Tribune hopes it can use its power of the press in its standoff with DirecTV. As talks between Tribune and DirecTV over carriage of Tribune TV stations (including KTLA) reach a stalemate, Tribune plans to pull KTLA off the satellite service effective March 31. You'll have some pretty unhappy "The Vampire Diaries" fans after that.
Today, Tribune wrapped the Los Angeles Times' A section with an ad warning DirecTV viewers of that fact -- and urging them to contact the satellite provider. One delicious detail in this fight that several people have pointed out: Tribune president/CEO Eddy W. Hartenstein is the former CEO of DirecTV. (Hartenstein is also the publisher and CEO of the L.A. Times.) This time, it's personal!
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