tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post3459988523162551251..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Bulletin: Gannett completes Belo Corp. takeover; deal transforms GCI into a predominantly big TV company with a sideline in newspaper publishingJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37022282243919382014-01-01T13:48:58.686-05:002014-01-01T13:48:58.686-05:00Anyone want to wager how many of Belo's 2,700 ...Anyone want to wager how many of Belo's 2,700 will be around a year from now? Or how many Gannett veterans will be cut to offset this deal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47934606551073530762013-12-31T11:56:48.179-05:002013-12-31T11:56:48.179-05:00Oh, it will dismantle parts. Centralized Master Co...Oh, it will dismantle parts. Centralized Master Control, graphics out of Denver and if they have separate Technical Directors & Directors, well we all know that answer. Remember the current leadership of broadcasting at the Crystal Palace are not visionaries but bean counters. It will be other groups that lead the industry and Gannett Broadcasting will follow like lemmings lapping up the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49802144509380151222013-12-30T18:25:12.735-05:002013-12-30T18:25:12.735-05:00What makes you think so?What makes you think so?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63831152871818272492013-12-29T09:21:45.926-05:002013-12-29T09:21:45.926-05:00Why would gannet dismantle anything? It bought the...Why would gannet dismantle anything? It bought the baby, it might dress it up, but not dismantle. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40182050370759222992013-12-27T19:22:30.552-05:002013-12-27T19:22:30.552-05:0010:15 AM - More denial and hubris. Broadcast, cabl...10:15 AM - More denial and hubris. Broadcast, cable, and satellite all are based on laughably obsolete technology and business models.<br /><br />Let the fate of your print cousins be a warning unto you. The tsunami of creative destruction will arrive without further warning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12941454670209647202013-12-27T10:15:04.770-05:002013-12-27T10:15:04.770-05:00Broadcast has retransmission agreements which will...Broadcast has retransmission agreements which will continue to bring in huge profits. Something print never had. With the addition of Belo, Gannett is now poised to exert more pressure over Cable and Satellite companies for even bigger profits.Broadcast is far from dead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45679577838213528232013-12-26T00:10:14.584-05:002013-12-26T00:10:14.584-05:0011:42, WFAA may be better off. Belo ain't wha...11:42, WFAA may be better off. Belo ain't what it used to be for quality, and Gannett surprisingly runs at least two of the best stations in the country (KUSA Denver and KARE Twin Cities.) Maybe the Mother Ship can learn from its own local successes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41014664539824593202013-12-25T18:07:10.419-05:002013-12-25T18:07:10.419-05:00Only overgrown in the management ranks, my friend....Only overgrown in the management ranks, my friend. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39370044295034431472013-12-24T23:42:43.282-05:002013-12-24T23:42:43.282-05:00It's unfortunate that Gannett will dismantle a...It's unfortunate that Gannett will dismantle a once proud property in WFAA and turn it into just another sanitized, cookie cutter crapfest with MMJs and lame graphics. The company is overgrown just like the federal government and will cannibalize itself eventually. Stockholders beware...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47498924163609185882013-12-24T15:45:54.614-05:002013-12-24T15:45:54.614-05:00You are correct. The worry is that somehow Gannett...You are correct. The worry is that somehow Gannett will spin gold to crap. The way it so often does on buying stuff and especially, hiring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34104713525877508442013-12-24T11:04:32.384-05:002013-12-24T11:04:32.384-05:00I am kinda shocked the Belo purchase is getting ne...I am kinda shocked the Belo purchase is getting negative comments. Check out the stock price and it is forward thinking, Publishing is not where the growth is anymore (Sorry Mr Gannett)<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58341921348487784072013-12-24T10:06:59.309-05:002013-12-24T10:06:59.309-05:00Gannett made the mistake of appointing Dubow CEO a...Gannett made the mistake of appointing Dubow CEO after McCorkingdale left. Does it make the same mistake with Loughee, or do we get another beancounter in Harker, who has no operational experience? <br /><br />Loughee seems far brighter than Dubow, but that's not saying much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11478296462900762012013-12-24T03:08:39.748-05:002013-12-24T03:08:39.748-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76284808056180098002013-12-24T00:36:38.485-05:002013-12-24T00:36:38.485-05:00First quarter 2014.First quarter 2014.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26914628220209899572013-12-23T22:36:11.992-05:002013-12-23T22:36:11.992-05:00The whole bit about the spin-offs is wrong in re: ...The whole bit about the spin-offs is wrong in re: Phoenix, since the stations are being sold. This changed form last week. You are correct above and incorrect below.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84440240923346113312013-12-23T22:23:30.346-05:002013-12-23T22:23:30.346-05:00How long will it take to "Gannettize" th...How long will it take to "Gannettize" these stations? That is to fire anyone over 50 and anyone who is competent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82723292318565495732013-12-23T21:22:26.642-05:002013-12-23T21:22:26.642-05:00Unless and until an activist acquires enough share...Unless and until an activist acquires enough shares to get the board's attention (something that has not been disclosed to date), there is no outside "pressure" to restructure anything.<br /><br />Also, analysts don't "represent" investors. That would be a conflict of interest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7742475171162008122013-12-23T20:39:39.529-05:002013-12-23T20:39:39.529-05:00LOL. Oddly refreshing, though, to see that obdurat...LOL. Oddly refreshing, though, to see that obdurate denial is not exclusive to ink-stained wretches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82091759627228673252013-12-23T18:56:30.521-05:002013-12-23T18:56:30.521-05:00Every newspaper I read has a nation and internatio...Every newspaper I read has a nation and international section. I have never seen a daily that only has local news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72229306277013203932013-12-23T17:40:55.108-05:002013-12-23T17:40:55.108-05:00Hey 5:34 p.m.: I am far from lazy. It's clear ...Hey 5:34 p.m.: I am far from lazy. It's clear you can't read and are probably a lousy writer. My idea is to load up exclusively on local news from my paper's coverage, meaning I want to produce more local news and not rely on other papers to fill up my newspaper. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88643453943250263592013-12-23T17:34:45.161-05:002013-12-23T17:34:45.161-05:00"Why not just load up the paper with news abo..."Why not just load up the paper with news about its local area?"<br /><br />Because you and your colleagues are lazy bums. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53767586611867456192013-12-23T17:33:51.437-05:002013-12-23T17:33:51.437-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30303142524427547792013-12-23T17:33:04.315-05:002013-12-23T17:33:04.315-05:00The Butterfly Project will save us (lol!!!!) My in...The Butterfly Project will save us (lol!!!!) My informal survey of the public says "No." My paper plans to load up its A Section with news from its staffers and the papers it supports under Gannett's Regionalization Scheme.<br /><br />That will not work. People want to read exclusively about their local area. They don't want to read news about other areas. I give the Butterfly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31731960160796024602013-12-23T16:32:24.658-05:002013-12-23T16:32:24.658-05:00Local TV is a LONG way from being an albatross. In...Local TV is a LONG way from being an albatross. In fact, it's still one of the best investments going. Whatever "local" becomes will evolve out of TV, not out of the "patch" work Internet.<br /><br />A sound investment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76176475923850162672013-12-23T15:14:45.051-05:002013-12-23T15:14:45.051-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com