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The day after its earnings announcement, NWS [NWS
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The big winner is Fox TV. Thanks to the most-watched Super Bowl ever and the success of "American Idol" growing thanks to the writers' strike, profit of Fox TV grew 54 percent (oof!). Meanwhile Fox Interactive (which includes MySpace) narrowed its loss to $7 million from $104 million as sales increased 17 percent.
CEO Rupert Murdoch faces lots of questions about what he's planning for MySpace, especially now that Yahoo [YHOO
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Murdoch also faces questions about his plans to purchase Newsday, a plan that's challenged by New York Daily News owner Mort Zuckerman. Murdoch says he plans to wrap up a deal for Newsday in the next week. He justified the potential investment by saying it would bring $100 million to his company's cash flow each year, while giving economies of scale with his other NewYork-based newspapers.
Between plans for MySpace and for Newsday, we're looking for lots of news from Murdoch in the near future.
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