资讯集团董事会原则上批准公司一分为二_时事

资讯集团董事会原则上批准公司一分为二

News Corp. declined comment.

资讯集团不予置评。

The film division is the second-largest entertainment business by revenue and profits, and it has enjoyed blockbuster hits including 'Avatar' in recent years. But it also has been slammed by a plunge in DVD sales, a key source of profits in the film industry over the past decade. Consumers have increasingly turned to services such as Netflix and Redbox vending machines to rent DVDs rather than buy them. PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates global DVD and VHS revenues fell 19% between 2007 and 2011. It is expected to keep falling, only partly offset by rising streaming and other electronic rental revenue.

按收入和利润计算，电影是第二大娱乐业务，近几年《阿凡达》(Avatar)等热门大片让它获益不菲。但电影业务同样也承受了DVD销量大幅下降的打击。DVD销售是过去十年电影行业的一个关键利润来源。消费者已经越来越多地通过Netflix等服务和Redbox售货机租赁DVD，而不是购买DVD。普华永道(PricewaterhouseCoopers)估计，从2007年到2011年，全球DVD和VHS销售收入下降了19%。据预计，销售收入还会继续下降，但会因为在线播放和其他电子租赁业务收入上升而得到部分缓解。

Broadcast television, including News Corp's Fox network and TV stations, was hit hard during the 2010-09 recession because it is heavily dependent on advertising. SNL Kagan says gross advertising revenue at U.S. broadcast networks fell to $17.2 billion in 2011 from a peak of $19.4 billion in 2006 and little growth is expected in coming years. Broadcasters have begun extracting payments from cable companies to transmit their channels but those fees remain relatively small, particularly relative at advertising revenue.