BusinessWeek
Newspaper and TV station owner Media General Inc. said Wednesday that its first-quarter loss narrowed from a year ago as expenses fell and its broadcast segment enjoyed a boost from Olympics advertising.
Like other companies in its industry, Media General is still seeing erosion in print sales. It booked a 9 percent drop in publishing revenue. The company, which owns several large regional dailies, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch and The Tampa Tribune, says it expects the decline in publishing revenue to “continue to moderate” in the current quarter.
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