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|}} | equity = US$846.534 million (2013)〔 | num_employees = 3,529 (December 2013)〔 | homepage = }} The New York Times Company is an American media company which publishes its namesake, ''The New York Times''. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr., has served as Chairman since 1997.〔("Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. Biography" )〕 It is headquartered in Manhattan, New York.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Contact Us )〕 ==History== The company was founded by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones in New York City. The first edition of the newspaper ''The New York Times'', published on September 18, 1851, stated: "We publish today the first issue of the New-York Daily Times, and we intend to issue it every morning (Sundays excepted) for an indefinite number of years to come."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Timeline )〕 The company moved into the cable channel industry purchasing a 40% interest in the Popcorn Channel, a theatrical movie preview and local movie times, in November 1994.〔(November 28, 1994). "(The New York Times Co. has decided to enter the cable network business by taking a 40% stake in the soon-to-be-launched Popcorn Channel. (Brief Article) )." Broadcasting & Cable. NewBay Media LLC. 1994. Retrieved April 27, 2015 from HighBeam Research.〕 The company completed its purchase of ''The Washington Post'' 50 percent interest in the ''International Herald Tribune'' (''IHT'') for US$65 million on January 1, 2003, becoming the sole owner. On March 18, 2005, the company acquired About.com, an online provider of consumer information for US$410 million. In 2005, the company reported revenues of US$3.4 billion to its investors. The Times, on August 25, 2006, acquired Baseline StudioSystems, an online database and research service on the film and television industries for US$35 million. The company announced on September 12, 2006 its decision to sell its Broadcast Media Group, consisting of "nine network-affiliated television stations, their related Web sites and the digital operating center" ''The New York Times'' reported on January 4, 2007 that the company had reached an agreement to sell all nine local television stations to the private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners, which then created a holding company for the stations, Local TV LLC. The company announced that it had finalized the sale of its Broadcast Media Group on May 7, 2007, for "approximately $575 million."〔 The company moved from 229 West 43rd Street to The New York Times Building at 620 Eighth Avenue, on the west side of Times Square, between 40th and 41st streets across from the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Bus Terminal. On July 14, 2009, the company announced that WQXR was to be sold to WNYC, which moved the station to 105.9 FM and began to operate the station as non-commercial on October 8, 2009. This US$45 million transaction, which involved Univision Radio's WCAA moving to the 96.3 FM frequency from 105.9 FM, ended the Times' 65-year-long ownership of the station. On December 27, 2011, ''The Boston Globe'' reported that the company would sell its Regional Media Group to Halifax Media Holdings LLC, owners of ''The Daytona Beach News-Journal'', for $143 million. ''The Boston Globe'' and ''The Telegram & Gazette'' of Worcester were not part of the sale. In 2011, the Times sold Baseline StudioSystems back to its original owners, Laurie S. Silvers and Mitchell Rubenstein, majority shareholders of Project Hollywood LLC.〔 Facing falling revenue from print advertising in its flagship publication in 2011, ''The New York Times'', the company introduced a paywall to its website. As of 2012, it has been modestly successful, garnering several hundred thousand subscriptions and about $100 million in annual revenue. In 2013, the New York Times Company sold ''The Boston Globe'' and other New England media properties to John W. Henry, the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox. According to the Times Company, the move was made in order to focus more on its core brands. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The New York Times Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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