Show Biz Kids: The Walt Disney Company (DIS), Time Warner Inc. (TWX)

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How are others who have operations in the entertainment industry performing? For the third quarter, ended Dec. 31, 2012, Sales for Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE)’s Sony Pictures Entertainment increased 30.1% year-on-year to 2,402 million U.S. dollars. Most of this increase was from higher theatrical and home entertainment revenues. Theatrical revenue was greater because of the James Bond film Skyfall and the film Hotel Transylvania. Sony Pictures home entertainment revenues were greater because of the performance of The Amazing Spider-Man and Men in Black 3.

Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) recently reported Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2012 Results. The Company’s Full-Year Revenues were down 1% from 2011 to $28.7 billion. They experienced revenue declines at their Film and TV Entertainment and Publishing segments. However, Time Warner did have growth in their Networks segment.

Investors should note that their revenue for Film and TV Entertainment fell 5% to $12.0 billion. Again, here’s accompany dependent on the strength of their yearly film and television offerings. The year before included strong revenue from the last two Harry Potter films, videogame revenue as well as television license fees.

Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) did have growth in initial telecast fees, international syndication revenues and new subscription video-on-demand distribution agreements. There’s that new paradigm in the industry: Subscription Video-On-Demand and it demands that perceptive investors take note of companies embracing this fully.

These Show Biz Kids aren’t making movies of themselves necessarily. They do give a hoot about their investors who have the confidence that these entities will, most of the time, reward them handsomely. Pass the popcorn and enjoy the shows, wherever you happen to watch them.

The article Show Biz Kids originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Michael Ugulini.

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