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CHICAGO, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tribune Interactive, a division of Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB), today announced the launch of branded Channels on YouTube(TM), the leading online video community that allows people to discover, watch and share originally created videos. The company will launch Channels for its newspapers and television stations. Tribune Interactive's newspaper Channels, such as http://www.youtube.com/chicagotribune and http://www.youtube.com/orlandosentinel, feature timely local content, including the latest news coverage, sports commentary, arts and entertainment news, product demos and human-interest clips. Tribune also created YouTube Channels for its television stations, including Chicago's WGN at http://www.youtube.com/wgn, LA's KTLA at http://www.youtube.com/ktla and New York -based WPIX at http://www.youtube.com/wpix. These Channels showcase popular news clips, celebrity interviews, feature stories and unique local video content. "Our arrangement with YouTube underscores our efforts to leverage our award-winning content and make it more widely available to engage a new group of consumers," said Tim Landon, president of Tribune Interactive. "Working with Tribune Interactive provides our users with relevant local content and timely, reliable local news coverage in some of the largest media markets in the U.S.," said Jordan Hoffner, head of Premium Content Partnerships for YouTube. "We believe that this collaboration will significantly enhance the public's exposure to Tribune Interactive's high-quality programming." About Tribune Interactive Tribune Interactive, a subsidiary of Tribune Company, manages the interactive operations of major daily newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Newsday and their associated websites, plus all aspects of Tribune's print and online classified advertising operations. Its national classified sites include Careerbuilder.com, Cars.com and Apartments.com. With more than 50 websites overall, Tribune Interactive ranks among the nation's leading news and information networks. The sites attract more than 15 million unique visitors per month. For more information: Michael Dizon, communications manager Tribune Interactive 312-222-3165 DATASOURCE: Tribune Interactive CONTACT: Michael Dizon, communications manager of Tribune Interactive, +1-312-222-3165, Web site: http://www.chicagotribune.com/

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