Revenue Grows, but Profit Slides 12% at Time Warner

The media conglomerate hailed its stronger revenue in its cable and movie units, while saying higher costs weighed on earnings.

    



Amazon to Raise Fees as Revenue Disappoints

Revenue rose 20 percent, but the online retailer said it was considering raising prices by as much as 50 percent on its $79 Prime shipping program.

    



Viacom Quarterly Profit Rises 16%, Lifted by Cable Fees and Lower Costs

The company said fourth-quarter earnings were aided by higher subscriber fees and an increase in cable advertising, and that Paramount Pictures narrowed its loss from a year ago.

    



Comcast Profits Up Sharply, Along With TV Subscribers

Comcast, the nation’s largest cable provider and the owner of NBCUniversal, increased its net income 26 percent, to $1.9 billion, compared with a year ago.

    



Strong Finish to 2013 for Netflix as Profit and Subscriptions Soar

The company predicted continued growth through the first quarter of this year.

    



Holiday Sales Slide 60% at Struggling Barnes & Noble Nook Unit

Revenue in the Nook division, which includes digital content and devices, fell 60 percent, while sales in its bookstores dropped 6.6 percent, the company said.

    



Disney Chief Was Paid Less in 2013, Filing Shows

Robert A. Iger received overall compensation valued at $34.3 million, down from $40.2 million in the 2012 fiscal year.

    



Barnes & Noble Reports Profit, but Sales Decline 8%

Sales were hurt by the Nook division, where revenue fell 32 percent, to $109 million.

    



Dish Nears Pact to Avert Blackout With Disney

The Dish Network also reported unexpected rises in both subscribers and revenue, and returned to profit in the most recent quarter.

    



News Corp. Revenue Falls Well Short of Forecasts

A steep drop in Australian newspapers took a toll on the company, in its first quarter since it was split from the more prosperous side of Rupert Murdoch’s empire.

    



Disney Reports 13% Increase in Profit

Theme park and movie divisions were up, but television-related businesses reported declines.

    



Despite Blackout, CBS Profit and Revenue Rise

Stations in cities like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago were not carried by Time Warner Cable for a month in the summer during a contract dispute.

    



Time Warner’s Profit Rises, Lifted by TV

Earnings were $1.2 billion in the third quarter, an increase of 44 percent compared with a year ago, reflecting growth in its television networks and production of TV shows.

    



Live Nation Reports Lower Profits on Higher Revenue

The company reported $43.8 million in net income for the three months that ended in September, down 24 percent from the same period last year.

    



Profits at 21st Century Fox Hampered by TV Investments

The media company’s revenues surpassed Wall Street expectations, but profits were down in part because of the cost of starting two new channels.

    



Time Warner Left Bruised in Fee Battle With CBS

The cable company lost 306,000 television subscribers in the third quarter, hurt by a contract dispute that resulted in a blackout of CBS programming.

    



Times Co. Posts a Loss, Hurt by Sale of The Globe

The company said the results were positive because the company is now free to concentrate on its profitable core product, The New York Times and its affiliated publications.

    



Internet Subscribers Aid Growth by Comcast

Increases on the broadband side and decreases on the television side are again evident in the cable company’s financial results.

    



Dreamworks Animation Profit Falls, Though Shares Stay Strong

Executives worked hard during a call with analysts to focus attention on the company’s film pipeline and an aggressive expansion into consumer products.

    



Revenue Slides at Martha Stewart Living, Partly From Curbing Ties to J.C. Penney

The company, which has hired Daniel W. Dienst as its next chief executive, had losses in broadcasting and publishing, where advertising revenue fell when it cut back its relationship with J. C. Penney.