Apple to make major studios’ films available for download
May 29, 2008
Apple is poised to announce it will start selling films from four major
Hollywood studios for download in the UK as part of its iTunes internet
service at prices on a par with DVDs.
Transurban toll revenue jumps
Toll road operator Transurban has reported an increase in annual revenue from tolls and fees on its roads in Australia and the United States, helped by higher traffic volumes and toll increases.
News Corporation’s first-quarter profits down 30% after drop in television advertising revenue
News Corporation, parent company of The Times, reported a 30 per cent drop in first-quarter profits, as falling revenues from television advertising and declining film studio sales hit the bottom line.
Tolls boost Transurban revenue
Transurban reports an increase in annual revenue from tolls and fees on its roads in Australia and the US.
Telstra jumps Optus in mobile revenue
Telstra Corp Ltd's mobile phone revenue has surged, extending Australia's biggest telecommunications company's lead over rival Optus in the segment.
Transurban tolls and fees pay off
Toll road operator Transurban Group has reported an increase in annual revenue from tolls and fees on its roads in Australia and the United States.
Qantas passenger revenues up 4.3%
Qantas says its May group passenger numbers increased by 3.9 per cent over the previous year.
Telstra dials up $1.9b profit
Telstra has increased its first half profit by 13 per cent and raised its guidance for full year revenue and earnings.
Telstra make $24.8b in sales revenue
Telstra's profit grew 13.3 per cent in the year to June 30, on a jump in mobile phone revenue as customers took up services with the Next G network.
Santos revenue up with lower production
Oil and gas producer Santos has reported a lift in revenue despite a drop in half year production due to the suspension of gas processing on Varanus Island.
Britain's Blinkx flies on Google, Newscorp bid talk (Reuters)
Reuters - Shares of British video search engine firm Blinkx surged 50 percent to a seven-month high on Friday, on talk that Internet giant Google and media conglomerate NewsCorp may bid for the firm.
Woodside revenue surges
Woodside posts a 52% jump in second quarter revenue, after production rises and crude oil prices soar.
Woodside Q2 revenue up 52%
Woodside Petroleum Ltd has posted a 52 per cent jump in second quarter sales revenue, after production rose and the price of crude oil soared.
Weather dampens tollway traffic revenue
Transurban and Macquarie Infrastructure's quarterly traffic revenues have taken a hit from the Easter holiday period.
Telstra dazzles with bumper profit
Telstra has reported a bumper 13 per cent lift in first half profit, surprising investors who lifted its shares by two per cent.
Babcock & Brown 'set to meet guidance'
Investment group Babcock & Brown says it is on track to meet its full year earnings target.
Leighton reports 37% profit rise
Leighton Holdings announced a 37 per cent increase in net operating profit for the first nine months of fiscal 2008.
Santos swells revenue even as production dwindles
THE recent blast at the Varanus Island gas facility, coupled with the sale of a 40 per cent stake in a planned LNG project, will continue to drag down Santos' production this year, the oil and gas company said yesterday.
Telstra to outdo profit guidance
Telstra is expected to do better than its guidance when it reveals its annual profit results this week, as it increases revenue from its Next G mobile services.
No Telstra broadband 'on current terms'
Telstra is unlikely to win the right to build the proposed national high-speed broadband network if it insists on wholly owning it, an analyst says.
Telecom NZ to end CellNet contract
Telecom NZ is set to reduce the annual revenue of a listed Australian mobile phone company when it terminates a contract at the end of September.
Wesfarmers shares rebound after...
Wesfarmers shares rebound as retailer says its outlook remains positive.
Babcock & Brown forecasts 15% growth
Babcock & Brown has forecast annual profit growth of at least 15 per cent in 2008 after it posted a large rise in 2007 annual profit.
Qantas gets more passengers
Qantas says its passenger numbers in May increased by 3.9% over the previous year.
Santos sales rise despite output drop
Oil and gas producer Santos has reported a lift in revenue despite a drop in half-year production.