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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway to Acquire WPLG From Graham Holdings

By Merrill Knox on Mar. 12, 2014 - 10:10 AM

Warren Buffett is adding a television station to Berkshire Hathaway’s media portfolio: the company will acquire WPLG, the ABC affiliate in Miami, from Graham Holdings Co.’s Post-Newsweek station group. In addition to W ...

Media General Sells Tampa Tribune

By Chris Ariens on Oct. 8, 2012 - 9:51 AM

Media General is now out of the newspaper business, having closed a deal this morning to sell the Tampa Tribune to a Los Angeles-based private equity group. Media General will keep ownership of NBC affiliate WFLA but the newspaper ...

Aiming to Focus on TV, Media General Sells Newspapers to Berkshire Hathaway

By Andrew Gauthier on May. 17, 2012 - 10:30 AM

Media General is selling off its struggling newspapers. The company today announced a deal with Berkshire Hathaway for the purchase of all of its newspapers, with the exception of its Tampa group, which includes The Tampa Tribune, ...

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