亞洲遊客減少 迪斯尼二季度盈利未達預期

Disney posted a 5% increase in revenue for the three months to 27 June - but missedexpectations for the first time in eight quarters.
迪斯尼宣佈，到7月27日爲止的三個月內，收入增長了5%，但這是它在8個季度裏首次未能達到預期。

Analysts expected the entertainment group's revenues to be $13.2bn, but the total was $100m less.
分析師之前預測這家娛樂集團的收益達132億美元（85億英鎊），但是實際上總額少了1億美元。

Operating income fell at Disney's theme parks and resorts outside North America due to higher operating costs at Disneyland in both Paris and Hong Kong.
由於在巴黎和香港的迪斯尼遊樂園過高的營業成本，北美以外的迪斯尼主題公園和度假村的營收有所下降。

The Asian park also had fewer visitors in the period.
在這段期間，亞洲的遊樂園遊客數量也有所減少。

Operating profit at its theme parks rose 9% to $922m, with a 4% increase in revenue to $4.1bn.
主題公園的營業利潤上漲到9.22億美元，漲幅9%，收入則上漲至41億美元，漲幅4%。

Profits at the company's largest unit, media networks, was up 4% to $2.38bn as cable channels brought in higher fees from TV distributors.
由於從電視分銷商那裏收取了更高的費用，迪斯尼最大的部門——迪斯尼媒體網絡的盈利上漲至23.8億美元，漲幅4%。

The division includes sports channel ESPN, the Disney channels and the ABC broadcast network.
該部門包括了體育頻道ESPN、迪斯尼頻道以及美國廣播公司。

Bob Iger, chairman and chief executive, said the company was very pleased with the third quarter results. Overall, net profit rose 11% to a record $2.48bn.
董事長兼首席執行官鮑勃·伊戈爾表示，公司對第三季度的業績狀況非常滿意。總體而言，淨利潤高達創紀錄的24.8億美元，漲幅爲11%。