Company Profile - Tribune Media Services

Overview

Tribune Media Services (TMS) is an innovative entrepreneurial business unit of Tribune Company. We create, aggregate and distribute news, information and entertainment content that reaches users in print, online and on-screen.

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Aggregates and represents content from more than 1,200 writers, cartoonists and publications.
Creates and manages proprietary databases of TV and movie information.
Provides a wide range of services and products for consumers, media companies, advertisers and other corporate clients.
Develops and sells national and local advertising products.

With more than 4,000 customers, TMS is an integral and continuously evolving part of the media landscape. Our organization is comprised of two divisions: TMS News & Features and TMS Entertainment Products. These two divisions operate 11 product groups, which dedicate focused resources to serve their markets.

TMS has grown significantly since its founding in 1918 as The Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate. Today, TMS is one of the largest and most diverse content syndication operations in the world, serving a blue-chip roster of media, business and commercial clients who depend on TMS for their information needs.

Benefits

As part of the total compensation at Tribune Company, the company offers employees a comprehensive and competitive benefit package. Basic coverage includes healthcare for employees and their families, income security for disability, life insurance, time-off to assist in balancing professional and personal needs and retirement and savings plans to help employees build their financial futures. Health Care Medical Employees have the option to choose from among several types of medical plans which, depending on work location, may include a Preferred Provider Organization or PPO plan, a national HMO plan, or local HMO plans. The plans provide a high level of coverage for most types of medical services including hospitalization, outpatient services, emergencies and preventive care. Dental Employees can select a traditional dental plan where they can go to any dentist for treatment or a managed dental plan where they must see a network dentist. Both plans offer varying levels of coverage for preventive, basic, major services and orthodontia. Vision Employees have the option to elect a comprehensive vision service plan at the employee only level for comprehensive vision care including, but not limited to eye examinations and glasses or contact lenses. Retirement and Savings Plans Tribune believes that employees and shareholders have long-term goals and interests that can best be realized through increased employee ownership in the company. Tribune's retirement and savings plans include a combination of stock ownership as well as a 401(k) plan to help employees secure their financial future. Vacation and Holidays Holidays: Employees receive 10 paid holidays per year, some of which are fixed and others that are floating holidays to meet personal needs. Vacation and Holidays Vacation Employees can receive up to a week of vacation (depending on the month of hire) during the calendar year of hire. Employees will receive two weeks of vacation at the beginning of the calendar year following their hire date. After four years of employment, employees are eligible for three weeks of vacation and after 10 years, employees are eligible for four weeks of vacation. Holidays Employees receive 10 paid holidays per year, some of which are fixed and others that are floating holidays to meet personal needs. Disability Benefits The Tribune benefits program provides employees who are away from work due to sickness or disability with all or a portion of their base salary. Paid Sick Days Employees receive a maximum of five paid sick days each year for use in connection with their own illness or that of a child, spouse, or parent. The benefit is prorated for new employees during their first year with the company. Short-Term Disability This program provides employees who have a medically certified short-term disability with a portion of their base salary. Employees are eligible for this benefit after six months with the company. Long-Term Disability This plan is designed to continue part of base salary if an employee's medically certified disability extends more than six months. Employees may purchase this coverage at for the first six months of employment. After six months of employment, some coverage is provided to employees at no cost, with a buy-up portion also available for purchase by the employee. Life and Accident Benefits The Tribune benefit package offers a number of life and accident insurance plans to help protect employees and beneficiaries. Coverage is also available for family members. Tribune provides basic employee life insurance equal to one times base annual salary plus commissions and business travel accident insurance at no cost to employees. In addition, employees have the option of purchasing the following additional coverages:

Supplemental Employee Life Insurance
Employee Accidental Death and Dismemberment
Spouse/Domestic Partner Life Insurance
Spouse/Domestic Partner Accidental Death and Dismemberment
Dependent Children Life Insurance
Dependent Children Accidental Death and Dismemberment

Continuing Education/Tuition Reimbursement The tuition reimbursement program repays employees a percentage of the cost of tuition and related expenses when college coursework is successfully completed from an accredited institution. The course or degree program pursued must be approved and should enable employees to more effectively meet the current and/or future challenges associated with their position. This benefit may vary by location. Employee Assistance Program Sometimes the hardest part of facing life's challenges is knowing where to turn for help. Tribune offers an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to help employees address this need. The EAP is a confidential program, fully paid for by Tribune. Group Legal Plan Employees may elect coverage under Tribune's Group Legal Services Plan, which pays for part or all of the cost of certain legal services, including a legal hotline, preparation of deeds, mortgages, leases and simple wills. Reimbursement Accounts Employees may reduce their taxable income by contributing to Tribune's health care and/or dependent care accounts. Employees may defer, on a pre-tax basis, up to $5,000 a year to pay for eligible dependent care expenses or $5,000 for eligible health care expenses. Amounts available are prorated during the first year of employment. Matching Gifts Program Employees' support of non-profit organizations can be enhanced through the company's matching gifts program. Eligibility for and availability of this program varies by location. The foregoing is intended as a general summary of Tribune Company Employee Benefit Programs. The actual operation of the plans is governed by written plan documents. If there is any conflict between this summary and the terms of the actual plans, the terms of the written plans will control.

Vision

"We Build Audiences"

Our mission is to create and market innovative information and entertainment products and services across multiple media by integrating talent, content, and technology.

Our products and services:

Engage the intellect and imagination of readers, listeners, viewers.
Create environments in which advertisers can effectively deliver their messages.
Are marketed nationally and internationally either through local media outlets or directly to consumers.
Skillfully utilize technology to create and manage content for traditional media and emerging electronic channels.
Optimize return on investment while building competitive advantage.
Are created in an environment that encourages flexibility, creativity, and sensible risk-taking by our employees and partners.

Contact

800.245.6536 • 312.222.4444

TMS Offices

Corporate Headquarters:
435 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1500
Chicago, IL 60611
800.245.6536 or 312.222.4444 Fax: 312.222.2581

Offices In:

California
3340 Ocean Park Boulevard, Suite 1060, Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 581.5011 Fax (310) 581.8025

Wisconsin
1720 W. Florist Avenue, Suite 150, Glendale, WI 53209
(414) 352.8700 Fax (414) 352.5694

New York
One Apollo Drive, Glens Falls, NY 12801
(518) 793.8861 Fax (518) 793.8948
333 Glen Street, Glens Falls , NY 12801
(518) 792.9914 Fax (518) 792.4414

New Media Sales, New York Online
(212) 779.5623 Fax (212) 447.1456
220 E. 42nd Street, Suite 400, New York, NY 10017
(212) 210.2867 Fax (212) 210.2863

Texas
2201 N. Collins, Suite 210, Arlington, TX 76011
(817) 795.4416 Fax (817) 795.4758

England
Triton Court, Atrium Unit, Jupiter House, 14 Finsbury Square, London, England EC2A 1BR
44 207 588 7588 Fax 44 207 638 3011

The Netherlands
Orlyplein 10, 25th floor, 1043 DP Amsterdam
31 (0) 20 680 2560 Fax 31 (0) 20 680 2589

Hong Kong (Asia)
011 852 2901 8900 Fax 011 852 2865 3238

News & Features

Please visit http://www.featureserv.com/ for more information about our News & Features site

Tribune Media Entertainment

Please visit http://www.tribunemediaentertainment.com/ for more information about Tribune Media Entertainment