Daily Commercial Explained

Daily Commercial should not be confused with Daily Commercial News.

The Daily Commercial is a daily newspaper distributed in Lake and Sumter counties, Florida.

History

The Daily Commercial was founded in 1875. It was later acquired by members of the Cowles family in 1969.^[2] The New York Times Company acquired the paper in 1971 and sold it in 1995 to Better Built.^{[3] [4]} HarborPoint Media acquired the Better Built papers in 2004, and owned the Daily Commercial until 2013, when it was acquired by Halifax Media Group.^{[5] [6]} In 2015, Halifax was acquired by New Media Investment Group.^[7]

Prices

The Daily Commercial prices are 50 cents daily; $1.00 Sunday.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Member Directory . 2023-04-10 . Florida Press Association . en-US.
2. Web site: Newspaper Firm Purchases Small Florida Dailies . News.google.com . 1969-06-09 . 2018-07-10.
3. Web site: Leesburg Commercial, Other Times Papers To Be Sold . Articles.orlandosentinel.com . 1995-03-04 . 2018-07-10.
4. Book: Roberts . Gene . Gene Roberts (journalist) . Kunkel . Thomas . Layton . Charles . 2001 . Leaving Readers Behind: The Age of Corporate Newspapering . registration . . . 1610752325.
5. Web site: HarborPoint Media Announces Acquisition of Better Built Group Newspaper Assets . Dirksvanessen.com . 2004-07-20 . 2018-07-10.
6. Web site: Halifax Media Group purchases three Florida newspapers . The Daytona Beach News-Journal . Staff Reporter. 30 September 2013 . 12 July 2018.
7. Web site: New Media Announces Agreement to Acquire Halifax Media Group for $280.0 Million . 2015-03-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307125519/http://ir.newmediainv.com/cache/1001192429.pdf?d=&fid=1001192429&iid=4426551&o=pdf&t=&y= . 2016-03-07 . dead .