uclick and Knight Ridder Digital Team Up.Business Editors KANSAS CITY, Mo. & SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2002 Knight Ridder Digital, interactive information subsidiary of Knight Ridder and founder/operator of the Real Cities Network, and uclick, a division of Andrews McMeel Universal The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. , today announced a strategic agreement whereby uclick will manage branded comic and puzzle content for Knight Ridder Digital's Real Cities local media network of Web sites. Under the agreement, uclick will provide Knight Ridder Digital's Real Cities Network with a variety of popular comics and puzzles from Universal Press Syndicate Universal Press Syndicate, an Andrews McMeel Universal company, is the world's largest independent syndicate and provides syndication for a number of lifestyle and opinion columns, comics, and various other content. , Tribune Media Services Tribune Media Services ("TMS") is a syndication company owned by the Tribune Company. The company is divided into two divisions, "News and Features" and "Entertainment Products". (TMS TMS Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (alternative medicine for depression) TMS Test Match Special (sports - cricket) TMS Texas Motor Speedway TMS Transportation Management System TMS Toyota Motor Sales ) and United Media, including such favorites as Garfield, Doonesbury, Dilbert, For Better or For Worse, Shoe, JUMBLE(R), Crossword Puzzles, PlayFour!, and others. Over the next several weeks, uclick will begin delivering regionally branded comics and puzzles in the Entertainment channels to 27 Real Cities Web sites in major media markets. The agreement further calls for Knight Ridder Digital and uclick to cooperate in the exploration and development of new consumer-supported revenue sources, including future opportunities to generate growth through subscription-based content models. "We believe that 2002 offers a new wave of opportunities for content presentation," says Ken Doctor, vice president/content services for Knight Ridder Digital. "Knight Ridder Digital is pleased to partner with uclick as we continue to innovate new business models for delivering premium content to consumers." As a first step, Knight Ridder Digital will begin offering uclick's new puzzle subscription service, "The Puzzle Society," to its on-line readers starting in February. "The Puzzle Society" is a co-branded consumer subscription product, offering best-of-class interactive puzzles and game content. "Our companies have a long and successful history of cooperation and partnership on innovative projects, such as this one," adds Chris Pizey, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. at uclick. "This agreement further strengthens our relationship." In addition to the current interactive business, the relationship between the two companies includes print syndication and, in the past, has extended to businesses as diverse as instant book publishing. About Knight Ridder Digital and Real Cities Knight Ridder Digital, a leader in local information on the Web, creates innovative online services and comprehensive local content to help consumers make the most of their experiences on the Internet. Knight Ridder Digital develops and manages the Internet properties of Knight Ridder (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :KRI KRI Knight Ridder KRI Kundalini Research Institute KRI Key Risk Indicator KRI Khlopin Radium Institute (Russia) KRI Kapal Republik Indonesia (Republic of Indonesia Ship) KRI Knowledge Research Institute, Inc. ), the nation's second-largest newspaper publisher. Knight Ridder Digital is a separate Internet subsidiary and is the founder and operator of Real Cities, a premier national network of city and regional Web sites nationwide. Real Cities consists of a unique partnership network that brings together the best local strengths of leading U.S. media and Internet companies, including properties of Belo Interactive, E.W. Scripps Co., Knight Ridder Digital, Media General, Gannett Co., Inc., The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Milwaukee Journal. The network allows media organizations to leverage their strong local content in a national network that brings to consumers news, sports, event happenings and community connections from locally run information sources that are trusted to be the heart and soul of their locale. Among Real Cities' member Web sites are AZCentral.com, BayArea.com, Charlotte.com, Cincinow.com, DallasNews.com, Indy.com, JournalNow.com, KansasCity.com, Kentucky.com, Miami.com, NYDailyNews.com, NWSource.com, Philly.com, Post-Gazette.com, ProJo.com, TBO TBO Tampa Bay Online TBO Time Between Overhaul TBO To Be Honest TBO Total Benefit of Ownership TBO To Be Ordered TBO Transactions By Others TBO The Black Order TBO Technical Back Office TBO The Black Orchid (gaming guild) .com, TimesDispatch.com and TwinCities.com. About uclick uclick is an Andrews McMeel Universal company, a company which also includes Universal Press Syndicate and Andrews McMeel Publishing. As the largest packager and distributor of branded comics, word games and other content on the Web, uclick syndicates the highly sought-after work of more than 100 content creators to hundreds of Sites, including more than 200 Newspaper Web Sites. uclick content is also found on major portals such as AOL, Yahoo, MSNBC MSNBC Microsoft/National Broadcasting Company , and iWon. uclick's brands include Garfield, Doonesbury, Cathy, FoxTrot foxtrot one of the two artificial gaits of the five-gaited horse. A four-beat gait midway in speed between a walk and a trot. There is a great deal of similarity with several other gaits such as amble, fadge, slow pace, stepping pace, running walk, jog, hound jog. , Ziggy, Boondocks, Pat Oliphant, News of the Weird News of the Weird is a syndicated newspaper column edited by Chuck Shepherd that collects bizarre news stories. It was created in 1988. As of 2006, it is syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate and published in more than 250 newspapers in the United States and Canada. , Universal Crossword, Dear Abby and more. uclick is also building brands for the future, like Bizarro This article is about the fictional character. For other uses, see bizarro (disambiguation). Bizarro is a fictional character, a doppelgänger of DC Comics’ Superman. and Heart of the City. In addition, uclick develops and hosts Web sites of other key creators such as Garfield.com, Doonesbury.com, Ziggy.com and sites of other key creators. uclick is located in Kansas City, Mo. Visit uclick on the Web at www.uclick.com. |
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