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Discontinued Operations
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Discontinued Operations
6.
Discontinued Operations

In December 2010, the Company discontinued a start-up division of Redscout, LLC called “007”. As a result, the Company has classified this entity’s results of operations as discontinued operations.  The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 was a loss of $315 and $451, respectively.

Effective September 30, 2010, the Company ceased Zig (USA) LLC current operations and has classified this entity’s results of operations as discontinued operations.  The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 was a loss of $141 and $310, respectively.

In June 2010, the Company discontinued a start up called Fearless Progression LLC (“Fearless”) and wrote off its investment in Fearless of $710. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, including the investment write off, was a loss of $476 and $647, net of tax, respectively.


Included in discontinued operations in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 was the following:
 
   
Three Months Ended 
June 30, 2010
    
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2010
  
             
Revenue
   $ 99     $ 366  
Operating loss
   $ (1,301 )   $ (1,797 )
Other expense
   $ (10 )   $ (45 )
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes
   $ (932 )   $ (1,408 )