tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post4231348732274889050..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: GCI partner Tribune said girding for bankruptcyJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82173086474933712482008-12-08T20:51:00.000-05:002008-12-08T20:51:00.000-05:0010:31 AM - That's because Online is not "saving" c...10:31 AM - That's because Online is not "saving" crap. All online revenues add up to about 20% of the gross revenue of Gannett. Also, keep in mind that most of the Online revenue is "cross over" or bundled with print. No Print = No Online.<BR/><BR/>However, Online will tell you otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90158376679094536732008-12-08T16:45:00.000-05:002008-12-08T16:45:00.000-05:00"Eyeballs don't translate into revenue the same wa..."Eyeballs don't translate into revenue the same way they do in the print world - that's the problem. Monetizing online has and continues to be the big problem. And with print moguls running the ship and trying to manage online as such, that's a recipe for disaster."<BR/><BR/><BR/>---------------<BR/><BR/>If you want to make money online you have to have a very low overhead. Gannett is too bloatedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54890864286096370282008-12-08T16:40:00.000-05:002008-12-08T16:40:00.000-05:00"But Google News would fold if it didn't have all ..."But Google News would fold if it didn't have all the print media Web sites to mine for news every second of the day."<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>cnn isn't print media. they do fine. I think google will survive with or without print media. it would be arrogant to think otherwise. If print media goes away, people will find something else to fill the void... gannett isn't too big to fail, newspapers are a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49263180049376738142008-12-08T13:21:00.000-05:002008-12-08T13:21:00.000-05:00The Tribune Co. *IS* different. It was leveraged u...The Tribune Co. *IS* different. It was leveraged up to its eyeballs from the day it went private. While Gannett has a chunk of debt, it is not leveraged to anywhere near the extent of the Tribune or several other chains. *THIS* is the big difference between Gannett and other chains from a business viability standpoint.<BR/><BR/>It's almost impossible to sell a newspaper company (or individual Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88399765289074760742008-12-08T12:15:00.000-05:002008-12-08T12:15:00.000-05:00Eyeballs don't translate into revenue the same way...Eyeballs don't translate into revenue the same way they do in the print world - that's the problem. Monetizing online has and continues to be the big problem. And with print moguls running the ship and trying to manage online as such, that's a recipe for disaster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32091737399008029212008-12-08T12:09:00.000-05:002008-12-08T12:09:00.000-05:00I love Google.But Google News would fold if it did...I love Google.<BR/>But Google News would fold if it didn't have all the print media Web sites to mine for news every second of the day. It doesn't generate any fresh copy, just updates existing news stories and blogs.<BR/>If print news outlets folds, we'll be stuck reading news that was published in the Guardian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46033134988642542502008-12-08T11:55:00.000-05:002008-12-08T11:55:00.000-05:0010:31 AM - I think you hit your head right on the ...10:31 AM - I think you hit your head right on the nail.<BR/><BR/>The online portion without print has little value in itself. Without the print component, online makes Gannett simply another fish in the vast cyber ocean. <BR/><BR/>Take Google for instance. Now there is an online powerhouse. The word "Google" has become part of the american (and world) vernacular. The same can not be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64286741758275745992008-12-08T10:31:00.000-05:002008-12-08T10:31:00.000-05:00Call me naive when I ask this question.If online r...Call me naive when I ask this question.<BR/><BR/>If online revenue (CareerBuilder, Metromix, etc.) is "saving" Gannett, why did it seemingly not do the same for the partner company?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40830517653440913192008-12-08T10:23:00.000-05:002008-12-08T10:23:00.000-05:00If Gannett bids on any of the Trib properties, it'...If Gannett bids on any of the Trib properties, it's throwing good money after bad. <BR/><BR/>You're all missing the real news here. It's not what assets GCI could pick up, it's that this could be a preview of what's to come for Gannett. <BR/><BR/>Before the heads get on here talking about GCI's cash position and that the Trib had much more debt, etc., do not think for one second that bankruptcy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10802568292758800482008-12-08T04:11:00.000-05:002008-12-08T04:11:00.000-05:00You know, having a bigger chunk of CareerBuilder a...You know, having a bigger chunk of CareerBuilder at a bargain price wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.<BR/><BR/>It's not going to do us any good this year, but towards the end of 2009, when the recession eases? It could become the engine that supports the print side for once.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54079193586198332982008-12-08T00:32:00.000-05:002008-12-08T00:32:00.000-05:0011:15 p.m.: What the hell are you smoking? Wiscons...11:15 p.m.: What the hell are you smoking? Wisconsin has three sites printing 10 newspapers now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71413140790000782402008-12-07T23:43:00.000-05:002008-12-07T23:43:00.000-05:00McClatchy just put Miami-Herald up for sale. Let t...McClatchy just put Miami-Herald up for sale. <BR/><BR/>Let the bidding begin for Gannett, oh and then the chop shop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78809898890836214802008-12-07T23:28:00.000-05:002008-12-07T23:28:00.000-05:00I'd almost welcome this if it kills Metromix. Almo...I'd almost welcome this if it kills Metromix. Almost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24964211106385240412008-12-07T23:15:00.000-05:002008-12-07T23:15:00.000-05:00if gannett buys the chicago tribune, all the print...if gannett buys the chicago tribune, all the printing operations of the wisconsin papers could be moved to chicago !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61790454064302550522008-12-07T23:12:00.000-05:002008-12-07T23:12:00.000-05:00Tribune!! AAAAAH - don't go bankrupt!! Where oh wh...Tribune!! AAAAAH - don't go bankrupt!! Where oh where will I get my Metromix fix for Naughty Secretary photo galleries???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57903754011454044882008-12-07T22:37:00.000-05:002008-12-07T22:37:00.000-05:00If it comes to selling off Trib properties, I hope...If it comes to selling off Trib properties, I hope to god Gannett -- and Dean Singleton -- don't go after the L.A. Times. You know what both are capable of. I fled the Arizona Republic in 2000 shortly after Gannett bought it. Fled to the LAT. Didn't want to work for Gannett then, don't want to work for it now. Same for Dean Singleton.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-51182717786876930622008-12-07T22:21:00.000-05:002008-12-07T22:21:00.000-05:00The Tribune Company will sell Metromix, CareerBuil...The Tribune Company will sell Metromix, CareerBuilder and the LA Times to Gannett for sure. The bankruptcy threat is merely a time delay so they can liquidate those assets.A.B. Dadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486078788366879664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9821251359624468792008-12-07T19:38:00.000-05:002008-12-07T19:38:00.000-05:00When the bankruptcy sale begins, which Tribune pro...When the bankruptcy sale begins, which Tribune property will GCI buy? GCI could turn the L.A. Times into a real money-maker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14900935556110576452008-12-07T18:32:00.000-05:002008-12-07T18:32:00.000-05:00Uh oh ... The dominoes being to fall.Uh oh ... The dominoes being to fall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42449397393735787162008-12-07T18:25:00.000-05:002008-12-07T18:25:00.000-05:00I'll buy the Cubs with my pension payout.I'll buy the Cubs with my pension payout.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com