News Corp. said Wednesday its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 36 percent on solid results at its cable networks and television stations, topping most analysts’ forecasts.

The media conglomerate said it earned $775 million, or 30 cents a share, compared with a year-earlier profit of $571 million, or 22 cents a share. Revenue rose to $7.43 billion from $7.2 billion.

According to a survey taken by FactSet Research, analysts were expecting a profit of 24 cents a share on revenue of $7.39 billion.

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