Broadcast growth helps News Corp profit rise to $536m
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LONDON - Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corporation has reported a solid rise of 27% in first-quarter net income to $536m (Â£290.4m), boosted by growth in its broadcast and newspaper divisions.
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The New York Times Co  reported a 6.7 percent rise in profit on Tuesday because of higher national advertising sales and a price increase for its flagship newspaper, sending its shares up as much as 8 percent.
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Washington Post Co. WPO.N said on  Friday that quarterly profit jumped, boosted by results at its  Kaplan education unit and television broadcasting operations.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp posted a  moderate rise in fiscal second-quarter profit on higher  advertising sales at its Fox News channel and the Fox  television network, offsetting a decline in its movie studio  business.
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RUPERT Murdoch awarded himself a 42 per cent pay rise last year, pocketing a cool Â£9.6 million in salary and bonus from his global media empire, News Corp.
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Media conglomerate News Corp. NWS.N  on Wednesday said its quarterly profit rose 80 percent, boosted  by strong DVD sales of the film "Day After Tomorrow" and  advertising sales at its cable networks.
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RadioShack Corp.  on Tuesday posted a 22 percent rise in its third-quarter profit due to strong wireless sales and cost control, and reaffirmed its goal to grow 2005 earnings by as much 21 percent.
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By PAUL GORES  Journal Communications Inc. said Wednesday that fourth-quarter profits last year rose almost 40%, aided by an extra week in the quarter.  Net income was $23.4 million, or 33 cents per share, compared with $16.7 million, or 23 cents, in the final period of 2005.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp  posted a moderate rise in fiscal second-quarter profit on Monday on higher advertising sales at its Fox News channel and the Fox television network, offsetting a decline in its movie studio business.
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Adjusted fourth-quarter profits rose 17 percent on stronger results from cable TV and movies, but the company said it expected  growth to slow in 2008 to a range of 7 percent to 9 percent.
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Comcast Corp. CMCSA.O, the largest  U.S. cable operator, on Wednesday posted a third quarter profit  on better-than-expected gains in high-speed Internet customers  and raised its full-year outlook for subscriber growth.
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News Corp sees an 80% jump in quarterly profit, boosted by demand for films on DVD and advertising on its TV channels.
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British pay-TV company BSkyB said its first-quarter profit climbed as its closely-watched subscriber growth figures surpassed analyst expectations.
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Satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC reported strong growth in subscribers and a jump in revenue Friday, underpinning a 3 percent rise in quarterly net profit.
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Tribune Co.  reported a higher quarterly profit on Thursday because of one-time gains, while an extra week in the quarter boosted advertising revenue at the company's newspaper operations.
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Viacom Inc. on Thursday said its quarterly profit from continuing operations rose 12 percent on higher cable network advertising sales and announced a larger-than-expected stock repurchase, sending its shares up 3 percent.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp nudged up  its full-year outlook on Monday and said it has not seen any  weakness in the television advertising market, after posting a  moderate rise in quarterly profit.