BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) _ Live Nation Entertainment Inc. (LYV) on Thursday reported a loss of $50.2 million in its first quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Beverly Hills, California-based company said it had a loss of 39 cents.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 98 cents per share.

The ticket seller and concert promoter posted revenue of $1.8 billion in the period, which did not meet Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.92 billion.

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