Media Networks revenues for the quarter increased 3% to $5.9 billion and segment operating income decreased 3% to $2.2 billion.
The following table provides further detail of the Media Networks results (in millions):
| Quarter Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 1, | April 2, | April 1, | April 2, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | Change | 2017 | 2016 | Change | ||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cable Networks | $ | 4,062 | $ | 3,955 | 3 | % | $ | 8,490 | $ | 8,476 | -- | % | |||||||||||
| Broadcasting | 1,884 | 1,838 | 3 | % | 3,689 | 3,649 | 1 | % | |||||||||||||||
| $ | 5,946 | $ | 5,793 | 3 | % | $ | 12,179 | $ | 12,125 | -- | % | ||||||||||||
| Segment operating income: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cable Networks | $ | 1,791 | $ | 1,846 | (3 | )% | $ | 2,655 | $ | 2,821 | (6 | )% | |||||||||||
| Broadcasting | 344 | 302 | 14 | % | 723 | 597 | 21 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Equity in the income of investees | 88 | 151 | (42 | )% | 207 | 293 | (29 | )% | |||||||||||||||
| $ | 2,223 | $ | 2,299 | (3 | )% | $ | 3,585 | $ | 3,711 | (3 | )% | ||||||||||||
