FNC Ad Sales Boost News Corp. Profit

By Brian 

“News Corp. on Tuesday said its quarterly net profit rose 19 percent boosted by advertising sales at the Fox News Channel, ‘Ice Age: The Meltdown’ film ticket sales and a gain from the sale of radio stations,” Reuters reports. More: “Cable network operating income rose 42 percent to $194 million on higher Fox News ad sales…”

> Also: Bloomberg: “News Corp. still plans to start a new business TV network at the beginning of 2007, Chernin said.”

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