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* Walt Disney Co. will start selling a $49.99 digital music player next month to tap demand for children’s electronics.

* DirecTV Group Inc. will carry 72 channels of talk and music from XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., nearly doubling the TV service’s audio offerings.

* Netflix Inc., the largest mail-order movie-rental service, lowered its third-quarter profit forecast to $2.5 million to $5.3 million because of a lawsuit settlement. The company had previously forecast a profit of $6.5 million to $8.3 million.