Strong box office receipts for “The Simpsons Movie” and “Live Free or Die Hard,” and a jump in cable channel operating income helped News Corp. report a 23 percent increase in operating income to $1.05 billion.

Revenue rose 19 percent to $7.1 billion, while overall profit for the period ended Sept. 30 fell 13 percent to $732 million from $843 million due primarily to the absence of one-time gains booked a year ago.

News Corp., which is close to completing its acquisition of The Wall Street Journal parent Dow Jones, publishes The Post.

On the strength of “The Simpsons” and “Die Hard” films, the filmed entertainment division reported a 51 percent rise in operating income to $362 million. Combined, the two movies grossed about $900 million in ticket sales.

The cable unit’s operating income, meanwhile, grew 16 percent to $289 million thanks to the strength of Fox News Channel, Fox’s Regional Sports Networks and the Fox International Channels. Their gains partially offset startup costs associated with the launches of Fox Business Network and the Big Ten Network.

Television operating income fell $9 million to $183 million, as losses at MyNetworkTV, launched in September 2006, dragged on results at the Fox Broadcasting Company and STAR.

In the company’s satellite division, Sky Italia showed improved operating income of $48 million – a turnaround from a loss of $13 million a year ago.