New York Times Adds 260,000 Digital Subs, Boosts Profits by 19.6%

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The media company spent another $4.6 million on litigation related to its suit against Microsoft and Open AI over copyright infringement

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The New York Times Company added another 260,000 digital subscribers in the third quarter, a 24% boost over the previous-year period, as the company grew its net income by nearly 20% to $64.1 million.

At the same time, the publication’s sales increased 7% year-over-year to $640.2 million. Wall Street investors and analysts seemed to want more from The Times, however, with Times shares dropping 7% on Monday morning after the release of its Q3 report.

Here are the top line results:

Net income: $64.14 million, up 19.6% from $53.6 million in Q3 of 2023.

Revenues: $640.2 million, up 7% from $598.3 million in 2023.

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