Tribune Company
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Tribune Company Key Employees
Name Job Title
Fast Facts
435 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Jeffrey S. Berg Director
Headquarters Address
60611, United States of America
Brian L. Greenspun Director
Telephone + 1 312 2229100
Betsy D. Holden Director
Fax + 1 312 2221573
William A. Osborn Director
Website www.tribune.com
William Pate Director
Ticker Symbol, Stock Exchange N/A
Mark Shapiro Director
Number of Employees 19,600
Maggie Wilderotter Director
Fiscal Year End N/A
Frank Wood Director
Revenue (in US$ million) 0.00
Chief Executive Officer,
Randy Michaels
Director
Chandler Bigelow Chief Financial Officer
SWOT Analysis
Company Overview
Strengths Weaknesses
Tribune Company (Tribune) is a leading media
Large portfolio of brands Private ownership and entertainment company in the US. The
company specializes in newspaper publishing,
Multi –platform presence television and radio broadcasting, and
entertainment activities. Its broadcasting and
Strong foothold in the market
entertainment operations include 23 television
stations, WGN America on national cable and
Chicago’s WGN-AM. The company publishes
magazines, and daily and weekly newspapers in
print and electronic media formats. Tribune’s
portfolio of newspapers includes the Los
Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore
Opportunities Threats Sun, Sun Sentinel (South Florida), Orlando
Sentinel, Hartford Courant, The Morning Call,
Growing hispanic market Decreases in circulation RedEye and Daily Press. Tribune also publishes
various Spanish-language newspapers that
Business restructuring Digitization include Holy, El Sentinel Orlando and El
Sentinel South Florida. The company's
interactive business comprises more than 50
Increased online advertising Regulatory procedures
websites including CareerBuilder.com, Cars.com
and Apartments.com. The company’s offices
Service launches located in Emeryville and Santa Monica,
California; and Austin, Texas. Its advertising and
Strategic expansion initiative sales offices are located in Los Angeles and
New York. Tribune is headquartered in Chicago,
Illinois, the US.
Key Competitors
Herald Media, Inc.
Paddock Publications, Inc.
Schurz Communications
Sun-Times Media Holdings, LLC
The New York Times Company (Ticker: NYT)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Business Analysis ................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Company Overview ................................................................................................................................................4
1.2 Business Description ..............................................................................................................................................4
1.3 Major Products and Services .................................................................................................................................5
2 Mergers & Acquisitions and Partnerships ............................................................................................. 6
2.1 M&A and Partnerships Strategy .............................................................................................................................6
3 Recent Developments ............................................................................................................................. 8
4 SWOT Analysis ........................................................................................................................................ 9
4.1 SWOT Analysis - Overview ....................................................................................................................................9
4.2 Strengths ................................................................................................................................................................9
4.3 Weaknesses ...........................................................................................................................................................9
4.4 Opportunities ........................................................................................................................................................10
4.5 Threats .................................................................................................................................................................11
5 Tribune Company - Company Statement ............................................................................................. 12
6 Tribune Company - History ................................................................................................................... 13
7 Tribune Company - Key Employees ..................................................................................................... 15
8 Tribune Company - Key Employee Biographies ...........................................................