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Billboard reported Wednesday that Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) suffered a $16 million loss during the first fiscal quarter of this year, which ended on December 31, 2007. This is the result of shutting down a concert promotion company, and the loss also contrasts with the $18 million income the company enjoyed in the same period a year ago.

Despite this loss, the music giant still managed to increase domestic sales up 10.5% in the face of album sales dropping 14.6%, and international sales also increased by 2.7%. The company told Billboard that the growth was due to labels Warner Bros. Records and Atlantic Records “capturing the No. 1 and No.2 rankings in U.S. market share and to a strong showing in digital revenue.” According to the same piece, the revenue from digital sales was 14% of all revenue, but still not a significant increase over past figures.

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