Communication Services
Entertainment
$21.91B
10.2K
Key insights and themes extracted from this filing
The company's revenues decreased by 8% for the three months ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2023, due to lower advertising revenue, partially offset by higher affiliate fee and other revenues. Total revenue was $4.234B compared to $4.605B in the prior year.
Net income decreased 64% for the three months ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2023, primarily due to lower Segment EBITDA (as defined below) and the change in fair value of the Company's investments in equity securities. Net income was $115M compared to $321M in the prior year.
Operating expenses decreased 4% for the three months ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2023, primarily due to lower entertainment and sports programming rights amortization and production costs principally due to fewer hours of original scripted programming as compared to the prior year period as a result of industry guild labor disputes and the absence of the FIFA Men's World Cup.