21st Century Fox Profit Tops Analyst Views on Super Bowl
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21st Century Fox Inc., the film and TV company controlled by billionaire Rupert Murdoch, posted third-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates after drawing the largest-ever audience to the Super Bowl.
Earnings totaled 47 cents a share, New York-based Fox said in a statement yesterday. That compared with the 35-cent average of 21 analysts’ estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Sales increased 12 percent to $8.22 billion, beating the $8 billion average projection.