Viacom (NYSE: VIA), parent of MTV and Rock Band, reported Q2 revenue of $3.85 billion, a 21 percent increase from $3.18 billion in the year-ago quarter. The top line appears…

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Video gamer Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS) narrowed its Q2 net loss to $95 million from last year’s net loss of $132 million, with diluted loss per share at $0.30 as…

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T. Boone Pickens, the oilman-turned-wind power advocate, has sold his 10 million Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) shares for a loss. Pickens said back in May that he picked up the shares…

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In its first earnings report following the departure of Susan Lyne as CEO, Martha Stewart Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO) said Q2 operating income came in at $1.7 million. The numbers represent…

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Answers.com (NSDQ: ANSW) announced Q2 revenue of $3 million, an increase of 7 percent from $2.81 million in the year-ago quarter. The company’s two biz units are going in opposite…

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This might be of interest to those involved in a deal for AOL’s (NYSE: TWX) access business… Old-school ISP EarthLink continued what it started last quarter, showing impressive earnings growth,…

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BusinessWeek publisher McGraw Hill reported Q2 revenue of $1.67 billion, a decrease of 2.6 percent from the prior year. A 10.4 percent decline at its trouble financial services business was…

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Business publisher and event organiser United Business Media (LSE: UBM), which has aborted its courtship of Informa, says its decision to break tech publisher CMP in four has been proved…

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Sony (NYSE: SNE) reported its Q208 earnings this morning, and the picture isn’t that pretty: it posted a 39 percent fall in quarterly operating profits, hit by losses in its…

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Following Friday’s report from sibling broadcaster Belo Corp. the newly separate AH Belo (NYSE: AHC) newspaper publisher reported earnings this morning: The publisher of the Dallas Morning-News and two other…

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Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) reported second quarter earnings today of $1.88 billion or $0.67 in adjusted diluted earnings per share on $24.1 billion in revenue. Though revenue was up 3.7…

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The major Chinese portals continue their torrid pace of growth, as Sohu.com (NSDQ: SOHU) announced Q2 revenue growth of 162 percent to $102 million. GAAP net income of $40.2 million…

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With Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) chatting openly about the possibility of liquidating its Asian assets, the value of Yahoo Japan becomes more significant.  The firm, partially owned by both Yahoo and…

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FT Group profit rose 21 percent to £84 million ($167 million) on 11 percent better revenue of £374 million ($743 million) in the first half of the year, supposedly on…

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Kicking off the call, Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) CEO Reed Hastings predicted that the DVD-by-mail segment would continue expanding for another 5-10 years, despite the deteriorating economics of the DVD business…

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Local broadcaster Belo Corp (NYSE: BLC).—not to be confused with its newspaper sibling AH Belo (NYSE: AHC) from which it split last year—saw Q2 net earnings drop to 27.7 percent…

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Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) reported Q2 revenue of $337.6 million, an 11 percent increase from $303.7 million a year ago. Net income was up just 3 percent to $26.6 million. A…

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Online tech media publisher TechTarget (NSDQ: TTGT) pre-announced its Q2 earnings, and lowered its forecast for Q3 on account of weakening macro environment. The formal earnings will be on Aug…

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Vivendi (EPA: VIV), the France-based media giant and parent of Universal Music Group, has reported its first half 2008 and Q208 earnings, and its revenues totaled €11.2 billion ($17.7 billion),…

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After last night’s surprise news, this becomes a lot more interesting: Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is hosting a day-long analyst event today, kicking off with Steve Ballmer at 11:40 (ET). Suffice…

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The dismal economy not only hit newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE) on the print side, but even its online ad revenues fell in Q2. Online dropped 9.1 percent, Lee…

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The McClatchy Company’s (NYSE: MNI) financial struggles only seemed to deepen in Q2, as Gary Pruitt, the publisher’s chairman and CEO, pinned the weakening economy and the shift from print…

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The separation of EW Scripps (NYSE: SSP) and Scripps Interactive occurred on July 1, the day after Q2 ended, so this will be the last time the two Scripps report…

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Big-four communications group Publicis says it’s on track to reach its 2010 target of pulling a quarter of revenue from digital, after seeing it comprise 18.8 percent of business in…

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Chinese search engine Baidu (NSDQ: BIDU) reported its Q2 results today, and its profits came in at 265 million yuan, or $38.6 million, versus 141.9 million yuan ($20.7 million) a…

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