NEW YORK (AP) — Media conglomerate Time Warner Inc. is reporting a 38 percent drop in third-quarter profit, hurt by declines at its AOL and publishing segments.
But the results beat expectations and the company is boosting its full-year earnings forecast.
Time Warner, which also owns the Warner Bros. movie studio and the HBO and Turner cable networks, says its profit fell to $661 million, or 55 cents per share, in the latest quarter. That's up from $1.1 billion, or 89 cents per share, a year ago.
Excluding unusual items, earnings came to 61 cents a share. That tops the analysts' average forecast of 53 cents.
The media company from New York says its revenue fell 6 percent to $7.1 billion, in line with estimates.
It expects adjusted earnings of $2.05 per share for the year, up from about $1.98.
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