Mediagazer: McClatchy reports Q3 adjusted net loss of $5.9M on revenue of $212.6M, down 9.4% YoY; total ad revenue was $115.3M, down 13.4% YoY (McClatchy)

3:10 PM ET, October 18, 2017

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McClatchy:

McClatchy reports Q3 adjusted net loss of $5.9M on revenue of $212.6M, down 9.4% YoY; total ad revenue was $115.3M, down 13.4% YoY — McClatchy (NYSE American-MNI) recorded after-tax non-cash charges of $230.9 million in the third quarter of 2017, leading to a quarterly net loss of $238.9 million, or $31.28 per share.

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Steven Shepard / Politico:

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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:

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Jon Lafayette / Multichannel News:

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Dade Hayes / Deadline:

Ted Sarandos says Netflix plans to produce 80 original movies in 2018 — Aiming for a level of output not seen since the two-reeler silent movie days, Netflix plans to put out a new original movie on average every four and a half days in 2018, for an eye-popping total of 80 releases …

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Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:

CNN wins first-of-its-kind waiver from FAA to fly drones over crowds regardless of population density, at altitudes of up to 150 feet — CNN has won an interesting waiver regarding its commercial drone operating license with the FAA - an exemption that allows it to fly its Vantage Robotics Snap drone …

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