Hollywood, Calif. - Major record label EMI's Capitol Records and USA Today publisher Gannett (NYSE: GCI) announced on Tuesday that they have partnered on a digital pre-release promotion for Beach Boy Brian Wilson's forthcoming album, "That Lucky Old Sun."

McLean, Va. - Gannett, the publisher of USA Today and 84 other daily newspapers, said that it plans to eliminate 1,000 jobs -- including 600 layoffs -- across its newspaper operations.

McLean, Va. - Expanding on a three-month-old partnership between the companies, Gannett (NYSE: GCI), the publisher of USA Today and 84 other daily papers, said that it has led a new round of funding for New York-based Mogulus, the developer of a live, streaming video service.

McLean, Va. - Shares of Gannett (NYSE: GCI) dropped more than 7% by midday Wednesday after the publisher of USA Today and 84 other daily papers said that its second-quarter profit dropped 36%.

McLean, Va. - Gannett (NYSE: GCI), the media company that publishes USA Today, said on Tuesday that it has acquired Chicago-based marketing and database services firm ShopLocal though separate deals with owners Tribune (NYSE: TXA) and McClatchy (NYSE: MNI).

McLean, Va. - Gannett (NYSE: GCI), the publisher of USA Today and 84 other daily newspapers, said on Thursday that it has acquired a minority stake in Seattle-based Cozi Group, the developer of a free Web service designed to help families manage schedules, share information and communicate.

McLean, Va. - Citing "tough economic challenges both domestically and in the U.K.," Gannett (NYSE: GCI), the publisher of USA Today and 84 other daily newspapers, said on Monday that it plans to record as much as $3 billion in impairment charges this quarter to reflect the company's dwindling value. Gannett said that the non-cash charges reflect "challenging business conditions" related to the softening real estate market, as well as a decline in its stock price.

McLean, Va. - USA Today said on Wednesday that it has launched a new tool that will let readers use AOL's AIM instant messenger to search current and archived headlines and set up news alerts. Once logged into AIM, users can add "USA TODAY" to their buddy lists. They can then type key words into the dialogue box, and receive a return IM when the paper publishes articles containing those words. Readers also can use the service to browse and search headlines.

McLean, Va. - Attempting to boost their sagging ad revenue, four of the nation's largest newspaper publishers -- including Gannett (NYSE: GCI), Tribune (NYSE: TXA), Hearst and The New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT) -- said on Friday that they will team to launch their own online ad sales network. The network, called quadrantONE, will work in a similar fashion to a networks launched last year by Yahoo and a group of newspapers, allowing national advertisers to buy space on more than 120 newspaper websites.

McLean, Va. - Gannett's (NYSE: GCI) USA Today announced on Thursday that it will acquire California-based Banquet, which operates action sports website BNQT.com, along with an advertising network.

Austin - Pluck, a provider of social media services for media companies, said on Wednesday that it plans to connect its platform with the Facebook and OpenSocial APIs, linking the Web audiences of Pluck clients such as Gannett, Reuters and The Washington Post with users of Facebook, MySpace and other social networks. The integration will link readers' comments on Pluck client news sites back to their social network profiles. Reuters invested $7 million in Austin-based Pluck in 2006.

Seattle - Broadband video publishing firm thePlatform, a subsidiary of Comcast, said on Tuesday that Gannett (NYSE: GCI) will use its back-end management system for publishing online video on the websites for its TV stations, newspapers and other holdings. The company's technology will also serve as the central distribution hub to syndicate video content among Gannett's numerous destination websites, including USAToday.com.

Cambridge, Mass. - Maven Networks, a provider of Internet TV delivery technology, said on Tuesday that it has signed a deal to provide online video advertising and player solutions for Gannett (NYSE: GCI), across the company's over 150 websites. Maven's Internet TV Platform will be used to deliver thousands of hours of ad-supported news video on sites such as USAToday.com.

McLean, Va. - USA Today, the national newspaper owned by Gannett, plans to cut about 45 positions in its newsroom, spread throughout its news, money, sports and lifestyle departments, the Associated Press reported.

New York - Newspaper publishers Gannett (NYSE: CGI) and Tribune (NYSE: TRB) are in talks with three other publishers -- who are currently in a similar deal with Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) -- on creating a national online advertising network, Reuters reported, citing sources involved in the discussions.

McLean, Va. - Gannett, the publisher of USA Today and 84 other daily newspapers, said on Monday that it has formed a joint venture with Chicago-based Tribune Interactive to expand a national network of local entertainment websites under the Metromix brand.

McLean, Va. - USAToday.com said on Tuesday that it has launched five new widgets designed to help its readers share news and information through their blogs, social networks and websites. The company launched its first widgets in early September, and plans to roll out its new offerings through mid-November. New widgets include online celebrity video features and entertainment headlines, most popular headlines, political updates, a pop culture blog and the paper's popular "Snapshots" information graphic. The widgets can be used on partner sites including Blogger, Freewebs, iGoogle, MySpace and TypePad, among others.

McLean, Va. - Gannett, the publisher of 85 U.S. newspapers including USA Today, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired a controlling interest in Schedule Star, which operates HighSchoolSports.net.

McLean, Va. - Gannett, the publisher of USA Today, said on Friday that it has launched localized mobile news websites in more than 100 markets.