Post-Newsweek Revenue Climbs 44%

Post-Newsweek revenue in the third quarter was $106.4 million, up 44% over the same quarter a year ago. Operating income for the third quarter more than doubled to $54.1 million.
The increase in broadcast revenue reflects a $15.6 million in political advertising revenue in the third quarter, $10.8 million in incremental Summer Olympics-related advertising at the company's NBC affiliates and increased retransmission revenues.
Parent Washington Post Co.'s revenue for the third quarter was $1.01 billion, flat compared to the third quarter of 2011.
Cable television revenue grew 6% to $199.6 million, due in part to internet and telephone service revenues. Cable division operating income increased 8% to $39.9 million.
Newspaper publishing division revenue totaled $137.3 million for the third quarter of 2012, down 4% from the third quarter of 2011. Print advertising revenue at The Washington Post slipped 11% to $51.4 million.

Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.