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Satellites shine for News Corp

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  • rickbell
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    • Feb 2011
    • 88

    Satellites shine for News Corp

    News Corp’s European satellite interests made a healthy contribution in the first quarter of the media giant’s fiscal 2012.

    Operating income at Sky Italia increased by $37 million (€27.02 million) to $119 million, helped along by the absence of the FIFA World Cup and a reduction in marketing costs after last year’s rebranding exercise.

    It was recently announced that Sky Italia had exceeded 5 million subscribers, having added 34,000 on the quarter.

    First quarter net earnings from News Corp affiliates were $121 million as opposed to last year’s $94 millio. The increased contributions from affiliates are primarily due to improved results from Sky Deutschland and BSkyB.

    News Corp’s first quarter net income of $738 million also included $130 million of pre-tax charges, incorporating a fair value adjustment on the Company’s SKY Deutschland convertible securities and a fee related to the Company’s withdrawal of its BSkyB bid in July.
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