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New York Times swings to profit as digital subscriptions rise

Company added 3,08,000 net digital news subscriptions

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A taxi passes by in front of The New York Times head office in New York. (Photo: Reuters)

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The New York Times Co swung to a quarterly profit from a loss a year earlier, as the newspaper publisher benefited from higher digital subscriptions that offset falling print sales.

Net income attributable to the company was $13.2 million or 8 cents per share in the first quarter of 2017, compared with a loss of $8.3 million or 5 cents per share, a year earlier.

"We added an astonishing 3,08,000 net digital news subscriptions, making Q1 the single best quarter for subscriber growth in our history," Chief Executive Mark Thompson said in a statement.

Revenue rose 5.1 per cent to $398.8 million.

 

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First Published: May 03 2017 | 7:03 PM IST

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