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Gannett Buying Belo in $2.2 Billion Deal
Gannett, best known as the newspaper publisher behind USA Today, is making a big bet on TV: It is paying $1.5 billion, and taking on $715 million in debt, to acquire local station owner Belo Corp. If the deal gets regulatory approval, Gannett will nearly double its portfolio of TV stations from 23 to 43.
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Smile: People Like Your Picture More Than Your Words
Corporate storytellers need to master a new narrative technique.Day Two at D: Dive Into Media 2013, in Pictures and Tweets
Storified: The best tweets and pictures from the second day of D: Dive Into Media.Old Media Is the New Hotness for Chris Hughes and Larry Kramer
The business of news is a hard one, but at least two people running publishing institutions say they’re optimistic.Timehop Hooks Up With USA Today to Deliver Stories From the Past
A charming smartphone app takes users on a trip down memory lane — now in headlines.Listen Up! Beats Boss Jimmy Iovine Comes to Dive Into Media.
Next month’s lineup is groaning with heavy hitters, but there’s always room to add a music icon to the list.Game On! Xbox Bosses Mehdi, Tellem Come to Dive Into Media.
The Xbox is a Web TV player that also happens to work for games. Meet the people in charge of making it an even bigger deal in the media world.Meet the Man Who Wants to Blow Up the TV Business: Dish Network’s Charlie Ergen Comes to Dive Into Media
A rare appearance from a maverick billionaire with big plans.Old Media, New Tricks: The New Republic’s Chris Hughes and USA Today’s Larry Kramer Join Dive Into Media
Two very smart guys with very different backgrounds and a similar problem: How do you transform iconic print publications for the digital era?Voices











