Media Giants Hint That They Might Be Expanding; Firms Eye Newspapers, TV Stations in New Areas for Them [ Corrected: 6/10/03 ]

From: The Washington Post | Date: June 3, 2003| Author: Alec Klein and David A. Vise | Copyright information

The mighty of the media industry will grow mightier while smaller competitors fall by the wayside.

That appeared to be the consensus after yesterday's ruling by the Federal Communications Commission to relax rules on the concentration of media ownership. Major media companies, such as Tribune Co., are signaling a growing appetite for television stations and newspapers in markets where they already have a presence. Meanwhile, some small to mid-size firms are showing a readiness to put u...

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