Pay-Per-View Revenue Boosts WWE Profit
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World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.  WWE.N, a producer of wrestling entertainment programs  including "SmackDown" and "WrestleMania," reported higher  quarterly profit on Monday, helped by increased pay-per-view  revenue.
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The Sony Corporation reported a 61 percent increase in net profit for the most recent quarter, as &quot;Spider-Man 2&quot; pulled in big profits for the company&#39;s movie division and helped
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Quarterly profit soared thanks to new products, increased marketing and improvement in international business, the company said.
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Profits got a boost despite sluggish sales from the challenging environment.
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Walt Disney Co. posted an unexpected rise in quarterly earnings on Monday as theme parks and media networks units showed improvement.
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Sony Corp., the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant. said Thursday that its profit jumped 61.6 percent in the latest quarter on improved profitability in its mobile phone joint venture and gains in its movie business, led by &quot;Spider-Man 2.&quot;.
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H.P.âs first-quarter net income grew 38 percent to $2.1 billion, as revenue climbed 13 percent to $28.5 billion, beating the muted expectations of Wall Street analysts.
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British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc, Rupert Murdoch&#39;s UK pay-television company, said fiscal first- quarter profit rose 3 percent as it gained more subscribers than analysts expected.
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The Pepsi Bottling Group reported higher-than-expected profit yesterday, helped by cost controls and price increases, and raised its full-year forecast, sending its shares up.
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Viacom Inc., the media conglomerate, said Thursday that profits grew 11.6 percent in the third quarter because of a jump in advertising at its cable and television networks.
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Walt Disney Co. DIS.N quarterly  profit rose on Thursday as improvement in the cable television,  consumer and theme park units and a tax benefit more than made  up for a slowdown at Disney's movie studio.
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Satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC reported strong growth in subscribers Friday and a jump in revenue that exceeded analysts' expectations, underpinning a 3 percent rise in quarterly net profit.
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Buoyed by the strong performance of ESPN and its other cable channels, the Walt Disney Company said yesterday that its profit rose 24 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter.
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The cable operator reported fourth-quarter net income of $602 million on solid revenue gains as customers spent more for cable TV. The company also said it will start paying a quarterly dividend.
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News Corp. said on Tuesday its  quarterly net profit rose 19 percent, boosted by advertising  revenue at the Fox News Channel, "Ice Age: The Meltdown" film  ticket sales, and the sale of radio stations.
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British satellite broadcaster BSkyB said profit rose by 16 percent in the first quarter as the group enjoyed strong subscriber growth in the run-up to the key Christmas trading period.
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The world's No. 2 soft drink company said on Thursday  quarterly profit rose due to tax benefits.