Demonstrate how to use the empty view to show progress indication and handle empty state. Note: if using a normal Fragment, you should call ListView.setEmptyView() to assign the empty view to the ListView.

ContentListFragment.java

public class ContentListFragment extends ListFragment implements LoaderCallbacks<List<Content>>{
  @Override
  public void onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState){
    return inflater.inflate(R.layout.layout, container, false);
  }
  
  @Override
  public void onViewCreated(View view, Bundle savedInstanceState){
   super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState);
   getLoaderManager().initLoader(0, null, this);
  }
  
  @Override
  public void onLoadFinished(Loader<List<Content>> loader, List<Content> content){
    setListAdapter(new ContentListAdapter(content);
    ((ViewSwitcher) getView().findViewById(R.id.empty)).setDisplayedChild(1);
  }
  
  @Override
  public Loader<List<Content>> onCreateLoader(int arg0, Bundle arg1) {
	return new ContentLoader(getActivity());
  }
  
  @Override
  public void onLoaderReset(Loader<List<Episode>> arg0) {
  }
}

layout.xml

<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent" >

    <ListView
        android:id="@android:id/list"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content">
    </ListView>

    <ViewSwitcher
        android:id="@android:id/empty"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent" >

        <ProgressBar
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_gravity="center" />

        <TextView
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_gravity="center"
            android:text="@string/content_empty" />

    </ViewSwitcher>

</FrameLayout>