Series successes give Disney an increase in sales

Popular television series such as "Desperate Housewives" and "Lost" brought the US entertainment group Disney high ratings and rising advertising revenue in the past quarter. Net profit rose to 733 million dollars, as reported by SDA. Turnover grew to 8.03 billion dollars, compared to 7.83 billion dollars in the same period last year. Disney completed the takeover of Pixar Animation Studios last week. Apple boss Steve Jobs now holds a 6.3 percent stake in the company and has a seat on the board of directors.