January 14 - January 20, 2007
Saturday, Jan. 20
The board came away from today's meeting in Chicago with basically nothing to report. Tribune said after the session that... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Friday, Jan. 19
In my haste this morning, I neglected to note today's best Tribune-related story: The LAT's revelation that in the event... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The December jobless rate for Los Angeles County was 4.5 percent, up from the record-low of 4.2 percent the previous... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
OK, so is MySpace a leader on Internet safety, as its chief security officer maintains, or is it guilty of... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
You might think that being mentioned in the WSJ's House of the Week feature would almost guarantee lots of interest... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Dealbreaker (that's the Wall Street site of former Gawker editor Elizabeth Spears) came across this gem of a guy in... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tribune follos: Not much to chew on in the second day stories, other than the WSJ identifying the private equity... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Jan. 18
The 120-room hotel will be at the corner of Santa Monica and Wilshire - the Trader Vic's location right next... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
His contract with HarperCollins wound up on Court TV's Web site and is now making the online rounds. It was... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
That breaks out to $19.30 for the newspapers and $12.40 for the television stations. The $31.70 a share total -... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Everything you might want to know about OC tearing up its venerable 714 area code gets a going-over in this... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Y'know, the undulating ones that keep popping up on Web site ads for Santa Monica-based LowerMyBills.com. The ones many of... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Just a quick roundup this morning: *Oops: Forgive the earlier typo (now corrected) - hed should be Time Time lays... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
So now what do they do? The so-called auction has wound up with some crazy, jerry-rigged proposals - starting with... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Jan. 17
LAT reports that the two billionaires would offer $500 million and some sort of debt package for a minority stake... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The WSJ reports tonight that at least two bid proposals for Tribune Co. are expected - one from Eli Broad... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Parent publisher HarperCollins made the announcement today. It's not a big surprise, considering that the imprint's impresario, Judith Regan, was... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Chicago Tribune reports that a consortium of Madison Dearborn Partners, Apollo Management and Providence Equity Partners could not agree on... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The Anaheim/Orange County Walk of Stars? Who knew? It's been around since November to honor folks who have made a... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Nah, I'm not talking about the sad-sack Tribune Co. auction. What's really popping today is an emerging bid from three... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
We're talking more than 37 million viewers and a 36 share in the 18-49 bracket - up from last year's... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Orange prices jump: Wholesale prices anyway. LAT reports that naval oranges are now about $35 per bushel basket, almost double... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Jan. 16
About 10,000 guards will become members of the Service Employees International Union. A deal was announced today among building owners,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
After several weeks of falling oil prices, gasoline is finally following suit. The Energy's Department's latest weekly survey shows that... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
By quite a bit, actually. NBC's telecast of the increasingly pompous awards ceremony (it used to be a lot more... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tonight kicks off the sixth season and of course the ratings will be through the roof. So why not buy... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Crop damage: It's looking like 70 percent of the orange crop - basically whatever was left on the trees -... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Jan. 15
Just two days before the deadline to submit offers for Tribune Co., they're not sure whether to go after the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Well, you knew this was one was coming. TMZ.com, the tabloid Web site started by former consumer watchdog Harvey Levin,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It could be a while before anyone has a slant on how much damage was done during the weekend cold... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The fire was brought under control in a couple of hours this morning, but there's no word on possible damage... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
We might get some clues this week on how contract negotiations will go between Socal's three major supermarket chains and... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Handicapping the Globes: "Babel" and "The Departed" are given the best odds by the LAT's Envelope for best drama at... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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