Freedom Communications

Type: Company

Name: Freedom Communications

First reported Jun 01 2013 - Updated Jun 01 2013 - 1 reports

Sales of four north-valley newspapers announced

AM PDTThe Marysville Appeal-Democrat and twice-weekly newspapers in Glenn, Tehama and Colusa counties have a new owner.The Appeal-Democrat reported Friday that it and Tri-County Newspapers were sold by Freedom Communications to Vista California News Media, ... [Published Oroville Mercury-Register - Jun 01 2013]

Entities: Freedom Communications

First reported Jun 01 2013 - Updated Jun 01 2013 - 2 reports

Vista California News Media Inc. Buys Marysville Appeal-Democrat

- Roland McBride, Executive Vice President of Vista California News Media, Inc. announced today the purchase of the 16,000-circulation Marysville (CA) Appeal-Democrat from Freedom Communications Inc. Dirks, Van Essen & Murray, a newspaper merger and acquisition ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 01 2013]

Entities: Freedom Communications, Mergers & Acquisitions, Acquisition

First reported Jun 01 2013 - Updated Jun 01 2013 - 1 reports

Appeal-Democrat has new owner

The Appeal-Democrat and Tri-County Newspapers have been sold to Vista California News Media, Inc., a privately owned publishing company.The sale brings to a close a longtime association with previous owners Freedom Communications Inc."The Appeal-Democrat ... [Published Appeal-Democrat.com - Jun 01 2013]

Entities: Paula Patton, Freedom Communications, Publisher, Publishing Company, Orange County

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Fighting for Flow

A high court judge will decide early next week if Columbus Communications Inc. can continue using the business name “Flow”.Justice Jacqueline Cornelius heard arguments yesterday from attorneys at law in the case in which Freedom Telecommunications Inc. ... [Published Barbados Daily Nation - May 23 2013]

Entities: Columbus Communications, Freedom Communications, David Bryan

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Master's College

Story told of former Recorder owner

Local icon and Porterville Evening Recorder editor, publisher and owner Graham Dean was the subject of Porterville native Karen Harriger’s project “Dean of the Paper” which will be published in serial format starting in today’s edition of The Recorder ... [Published Porterville Recorder - May 22 2013]

Entities: Master's College, Freedom Communications, Santa Clarita

First reported Dec 28 2012 - Updated Dec 28 2012 - 1 reports

Tribune Company

Orange County Register Owner Eyes Tribune Papers

SANTA ANA, Calif. — The publisher of the Orange County Register said Thursday that at an investor group he leads may want to buy Tribune Co.'s newspapers after the media conglomerate emerges from bankruptcy. "We clearly have the means and the team by ... [Published The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - Dec 28 2012]

Entities: Tribune Company, Freedom Communications, Bankruptcy

Quotes

"It would take some kind of titan to buy the whole Tribune Co." said John Morton, a Maryland-based newspaper consultant

Expectation of Tribune Co. sale heats up [Published Macon Telegraph - Jun 10 2013]

...Terms were not disclosed. McBride said, "The Appeal-Democrat is a newspaper with a longstanding reputation for quality service to its community. We are very pleased to have the opportunity to continue that service, and look forward to particip..."

Vista California News Media Inc. Buys Marysville Appeal-Democrat [Published Big News Network - Jun 01 2013]

"We are very pleased to have the opportunity to continue that service, and look forward to participating in their continued success in the dynamic news gathering and dissemination industry."

Appeal-Democrat has new owner [Published Appeal-Democrat.com - Jun 01 2013]

"We tend not to buy broken things, break them up, cut cost, sell them off," Baratta said. "We buy businesses where we can intervene to change the growth trajectory of the business through capital and management talent."

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