September 17 - September 23, 2006
Saturday, Sep. 23
Special kind of reader: Tim Rutten harrumphs about how the Tribune executives just don't understand that LAT readers are less... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Friday, Sep. 22
Advertising dollars are becoming closely scrutinized in Hollywood these days (they seem to really mean it this time), which is... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
She's really out this time, resigning as Hewlett-Packard chairman and board member, effective immediately. She is being replaced by H-P... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
BW's Ron Grover asks a quite reasonable question: Why would wheeler-dealer extraordinaire John Malone be interested in owning El Segundo-based... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Getting relatively little attention in today's stories about the Tribune announcement was a sentence buried in the press release. It... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tribune for sale: That's the upshot of the company's decision to "create additional value for shareholders," which is usually bizspeak... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Sep. 21
Two important developments. First, the Chandler partnerships that were complicating any effort to reshape the company have themselves been restructured... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made the announcement at a joint press conference with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg after the two... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
But it won't be a hotel. It will be a timeshare, developed through the company's Hilton Grand Vacations Co. division.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Shares close at $32.05, up 4.43 percent on the day. This morning's WSJ story about how the board might consider... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Word that the social network site Facebook might be sold to Yahoo for around $1 billion is a reminder of... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
"Radical Action" at Tribune?: That's what the Tribune Co. board will be considering today, according to the WSJ. Among the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Sep. 20
Nikki Finke lays out the not-so-charming details of how United Talent's Nick Stevens got the heave-ho after 15 years. There's... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association, not exactly known for big marketing efforts, will soon begin a return-to-spinach blitz,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It's being called a global warming suit against all the major carmakers. California Attorney General Bill Lockyer (his friends just... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The San Fernando Valley Business Journal is reporting that MGA Entertainment, the Van Nuys-based maker of Bratz dolls, is buying... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
I realize the newsroom is distracted these days, but how on earth did this morning's jump to the story on... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Another Northrop loss: Wash. Post reports that Boeing Co. has won that huge contract to secure the nation's northern and... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Sep. 19
The big digital news is how well Disney did in its first week of offering movies on iTunes - 125,000... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It's not exactly open warfare - but it's getting there. An open letter to Tribune Co. is making the rounds... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The gain was just under 14 percent for the day. That sounds like a lot, but with the stock closing... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The New Yorker's Elizabeth Kolbert says California's effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions "may well be the most important piece... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
He's just announced the formation of The O'Neal Group, which will be looking for partnerships and joint ventures involving real... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tribune responds: As noted on LA Observed, Tribune CEO Dennis FitzSimons defended the company's ownership of the L.A. Times and... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Sep. 18
Plenty, as Daniel Akst pointed out in Sunday's NYT. Here's his astute premise: Anything that reinforces the role of fossil... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
In case you missed it in Sunday's NYT, there's an opening to be dean of USC Libraries. It was pretty... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The government is days away from selecting one of several defense-aerospace firms - L.A.-based Northrop Grumman among them - to... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Sumner and Rupert: Just about the last two media moguls who are readily identifiable by their first names. The LAT... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) examines the growing pressures at Tribune Co. to sell the LAT. Still no sign... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Sunday, Sep. 17
Mid-2007 is the latest date for the opening of a downtown supermarket, the Downtown News reports. It's hard to keep... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Spinach mystery: Coverage focuses on the ban of all spinach - except frozen - and the origin of E. coli... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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