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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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Newsday stories: 13 news summaries

 Newsday Jumps Behind 
 a Paywall 

Opts for 'hyper-local' approach

Oct 22, 09 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you’ve been reading a ton of Newsday stories online, we’ve got some bad news: the Long Island daily plans to erect a paywall next week. The paper’s online content will now be closed to everyone except print subscribers, Optimum Online customers, and anyone willing to... More »

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(Newser) - Newsday will buck an industry trend by charging people to read it online, Reuters reports. The newspaper's owner, Cablevision, says it will "end the distribution of free Web content," though it didn't specify when. In the US, the Wall Street Journal is the only major paper currently sticking... More »

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Internet • Wall Street Journal • Newsday • subscription • online newspapers • newspaper industry

 Cablevision Buys Newsday 

LI company wins battle for paper

May 12, 08 8:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cablevision will pay Tribune Co. $650 million for Newsday, the companies said this morning. The cable operator's bid for the Long Island daily and its free offshoot amNew York topped $580 million offers from New York Daily News owner Mortimer Zuckerman and News Corp., reports the Wall Street Journal. More »

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newspaper • Rupert Murdoch • Cablevision • Newsday • Mortimer Zuckerman

 Murdoch Drops Newsday Bid 

News Corp. calls matching Cablevision's $650 million offer "uneconomical"

May 10, 08 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch has dropped his $580 million bid for Newsday. Cable operator Cablevision has offered $650 million for the Long Island daily, and Murdoch’s News Corp. said a higher bid would be “uneconomical.” The media tycoon’s dropout was unexpected, Reuters says, considering Murdoch recently told... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Sam Zell • Tribune Company • Cablevision • Newsday • News Corp • Mortimer Zuckerman

Daily News Owner Makes Newsday Bid

Zuckerman v. Murdoch fight may hinge on
who can clear FCC

Apr 26, 08 6:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Daily News owner Mort Zuckerman has matched Rupert Murdoch's bid for Newsday, the New York Times reports—but didn't go a penny over the $580 million the New York Post owner offered. Instead Zuckerman claimed his bid is the better one because, unlike Murdoch's, it doesn't run the risk of... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Sam Zell • FCC • Tribune Company • Cablevision • New York Post • Newsday • New York Daily News • Mortimer Zuckerman

Murdoch Calls FCC Bluff With Newsday Move

News Corp. would need waiver to dodge anti-consolidation rules

Apr 23, 08 6:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch is betting new federal standards limiting media ownership to one TV station and one newspaper (per market) won't keep him from buying a fifth New York outlet. The mogul has long held waivers to control media in excess of the rules, and he doesn't think recent enforcement pledges... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • FCC • Wall Street Journal • New York Post • Newsday • News Corp • waiver • WNYW-TV • WWOR-TV

 Murdoch
 Closing In on
 Newsday Deal 

Media mogul about to grab third New York paper

Apr 22, 08 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. empire is closing in on a deal to buy Newsday from the Tribune Company for an $850 million package, reports Reuters. Under the terms of the deal, Newsday would be run as a joint venture with the New York Post, but the papers would remain separate... More »

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newspaper • Rupert Murdoch • Tribune Company • New York Post • acquisition • Newsday • media ownership • News Corp

Zell Turns to Radio Talent
to Shake Up Newspapers

Tribune chief hiring radio veterans to help company

Apr 7, 08 8:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - New publishing mogul Sam Zell is recruiting colorful veterans from the radio industry in a bid to help save his struggling Tribune Company, the Wall Street Journal reports. Zell is hoping the imports will spark innovation at the company, whose debt has swelled to $12.8 billion amid declining newspaper... More »

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radio • newspaper • Chicago Cubs • Sam Zell • Tribune Company • Clear Channel • Los Angeles Times • Newsday • local TV stations • Chicago Tribune • Lee Abrams • Randy Michaels

ANALYSIS

Newsday Sale Another Bad Sign in Teetering Industry

New paper owners face outlook grimmer than those that scared off predecessors

Mar 24, 08 11:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Just last year, Sam Zell was optimistic enough about newspapers to buy the Tribune Company. Now he’s selling Newsday, one of the conglomerate’s top publications. “The news business is something worse than horrible,” he said recently. Across the industry, gung-ho new owners like Zell are experiencing... More »

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newspaper • Rupert Murdoch • Sam Zell • Tribune Company • Avista Capital Partners • Newsday • Mortimer Zuckerman • Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Poynter Institute • Brian Tierney • San Jose Mercury News • Gannett

 Zell Might Sell Newsday 

Tribune Co. may unload paper; Rupert Murdoch is interested

Mar 20, 08 9:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Falling ad revenues could push Sam Zell's Tribune Company to sell Newsday, the Long Island newspaper with the 10th-highest circulation in the nation, the New York Times reports. Among those interested are Rupert Murdoch, who already owns the New York Post. Also in the running are the owner of the... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Sam Zell • Tribune Company • New York Post • ad revenue • Newsday • News Corp • James L. Dolan • Mortimer Zuckerman

Zell Seals $8.2B Tribune Deal

Vows sweeping change at now-private media company

Dec 20, 07 1:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Billionaire Sam Zell today sealed his bid to buy Tribune Co., proving wrong all Wall Street naysayers since his original $8.2 billion offer last April. Zell steps in as CEO and chairman, and promises sweeping reforms to the way the now-private media conglomerate will be run, the Chicago Tribune ... More »

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Chicago Cubs • Sam Zell • Tribune Company • Los Angeles Times • Newsday

Strahan to Rejoin Giants

Defensive end reportedly poised to end his holdout

Aug 21, 07 2:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Defensive end Michael Strahan will likely return to the Giants soon, possibly in time for their preseason match-up against the Jets this Saturday, according to a Newsday source. Strahan, who racked up over $300,000 in fines for skipping training camp to mull retirement, reportedly told his squad through an... More »

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NFL • football • New York Giants • Michael Strahan • Jerry Reese • New York Jets • Newsday • Tony Agnone

Trib Deal Could Come Undone

Wall Street unsure of Zell takeover will go through

Aug 20, 07 3:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Tribune Company’s shareholders are meeting tomorrow to approve Sam Zell’s $8.2 billion takeover, but whispers persist on Wall Street that the deal will crumble. A disappointing stock price, concerns about the fading newspaper business, and a sagging credit market have convinced some analysts that Zell’s... More »

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Wall Street • Chicago Cubs • Sam Zell • Tribune Company • acquisition • takeover • buyout • Los Angeles Times • Newsday • New York Times Company • McClatchy

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