Editorial: Gazette adds to Anschutz’s impact
We at the Business Journal felt no surprise late last week after the official announcement of billionaire Philip Anschutz buying Colorado Springs’ daily newspaper. For months we had been hearing Anschutz had his eye on The Gazette, after spending more and more time here as owner of The Broadmoor hotel and resort. Two weeks ago, [...]
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Continue reading …Anschutz named Ryan McKibben, CEO of Clarity Media Group , as chairman of The Gazette.
Continue reading …The Gazette has reported Dan Steever will be its new president and publisher. The news comes after Gazettte parent company, Freedom Communications, was purchased in July by 2100 Trust LLC, an investment group. That purchase included The Gazette, The Orange County Register and five smaller daily papers in California and Arizona. For the last three [...]
Continue reading …When the first news came out of California to start the week, everyone who cares about the stability and future of Colorado Springs had to feel encouraged. After months, actually years, of uncertainty and rumors, The Gazette would have new ownership, and the city’s longtime daily newspaper could move forward again in a positive way. [...]
Continue reading …Gazette parent company Freedom Communications announced today that it has been acquired by investment group 2100 Trust, a company formed three years ago with the sole intent of investing in newspapers. Terms of the deal, which include Freedom’s flagship publication The Orange County Register, were not disclosed. Since emerging from bankruptcy in 2010, Irvine, Calif.-based [...]
Continue reading …Freedom Communications, the bankrupt owner of the Colorado Springs Gazette, has won court approval of a reorganization plan. Judge Brendan Shannon of the U.S. bankruptcy court in Wilmington, Delaware approved the plan that had been crafted by attorneys for and its secured and unsecured creditors. The plan represented a significant victory for the unsecured creditors, [...]
Continue reading …The Orange County Business Journal reported today that Freedom Communications, the bankrupt parent company of the Colorado Springs Gazette, has filed an amended reorganization plan with the Delaware bankruptcy court. Under the new plan, which was the product of an agreement between the secured and unsecured creditors of the company, all of the company’s equity [...]
Continue reading …Crain’s BtoB magazine is reporting that The Gazette and its parent company’s flagship newspaper, the Orange County Register have joined the Yahoo Newspaper Consortium advertising network. Also joining the consortium were North Jersey Media Group’s The Record and Herald News and The San Diego Union-Tribune. Since its debut in 2006 with 176 newspapers, the consortium [...]
Continue reading …It’ll be interesting to watch the forthcoming dustup between The Independent and The Gazette’s new four-day-a-week free publication, which will distribute 10,000 copies of each issue in the city’s core areas. Somewhat to its embarrassment, The Gazette has had to abandon its original name, “Ink” (turns out that name’s taken), and replaced it with FreshInk. [...]
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