Gannett Co. Inc.
Overview
Gannett Co., Inc. operates as a news and information company. It operates in three segments: Publishing, Digital, and Broadcasting. Publishing segment publishes daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, magazines, and trade publications, as well as classified business Web sites. It offers 85 U.S. daily newspapers, including USA TODAY, and approximately 850 non-daily local publications in 31 states and Guam, as well as publishes 17 daily paid-for newspapers and approximately 200 weekly newspapers, magazines, and trade publications in the United Kingdom. This segment also engages in the commercial printing, newswire, and marketing and data services operations. Digital segment owns and operates CareerBuilder, an employment Web site, which offers job postings and related products to employers; provides multichannel shopping and advertising services connecting advertisers and consumers; and offers local online search and advertising technology. It also provides Internet technology that enables advertisers, agencies, and publishers to interact with consumers through online conversation; hosted search and advertising services; scheduling athletic solution that generates and updates school’s schedules, scores, stats, and game directions; and social media services to advertisers and marketers. Broadcasting segment operates 23 television stations in the U.S. These stations operate Web sites offering news, entertainment, and advertising content in text and video format. This segment also includes Captivate Network, a national news and entertainment network that delivers programming and full-motion video advertising through video screens located in elevators of office towers and select hotel lobbies across North America. The company has strategic business relationships with online affiliates, including CareerBuilder; Classified Ventures; ShopLocal. com; Topix.net; and Metromix LLC. Gannett Co. was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.