times newspaper said Tuesday that Russ Stanton, editor for the last four years, will step down Dec. 23. He will be replaced by Davan Mahar...

  6. The Latest Weapon in the Pro Sports Playbook: Bankruptcy

    A nasty bout of bankruptcies is racing through the sports world as four North American franchises have taken the unusual step of filing for Chapter 11 in the past th...

  7. Tribune's creditors make final bankruptcy pitch

    By Tom HalsWILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Two years after real-estate mogul Sam Zell's brief control of Tribune Co ended in bankruptcy, warring creditors made thei...

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