Rochester, NY 8/12/2009 1:57:32 PM
After Hours - The E. W. Scripps Company SSP - E. W. Scripps Earnings Decrease of 23 percent
The E. W. Scripps Company SSP
E W Scripps recently reports its second quarter and its move along profits of second quarter 2009, but its deceiving in comparison because of a $525 million impairment charge it took on its newspaper biz in second quarter of 2008.
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E W Scripps, on its revenue side, it earned $194 million, a 23 percent decrease from $251 million in second quarter of 2008. Division wise, revenue from TV station was $61.1 million, a decrease of 24 percent from second quarter of 2008. In its newspaper division, papers managed solely by Scripps fell 22 percent to $113 million; ad revenue was down 29 percent to $79.4 million. Also in second quarter, it reported a loss of $900K reflecting final costs for shutting down the Rocky Mountain News earlier in Feb.
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