Cable Channels Lift News Corp.’s Profit

Publishing businesses, which will soon be split into a separate company, dragged on overall profit.

    

AOL Says Ad Revenue Helped First-Quarter Earnings

AOL said its first-quarter revenue increased 2 percent, largely because of rising advertising revenue, and net income grew 23 percent.

    

Disney Reports Strong Second-Quarter Profit

Citing strength in almost all its business units, the media giant reported $1.51 billion in profit, a 32 percent increase over a year earlier.

    

Viacom and Time Warner Post Lower Revenue

Sluggishness in the film divisions countered strong performances from cable television channels.

    

Time Warner Revenue Is Flat, Despite Cable Gains

Quarterly revenue fell at Time Warner’s magazine and movie divisions, partly offsetting gains at Turner Broadcasting and HBO.

    

Comcast Posts 17% Increase in Net Income

The earnings were partly the result of higher cable bills for 72 percent of Comcast’s subscribers.

    

Sirius XM Reports Gains in Income and Subscribers

Sirius XM Radio said first-quarter net income rose 15 percent and announced that its interim chief executive, James E. Meyer, was taking over the position permanently.

    

The New York Times Company Reports a Drop in Profit

The company also announced plans to introduce lower-cost subscription models as part of a broader growth strategy.

    

Netflix Reports Strong Revenue on Strength of Subscribers

The company’s stock passed $200 a share in after-hours trading for the first time since 2011 after it reported robust first-quarter earnings.

    

Media Decoder Blog: Barnes & Noble Rethinks Its Strategy for the Nook

In its third-quarter earnings report, the bookseller said revenue in its Nook unit fell 26 percent.