-- 作者： 緣生 -- 發表時間： 2006/12/21 02:24am [這篇文章最後由緣生在 2006/12/21 01:08pm 第 2 次編輯] 蘇民峰一看 辦公室大改 迪士尼總裁信風水 (明報) 12月 20日 星期三 05:05AM 【明報專訊】[b]香港迪士尼樂園行政總裁安明智[/b]（Bill）雖然是地地道道的美國人，「鬼聲鬼氣」的，但他原來十分篤信中國的風水，早前他便請了「M字額」堪輿學家蘇民峰，為他的辦公室看風水。 不看猶可，一看就不得了，蘇民峰直指他的辦公室風水不佳，不利人緣，是非多兼「坐唔穩」，結果，安明智乖乖將辦公室改頭換面。 Bill昨日與傳媒朋友聚頭，預祝聖誕，閒聊時講起，原來這位美國人十分篤信風水。好似香港迪士尼樂園不論在擇地、堡壘平頂、開幕以至慶祝一周年，他們都是找同一名風水師替他們指點迷津和擇日。結果每次風水師選擇的那一天，總是天朗氣清，不到他不服。 [b]樂園開幕一年多來是非多多，所以前陣子他們再找了同一名風水師[/b]，即蘇民峰來替阿Bill看看其辦公室。蘇民峰覺得他的辦公室問題多多，要他改這改那，[b]難得他又深信不疑[/b]，把辦公室改頭換面。Bill笑說，[b]他一口氣把辦公室的主色由藍變綠，又改變辦公桌的擺位及坐向，連入口的地氈，都聽師傅之言，統統改掉。[/b] 房間藍變綠 自己不認得 結果，他從美國開工作會議回來後發現，整個辦公室改頭換面，連他自己都差不多不認得，難怪後來有友人來到他的辦公室，忍不住向他喊了句﹕「整個房間都不同了，除了你！」那改完風水後，成效出現了沒有？阿Bill笑言，那他又不大肯定，但至少今個聖誕節，樂園很旺場。還有，後來他去到樂園，竟然有遊客認得他，還向他索取簽名和合照，而這個之前從未發生過。 明眼人請教蘇民峰，他說樂園有次拿了辦公室的平面圖給他看，一看，他就覺得不得了，因為在CEO的房門外，竟然有條足足過百呎長的大走廊「�}正」安明智的辦公室。他解釋﹕「風水來講，路直�}，代表煞氣重……這代表坐在�堶悸漱H『坐唔穩』、人緣不佳、脾氣差、急躁、惹是非甚至身體出現問題。」他建議樂園要將整個門口改「歪」，並以大師口�睇﹛R「改了門口，應該沒問題了。」真的信不信由你！ 明眼人 [url=http://hk.news.yahoo.com/061219/12/1yk2c.html]資料來源[/url] -- 作者： 緣生 -- 發表時間： 2006/12/21 02:27am 真希望外國人有機會見識什麼才是我國的風水學。 :em07: -- 作者： 緣生 -- 發表時間： 2006/12/21 02:32am [quote][b]下面引用由[u]緣生[/u]在 [i]2006/12/21 02:24am[/i] 發表的內容：[/b] 樂園開幕一年多來是非多多，所以前陣子他們再找了同一名風水師，　... [/quote] 真奇怪這是什麼邏輯！？ 外國人認同風水學有一定效果是好事， 但希望在試驗效果時不要『採樣』錯誤吧~~~~ :em63: -- 作者： mayb97 -- 發表時間： 2006/12/21 03:04am 點解唔搵第二個呢? -- 作者： rainbow -- 發表時間： 2006/12/21 03:08am [這篇文章最後由rainbow在 2006/12/21 04:10pm 第 1 次編輯] [equote][b]下面引用由[u]緣生[/u]在 [i]2006/12/21 02:27am[/i] 發表的內容：[/b] 真希望外國人有機會見識什麼才是我國的風水學。 [/equote] 別擔心!  在外國, 風水不是主流。是 fad (短暫時尚)。 迪斯尼在香港只是入鄉隨俗, 因為在法國的迪斯尼生意不好, 但是我沒有聽到迪斯尼找風水幫助法國的迪斯尼生意. 畢竟，香港政府才是 HK Disney 大股東, 對迪斯尼 headquarter 影響有限度。 -- 作者： 緣生 -- 發表時間： 2006/12/21 01:06pm [quote][b]下面引用由[u]rainbow[/u]在 [i]2006/12/21 04:08pm[/i] 發表的內容：[/b] 別擔心!  在外國, 風水不是主流。是 fad (短暫時尚)。　... [/quote] 筆者擔心的不是風水學在外國是否成為主流抑或只是時尚， 問題是外國人如何看待中國文化呢。 我國傳統術數文化是極之高度的思考智慧， 並不是作為在茶餘飯後的話題或娛樂笑話的材料。 假使外國人就此以為“這”便是風水的話，.....。 :em69: -- 作者： 心易先天數 -- 發表時間： 2006/12/21 01:47pm 生兄 此篇的作者.虛言多過陽宅理論.像是在作廣告 而改歪門這種手法在台灣是非常多見的手法 -- 作者： rainbow -- 發表時間： 2006/12/22 02:25am [這篇文章最後由rainbow在 2006/12/22 03:26pm 第 1 次編輯] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/19/AR2006111900815.html <pre>[b][color=blue]A Bumpy Ride For Disneyland In Hong Kong Despite Fixes, Some Observers Say Troubles Could Follow Company to Shanghai[/b][/color] By Maureen Fan Washington Post Foreign Service Monday, November 20, 2006; A11 HONG KONG -- [b][color=blue][size=5]Before Hong Kong Disneyland opened last year, planners were careful to design the park according to the principles of feng shui, placing objects in harmony with their environment. They made sure to offer Chinese food. And they built a garden of costumed characters to satisfy the Chinese obsession with taking photos. Then the best-laid plans went awry.[/b][/color][/size] A charity event before the official opening was chaotic and overcrowded. Local celebrities were offended by rude treatment during opening celebrations. Health officials were barred from entering the park in uniform. Environmentalists protested against shark-fin soup on the menus. It was only the beginning of a very rocky start for Disney, during which it was accused of arrogance and insensitivity by its visitors. Although the company has subsequently received favorable reviews, the early experience has raised questions about its ability to operate effectively in this culture, as well as concerns about what will happen when the company opens its first park on the mainland, in Shanghai, in a few years. [b][color=purple]"If they got into trouble in Hong Kong, for certain they will get into trouble on the mainland. If they're arrogant there, it will be magnified 100 times," said Chan Kin Man, a sociology professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. "Disneyland is an icon of the West. When relations between the U.S. and China turn sour, it might turn into a target."[/b][/color] Nearly half of the park's 5 million visitors in the past year were from the mainland. And it was during a peak season for those visitors, the Chinese New Year, that Disney made its biggest gaffe. Despite several sold-out days over Christmas, Disney was unprepared for the early reaction to a discount promotion during the start of the Chinese New Year in February. Hundreds of already ticketed customers were locked out because the park was full, generating TV coverage of crying children, angry parents and mainland tourists climbing fences to get into the park. The changes Hong Kong Disneyland has made since then -- more flexible ticketing and more profit sharing with travel agencies -- are now being watched closely as the company stands by plans to open its park in Shanghai, which will be even bigger than the one here. "It will be even more interesting in China," said Chan, who took his family to the park in September 2005. "We have a group of people who are fond of anything Western, but we also have a strong group of nationalists. Things will be more intense." Disney, which has previously called the problems "growing pains," declined to comment. [b][color=purple][size=4]Hong Kong is not the first place overseas where the company has confronted challenges. Euro Disney, which later changed the name of its park to Disneyland Paris, was criticized for exporting American imperialism when it opened in 1992. The park had to offer wine to placate French visitors and was financially bailed out by a Saudi prince. Today it is a top tourist destination.[/b][/color][/size] Disney also has a park in Tokyo, where it has had a relatively smoother go of it. In China, Disney is trying to market its merchandise in a country enamored with Western brands and yet also notorious for piracy. It is pushing movies and TV programs, building retail stores and bringing traveling "roadshows" to attract more mainland tourists to Hong Kong Disneyland. There are indications that it has had some success. Huang Xianyi, a 50-year-old bank employee from central China, was among the first to arrive at Hong Kong Disneyland on a recent Sunday, an hour and a half before the park opened. By midmorning, he was front and center in a crowd, tapping his feet at a show celebrating the songs of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," "Mulan," "The Little Mermaid" and Woody, the talking cowboy doll from "Toy Story." "I liked the rhythm of the show, from adventure to romance, from exciting to comfortable. It fits both children and adults," said Huang, on a break with a friend from a training program in Hong Kong. "All those stories remind me of my childhood." He said the $46 entrance ticket didn't bother him, nor did the all-English narration on the Winnie the Pooh ride. "I don't expect to see many Chinese things in Disneyland," Huang said. "I came to see different things, fresh things." His friend agreed. "The staff service and attitude is very good. They're more professional than those theme parks on the mainland," said Zheng Feiyue, 43, a bank employee from a city in Sichuan. A pleasant experience at the park is considered especially important by some in Hong Kong because, as taxpayers, they helped foot the bill. After the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s, at a time when restoring confidence in Hong Kong was crucial, the government paid $2.9 billion to build the park. Disney, meanwhile, paid $314 million for a stake in the project. As a result, the company's failure to disclose specific attendance or revenue figures rubbed Hong Kong citizens the wrong way. "They do need to improve communications with the public and ensure that they connect with the community," said John Ap, a theme park expert from the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. On a recent Sunday, Li Qiyun, 35, a mother from Guangzhou, brought her 6-year-old daughter, Wen Haiying, to Disneyland, along with her mother and an uncle. Li paid about $223 for four train tickets and park admission. They saved money by staying with relatives, but Li's mother complained just the same. "It's too expensive, too expensive. Not worth it," muttered Kang Runhao, 60, taking a seat on the spotless Disney train that connects Hong Kong's subway system to the park. But by the end of the day, a 10-hour marathon capped by fireworks over Cinderella's castle, the park's spotless service had won over the mainland family. "What impressed me most is the toilet. It's really good," said Li. In September, Hong Kong Disneyland announced that just over 5 million people visited the park in its first year of operation, a figure that included promotional giveaways and fell just short of its target of 5.6 million visitors. Disney has said that its Shanghai park is unlikely to be built before 2010. "Understanding the Chinese market takes time," Ap said. "Hong Kong Disneyland is basically the pilot case study for them. Certainly they'll be a lot more wary when they go into China." Researcher Li Jie in Hong Kong and staff researcher Robert Thomason in Washington contributed to this report. </pre> -- 作者： rainbow -- 發表時間： 2006/12/22 02:30am [這篇文章最後由rainbow在 2006/12/22 03:32pm 第 1 次編輯] [quote][b]下面引用由[u]緣生[/u]在 [i]2006/12/21 01:06pm[/i] 發表的內容：[/b] 筆者擔心的不是風水學在外國是否成為主流抑或只是時尚， 問題是外國人如何看待中國文化呢。 我國傳統術數文化是極之高度的思考智慧， 並不是作為在茶餘飯後的話題或娛樂笑話的材料。 ... [/quote] <pre>站長, 請不要討論太深, 太profound -- "外國人如何看待中國文化" 很沉重, 西方文化不同 - 背景和 upbringing 不同, 西方人不能全面地接受風水 as is , 在我進入"西方人與風水理解力"前, 讓我給你一個例子, 在你讀完後，你會知道文化背景和 upbringing 不同的人, 看事物永遠不完全相同的，不能完全瞭解風水文化. 一個例子: (1) 中國人文化有根深蒂固的"帝王情結",  雖然很多中國人認為自己理解西方文化的 "民主" (democracy) 是什麼, 其實，不真正理解民主。例如看一看台灣, 假  "民主" 選舉, 媒體稱他的女兒 為"公主", 她的丈夫被稱 "附馬爺"。台灣總統等於皇帝????? 因為, 無論如何, "皇帝" 是終生免疫 - 或直到他被刺殺, 或被廢黜 (dethroned), 在台灣的假  "民主",真 "帝王情結" 下,  he can do no wrong。中國人 "帝王情結"中毒有多深?  看一看現代的中國大陸電視劇, 沒有 100% 都有 80% 是關於古代皇帝的電視劇. (A)  雖然在歐洲過去一直有君主制 / 帝王統治國家, 其實, 羅馬天主教梵蒂岡是很有權力。古代歐洲皇室經常寫信到教宗諮詢, 向教宗請求. 近代歷史, 歐洲放棄了讓 "皇帝" 統治國家的想法 -- 歐洲國王與王后沒有實質政治權力。現代的歐洲不迷戀 "帝王情結",  歐美現代的電視劇, 不像中國大陸那樣90%關於古代的皇帝。 (B)  雖然一些人堅持是在外國讀書的留學生: "我可以講無懈可擊的英語, 我當然瞭解 "民主"是什麼", 看看台灣副總統呂秀蓮, 和台北市長馬英九, 他們曾經在哈佛大學讀書的例子。 我在學校裡曾經學習西班牙語, 不過, 我講的西班牙語很破。當你學習外語時，你不可避免地學習他們的一些文化。從語言上, 西班牙文化很注重家庭, 關係深的, 他們尊敬稱你 "Tu" , 關係淺 的, 稱你 "Usted", 但是,西班牙文化自相矛盾, 一方面，他們是保守的, 因為他們是天主教的國家, 另一方面, 他們是很 open 和熱情, 近乎 wild - 雖然經常遇上西語裔, 我聽懂一些西班牙語, 但是我不瞭解他們的西班牙文化, 甚至我每天見面的西語裔同事。美國文化也是自相矛盾, 因為第一組的移民是信教的 Pilgrims 來到美國避免英國的宗教迫害, 另一方面, 在日常生活中，經常碰到性提示的message, 電視和電影經常碰到性. 當然，西班牙/美國 兩個自相矛盾的文化是很不同的, 例如, 中國文化與韓國文化也是很不同的。 (C) [b][color=purple]很多西方人(無論在加拿大,美國, 歐洲) 都與中國人有 contact過,  因為海外有很多中國人, 這是他們 "明白" 中國文化的第一步驟 - 最基本, 最表面上的印象, 也是最深刻,日常經常地遇上, 最明顯是外國的中餐館, 他們喜歡中國食物但是一般認為中餐服務員是無禮貌, 很多西方人評論中餐服務員的 "service is rude". 西方人也 "明白" 中餐食物 =廉價速食, 絕不像法國或義大利 gourmet水平那樣。 西方人去他們國家的唐人街遇上中國人, 他們看見中國人在街上撒尿，隨便扔垃圾。這也是他們 "明白" 的中國文化。 在法國和義大利，西方人看見中國遊客願意花數千歐元, 甚至數萬歐元買 LV 袋， Gucci 袋, Armani 西裝, 但是他們不願意花 1-2 歐元在付費廁所上, 寧可在街上免費撒尿。中國遊客在歐洲火車談話很響亮, 他們好像在旅行期間沒有足夠時間談話。這是他們"明白" 的中國文化 - 是  in your face, 不可避免的中國文化印象。 如果你把西方人 "明白" 的中國文化放在你的腦中, 你會明白 "西方人與風水理解力"問題 是 insignificant的。 [/b][/color] -- 作者： rainbow -- 發表時間： 2006/12/22 02:34am <pre>文化不同, 很多西方國家相信基督教 /天主教, 有根深蒂固的宗教文化, 風水聽起來像是迷信, 給一個 analogy -- 像非洲的 voodoo. 在西方,需要 "包裝" 風水是 與大自然/ 環境和諧相聯 - 像是日本 Zen Buddhism - 避開誤會迷信 - 否則很難 sell。 風水在外國只是短暫的時尚, 西方人相信自己有能力, 不會為至關重要的事情取決於 "外來" 的風水. 因為意味著他們能力太弱, 需要外力幫助他們 - 是不公平競爭. 這是另一個文化差別. 西方國家宗教意念強, 除非有 "奇蹟" 迫使這些人放棄上帝 / 宗教,  接受 "原裝" 風水 "外力"幫助 - 因為現在"包裝" 的風水, 強調是 與自然環境和諧 - 有 New Age 的語調 sell 風水。</pre> -- 作者： rainbow -- 發表時間： 2006/12/22 02:38am <pre>這是最近的新聞, 紐約市市長是猶太裔美國人 - 白手興家的億萬富翁。同樣地, 在美國很多大公司高職位主管人員是猶太裔。猶太裔是十分精明的商人 - 也相信猶太宗教, 宗教意念強 - 甚至 non-practicing / non-religious 的猶太人在最神聖的猶太假期，他們也出席猶太教堂, 猶太人相信自己的種族是神最寵愛的兒女, 用自己的手建立自己的命運 。 迪斯尼沒有花很多錢在香港迪斯尼, 同樣地，紐約市也是沒有花費一分錢[b][color=purple][size=4][u]免費[/b][/color][/size][/u]享用公車亭新設施.  承包商是西班牙公司 CEMUSA自費興建這些設施, 還要付錢給紐約市政府刊登廣告!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [b][color=purple]美國能成為世界其中一個最富的國家是因為他們知道如何利用其他人得益,  坦率意圖, 沒有隱藏事實, 如果你願意接受提議和條件, 是"公平競爭".  美國人建造國家超過200 年歷史, 沒有依賴風水建國。[/b][/color] </pre> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <pre>首座新型公車亭 皇后區啟用 彭博率首長隆重揭幕 報攤也全面更新 華裔業者憂喜參半 2006-12-20 世界新聞網 【本報記者謝宏媛紐約報導】紐約市將在2007年增添、更新3300座新公車候車亭、330個新報攤，以及20個嶄新的公共廁所。這些由西班牙公司Cemusa承包的新設施，將在未來20年為紐約市創造10億元到14億元的收入。 紐約市長彭博（Michael Bloomberg）19日率領局處首長共同在皇后區皇后大道與82大道（82 Avenue）交口，為第一座全新的公車亭揭幕。陪同出席的市交通局長溫紹爾（Iris Weinshall）說，新的公車亭將提供更好的照明和公車路線資訊，造福250萬使用公車的乘客。 [b][color=purple][size=4]Cemusa興建這些設施完全自費，而且還要付錢給紐約市政府，以換取在這些廁所、候車亭及報攤刊登廣告。該公司雖然要付給市府高額的特許經營費，但是賺取的廣告費可能高達20多億元。 這項特許權的金額很可能是紐約市歷史上最高的，但是投標過程卻一波三折。除了競標失敗的兩家大公司宣稱競標不公、提起告訴之外，將失去廣告權的報攤老闆也曾提出抗議。現在市府官司勝訴，此計畫將加速展開。[/b][/color][/size] Cemusa公司在今年6月就已經繳交五千萬元的現金，並開始維修、更新現在的公車候車亭，半年來已經重新粉刷、修補了超過六百個候車亭。 紐約市的三百多個報攤老闆也在準備換新家。在堅尼路交巴士打街經營報攤的劉太太說，今年夏天已經接到介紹新報攤的折頁，不過從折頁上只看得出新的報攤比現在的扁、長，卻不知道實際的尺寸。 她對更新報攤憂喜參半，一方面報攤換一個新面貌有可能帶來更多生意；另方面，新報攤兩側的廣告權屬於Cemusa公司所有，經營報攤的人只能使用前方空間，等於是縮小了可以擺設的商品。 不過她說，是好是壞，都要做了以後才知道。 </pre> -- 作者： rainbow -- 發表時間： 2006/12/22 08:04am [這篇文章最後由rainbow在 2006/12/22 09:05pm 第 1 次編輯] [UploadFile=BusStop_1166745548.jpg] [b][color=blue]十分精明的猶太裔在美國政治和經濟裡是很活躍的.  西班牙公司 CEMUSA 在紐約市興建 3300座新公車候車亭、330個新報攤，以及20個嶄新的公共廁所, 這些設施完全是 CEMUSA 自費，紐約市沒有花費一分錢免費享用公車亭新設施.  因為紐約市市長是猶太人.  西班牙公司 CEMUSA 還要付錢給紐約市政府，以換取在這些廁所、候車亭及報攤刊登廣告。[/b][/color] -- 作者： supralex -- 發表時間： 2006/12/22 11:25am [quote][b]下面引用由[u]rainbow[/u]在 [i]2006/12/22 03:38pm[/i] 發表的內容：[/b] <pre>這是最近的新聞, 紐約市市長是猶太裔美國人 - 白手興家的億萬富翁。同樣地, 在美國很多大公司高職位主管人員是猶太裔。猶太裔是十分精明的商人 - 也相信猶太宗教, 宗教意念強 - 甚至 non-practicing  ...美國能成為世界其中一個最富的國家是因為他們知道如何利用其他人得益,  坦率意圖, 沒有隱藏事實, 如果你願意接受提議和條件, 是"公平競爭".  美國人建造國家超過200 年歷史, 沒有依賴風水建國。 [/quote] 所有術數的最終目的是為了讓人們更了解大至宇宙，小至一花一草的生態循環，從中更明白作為人類如何適時而進適時而退。其實只希望洞悉先機。而『風水』兩個字不是單單環境學，還涉及最重要的時間觀念及其他重要因素。如能當時得勢，道路自然很順。 一物一太極，物極必反，美國的興盛必然有其他國家的衰退。正如在電視上的蘇大師，只要當時得令，最差的可能是人家最美了。如真才實學的話，當冷退時也站穩腳步。如果相反，就........:em64: 所以都是先努力打穩基礎，待時而發，台上三分鐘，台下十年功。中國不是之前做了很多功夫嗎?  :em24: 小弟愚見，請指教，感謝 :em39:   -- 作者： 緣生 -- 發表時間： 2006/12/23 10:40pm [quote][b]下面引用由[u]心易先天數[/u]在 [i]2006/12/21 01:47pm[/i] 發表的內容：[/b] 生兄 此篇的作者.虛言多過陽宅理論.像是在作廣告... [/quote] 心易兄所言甚是~~~ :em06: -- 作者： rainbow -- 發表時間： 2007/02/12 02:28am [這篇文章最後由rainbow在 2007/02/12 03:30pm 第 1 次編輯] I heard the following on Bloomberg radio a few days ago. [b]The CEO of Disney, Robert Iger, was interviewed by Bloomberg radio. Iger openly admitted that the earnings from theme park in Hong Kong was very DISAPPOINTING, that it was the "weakest link" to Disney's earnings.[/b]  Disney's earnings were helped tremendously by blockbuster movies, "Pirate of the Caribbean 2", and the hit TV show, "Grey's Anatomy".   [b]Don't let propaganda distort reality!  The Disney Hong Kong theme park is a disappointment per CEO Robert Iger. [/b] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a9IemVYdnUvM&refer=n ews Disney Shares Rise After First-Quarter Profit Doubles (Update2) By Andy Fixmer Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of Walt Disney Co., the second- largest U.S. media company, rose after first-quarter profit beat analysts' estimates on DVD sales of ``Pirates of the Caribbean'' and ``Cars.'' The stock gained as much as 1.7 percent as Deutsche Bank analysts raised their share price target and J.P. Morgan Securities analyst Imran Khan boosted his revenue estimates. Disney yesterday said net income more than doubled and sales jumped 9.8 percent in the period ended Dec. 30. Studio profit rose fourfold to $604 million on a 29 percent increase in sales. The report followed earnings from News Corp. that also beat estimates, driven by the hit movie ``Borat.'' Shares of Disney, which touched a six-year high of $35.97 on Jan. 19, were poised to extend their gains. ``The results certainly support the share price given the strength of the studio,'' Aryeh Bourkoff, an analyst with UBS Securities LLC, said of Disney's shares. ``The question is: How many more quarters like this do they have left?'' Shares of Disney, also the world's biggest theme-park operator, rose 45 cents to $35.93 at 9:36 a.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading after earlier reaching $36.09. The stock had gained 33 percent in the past year before today. Profit excluding a gain on asset sales was 50 cents, beating the 40-cent average estimate in a Bloomberg survey. to $1.7 billion, or 79 cents a share, from a year earlier, while sales jumped 9.8 percent to $9.73 billion, Burbank, California-based Disney said yesterday. News Corp. J.P. Morgan's Khan, who is based in New York, said the results ``significantly'' exceeded his estimates, prompting him to increase his revenue predictions for this year to $36.1 billion from $35.5 billion. Deutsche Bank analysts raised their forecast for the stock 2.4 percent to $42. News Corp., the third-largest media company, said yesterday that second-quarter profit rose 18 percent to $822 million, or 26 cents a share, from $694 million, or 21 cents, excluding a gain from asset sales in the year-ago period. Revenue at the New York- based company jumped 18 percent to $7.84 billion. Shares of News Corp., also trading at six-year highs, rose 38 cents to $23.72. They had advanced 48 percent in the past year before today. Time Warner News Corp. and Disney are benefiting at the expense of larger rival Time Warner Inc. Sales at the New York-based company's film division slumped 15 percent in the fourth quarter, the company said on Jan. 31, as DVD releases including ``Superman Returns'' weren't enough to match DVD sales of ``Harry Potter'' a year earlier. Overall, Time Warner's profit rose 35 percent, driven by its cable-TV unit. The shares have climbed 19 percent in the past year before today. The volatility of the studio business makes it hard to predict whether Disney can keep up its streak, said New York- based Bourkoff, who has a ``neutral'' rating on Disney shares and doesn't own them. ``The company is going to need support from its other segments going forward,'' Bourkoff said. Chief Executive Officer Robert Iger said in an interview that this ``should be a good year for the studio overall,'' with the release of the third film in the ``Pirates'' series, ``Meet the Robinsons'' and ``Ratatouille'' from Pixar. ESPN, ABC Disney's first-quarter profit included a gain of $1.1 billion from the sale of interests in E! Entertainment Television and US Weekly, as well as costs of $48 million for equity-based compensation. Sales beat the $9.53 billion average estimate. In the year-earlier period, Disney posted net income of $734 million, or 37 cents a share. Income at Disney's media networks surged 24 percent, helped by spot, or scatter, advertising sales for ABC shows such as ``Grey's Anatomy'' and Monday Night Football on ESPN. Moving football opened space for advertising sales at ABC, Chief Financial Officer Thomas Staggs said on a conference call. ``They have really bolstered their Thursday night, which has been an Achilles heel for two decades,'' said Brad Adgate, director of research with Horizon Media Inc. in New York. Iger, 55, is adding theme-park attractions and developing video games based on Pixar characters to sustain profit growth after net income surged 33 percent in the year ended Sept. 30. [b][color=blue][size=5]Lower attendance and guest spending at the company's Hong Kong resort hurt theme-park profit. In an interview, Iger said the company is meeting challenges at the park ``head-on.''[/b][/color][/size] To contact the reporter on this story: Andy Fixmer in Los Angeles at afixmer@bloomberg.net Last Updated: February 8, 2007 09:42 EST