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Tribune Media(TRCO) Merger Talks Heat Up, Tronc(TRNC) Talks To Purchase Us Weekly Break Down

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Quick updates on two situations we wrote about with a spin and its former parent. Last week we reported that Tronc(TRNC) was close to a deal to buy Us Weekly for over $100 million. Tronc, formerly Tribune Publishing, is a spinoff of Tribune Media(TRCO). This week, reports indicate that Tronc’s discussions with Wenner Media over Us Weekly have… Read More »

Tronc(TRNC) Intent On Gobbling Up Us Weekly For Over $100 Million

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  Somehow, we never got around to talking about one of the worst names for a spinoff that we can recall. Of course, we are talking about tronc(TRNC). Tribune Media(TRCO) spun it off as Tribune Publishing, but, after Michael Ferro took over, it changed its name to tronc, which sounds like the name of a reptilian villain that… Read More »