Over the last week and a half, three of the larger public media companies announced their quarterly results. While technically, Dotdash Meredith and Dow Jones are part of IAC and News Corp, respectively, both parent companies break out relatively clean financials, allowing us to dig in and understand how the business is doing. And, as always, The New York Times remains the most significant player in the proverbial digital room.
And so, let’s dig in and see how the three businesses are doing and where they are finding their opportunities to shine. We went in alphabetical order.