Disney Profit Up, TV Outshines Studio
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Walt Disney Co.  posted a 24 percent rise in profit on Thursday as advertising gains at ESPN and ABC television networks more than made up for a sharp slowdown at Disney's movie studio.
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Time Warner Inc., the world's largest  media company, on Friday said its quarterly net profit rose by  76 percent, boosted by digital video, high-speed Internet and  higher advertising sales at its cable networks.
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Viacom Inc.  said on Thursday its fourth quarter profit rose helped by the purchase of Dreamworks compared with a year ago when profit was dragged by charges.
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News Corp.'s earnings rose 19 percent as stronger results from cable networks, broadcast television and movies outweighed a slump in newspapers, the media company reported Tuesday. Results were also lifted by a gain from selling a European radio business.
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Viacom Inc. , owner of the Paramount film studio and MTV Networks, said on Thursday quarterly profit nearly quadrupled, helped by its purchase of the DreamWorks movie studio and hefty year-ago charges.
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Time Warner Inc.  on Friday posted a higher quarterly net profit boosted by more digital video and cable high speed Internet customers and higher advertising sales at the cable networks.
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Walt Disney Co.  said on Wednesday that first-quarter net earnings more than doubled, driven by DVD sales of the movies "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," "Cars" and the sale of a stake in E! Entertainment Television.
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News Corp., the media company controlled by Rupert Murdoch, said fiscal first-quarter profit rose 27 percent, partly because advertising sales increased at its cable-television networks including Fox News Channel.
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Liberty Media said on Wednesday profit at two of its key division rose on higher subscriptions at Starz and higher sales at QVC.
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Walt Disney Co. said Thursday that profit jumped 24 percent in the fiscal fourth quarter, driven by growth at its television networks, theme parks and consumer products businesses.
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The desktop publishing software maker said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit and sales rose to beat Wall Streetâs expectations, fueled by strong sales of Creative Suite 3 and Acrobat.
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EMERYVILLE, Calif. - Pixar Animation Studios said Thursday that third-quarter profit surged 70 percent as revenue continued to climb and said its newest film, &quot;The Incredibles,&quot; is posting strong returns.
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The DVR pioneer turns a profit for its latest quarter.
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The Walt Disney Co. on  Wednesday posted a hefty 39% increase in third-quarter profits,  without help from the $790 million worldwide blockbuster  "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest."
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Walt Disney Co  reported a drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday, but its shares rose 2.6 percent as the No. 2 U.S. entertainment company beat Wall Street expectations and reported strong results at theme parks and its television business.
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Time Warner Inc., the world's largest media company, on Friday said its quarterly net profit rose by 76 percent, boosted by digital video, high-speed Internet and higher advertising sales at its cable networks.
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When Walt Disney Co. reports quarterly results on Thursday, analysts expect slower earnings growth offset by signs of an unexpectedly strong turnaround at the company's loss-making ABC network.