NEW YORK (AP) — Journal Communications Inc. of Milwaukee and E.W. Scripps Co. of Cincinnati have agreed to combine their broadcasting operations while spinning off newspaper holdings into a separate public entity.
The deal announced late Wednesday is the latest move by media companies to separate sluggish newspaper operations from more profitable broadcast units, as the industry adapts to consumers’ increasing taste for digital content.
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