May 7- Discovery Communications Inc:. *UBS raises price target to $77 from $72; rating neutral. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
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May 7- Discovery Communications Inc posted higher revenue and profit in the first quarter as its cable television networks grabbed better U.S. and international ratings, and forecast annual revenue above estimates. Net income increased to $231 million, or 63 cents per share, from $221 million, or 57 cents per share, a year ago.
May 7- Discovery Communications Inc posted higher revenue and profit in the first quarter as its cable television networks grabbed better U.S. and international ratings. The media company said on Tuesday that revenue rose 6.5 percent to $1.156 billion. Net income rose to $231 million, or 63 cents per share, from $221 million or 57 cents per share a year ago.
May 7- Discovery Communications Inc posted higher revenue and profit in the first quarter as its cable television networks grabbed better U.S. and international ratings. The media company said on Tuesday that revenue rose 6.5 percent to $1.156 billion. Net income rose to $231 million, or 63 cents per share, from $221 million or 57 cents per share a year ago.
April 30- Discovery Communications Inc:. *Evercore raises price target to $73 from $69; rating equal-weight. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
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Feb 26- Tribune Co has hired investment bankers to sell off its newspaper unit, which includes The Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune, according to a person familiar with the situation. The company has hired Evercore and J.P. Morgan to run an auction for the newspapers, the person said. Tribune, J.P. Morgan and Evercore declined to comment.
Feb 14- Higher revenue growth and better-than-expected advertising sales at Discovery Communications Inc's cable channels could not lift its quarterly profit, which fell short of analysts' estimates.
Feb 14- Discovery Communications Inc's quarterly profit fell short of analysts' estimates as revenue from U.S. networks, its biggest business, grew only 4 percent. Net income from continuing operations available to Discovery stockholders fell to $224 million, or 61 cents per share in the fourth quarter, from $336 million, or 86 cents per share, a year earlier.