News Corp

HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C. is one of the world's largest publishing companies and is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Hachette, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, and Simon & Schuster. The company is headquartered in New York City and is a subsidiary of News Corp. The name is a combination of several publishing firm names: Harper & Row, an American publishing company acquired in 1987 (whose own name was the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers (founded 1817) and Row, Peterson & Company), together with UK publishing company William Collins, Sons (founded 1819), acquired in 1990.

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The Wall Street Journal is a U.S. business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City. The Journal, along with its Asian and European editions, is published six days a week by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp. The newspaper is published in the broadsheet format and online.

Wall Street Journal

The New York Post is a daily newspaper in New York City. The Post also operates the celebrity gossip site PageSix.com, the entertainment site Decider.com, and co-produces the television show Page Six TV.

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News Corp. is diversified media and information services company, which engages in the business of creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content and other products and services to consumers and businesses. It operates through the following segments: Digital Real Estate Services, Subscription Video Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other. The Digital Real Estate Services segment is involved in the operations of the REA Group. The Subscription Video Services segment provides sports, entertainment, and news services to pay-TV and streaming subscribers and other commercial licensees. The Dow Jones segment offers content and data through a variety of owned and off-platform media channels including newspapers, newswires, websites, mobile apps, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, video, and podcasts. The Book Publishing segment focuses on HarperCollins which publishes and distributes consumer books globally through print, digital, and audio formats. The News Media segment includes the operations of News Corp Australia, News UK, and the New York Post. The Other segment consists of corporate overhead expenses, strategy costs, and costs related to the newspaper matters. The company was founded by Keith Rupert Murdoch in 1979 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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News Corp achieves record revenue and profit growth in Q1

News Corp's Q1 2025 earnings reflect robust revenue growth, profitability surge, and strategic focus on trusted journalism.
While facing challenges like the future of Foxtel and CFO transition, the company is well-positioned to capitalize on opportunities in digital expansion.
Overall, News Corp's performance in key segments and commitment to quality content signal a promising outlook for future growth and shareholder value.

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News Corp. has defeated a shareholder proposal to adopt a recapitalization plan to eliminate News Corp's dual-class capital structure that includes regular shares and super-voting share, most of which are owned by the Murdoch family.

News Corp. Defeats Shareholder Push To Ditch Super Voting Stock Amid Succession Jitters

Shareholders voted down Starboard Value's proposal, which was aimed at damping the Murdoch family's influence over the media conglomerate.

News Corp Shareholders Reject Activist Bid to End Dual-Class Share Structure

Activist investor Starboard Value had challenged ownership structure, as Murdoch family controls 41% of company votes

Murdoch family retains majority control of News Corp after shareholder vote

News Corp said on Wednesday that investors rejected a proposal by activist investor Starboard Value to break the Murdoch family's grip on the publisher by ending a dual class voting structure.

News Corp says investors reject proposal to end dual class voting structure

Dow Jones announces GenAI content licensing agreements with thousands of sources worldwide NEW YORK , Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow Jones today announced the launch of Factiva Smart Summary, a new feature in its business intelligence platform, as the company continues to infuse generative AI (GenAI) into its professional product suite. The move heralds a new era for Factiva, transforming it into a world-class, AI-powered research tool for businesses.

Dow Jones Launches Factiva Smart Summary

News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA ) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript November 7, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Michael Florin - SVP and Head of IR Robert Thomson - CEO Susan Panuccio - CFO Conference Call Participants Alan Gould - Loop Capital David Karnovsky - JPMorgan Kane Hannan - Goldman Sachs Entcho Raykovski - Evans and Partners Craig Huber - Huber Research Lucy Huang - UBS Operator Welcome to the News Corp's First Quarter Fiscal 2025 Earnings Conference Call. Today's conference is being recorded.

News Corporation (NWSA) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

NWSA's first-quarter fiscal 2025 results reflect growth in the Digital Real Estate Services, Book Publishing and Dow Jones segments.

News Corporation Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y

Increased Minority Ownership Stake Furthers Growing Commitment to the Risk and Compliance Market NEW YORK , Nov. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow Jones today announced it has expanded its ownership stake in Ripjar, a global leader in data intelligence software. This strategic investment reflects Dow Jones's ongoing commitment to providing leading-edge AI to the risk and compliance community.

Dow Jones Expands Investment in Ripjar

News Corp posted record first-quarter revenue driven by growth at its digital real estate services, book publishing and Dow Jones segments, blowing past Wall Street estimates, the company said Thursday.

News Corp posts record Q1 revenue to beat Wall Street estimates

News Corp. (NWSA) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.21 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.16 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.16 per share a year ago.

News Corp. (NWSA) Beats Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

The media company named Lavanya Chandrashekar as its next CFO, succeeding Susan Panuccio, who plans to step down from the role on Jan. 1.

News Corp Financial Chief Panuccio to Resign; Chandrashekar Named Successor

News Corp beat estimates for first-quarter revenue and profit on Thursday, driven by growth in its digital real estate services, book publishing and Dow Jones segments.

News Corp beats quarterly revenue estimates, announces CFO change

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starboard Value LP (together with its affiliates, “Starboard” or “we”), one of the largest shareholders of News Corporation (Nasdaq: NWSA, NWS) ("News Corp" or the "Company"), today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”), Glass, Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”), and Egan-Jones Proxy Services (“Egan-Jones”), three leading U.S. proxy advisory firms, recommend shareholders vote FOR Starboard's proposal to collapse the dual-class share structure at.

Leading Proxy Advisory Firms in the United States and Australia – ISS, Glass Lewis, Egan-Jones, and Ownership Matters – Unanimously Recommend Shareholders Vote FOR Starboard's Proposal to Eliminate News Corp's Dual-Class Share Structure

Activist investor Irenic said it would back fellow dissident Starboard Value's push to collapse News Corp's dual class share structure. Irenic previously pushed to block a considered merger between Rupert Murdoch's two companies, Fox and News Corp.

Activist Irenic backs Starboard's push to end News Corp's dual-class structure

NWSA's first-quarter fiscal 2025 performance is expected to have benefited from expanding OpenAI and REA offerings, offset by challenging macroeconomic factors.

News Corporation Set to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in Store?

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Irenic Capital Management, L.P. today announced that it has sent the below letter to the Board of Directors of News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWSA, NWS): November 5, 2024 News Corporation 1211 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 Dear Members of the Board of Directors, We are writing on behalf of Irenic Capital Management, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Irenic” or “we”). Irenic is one of the largest unaffiliated shareholders of News Corporation (“News Corp” or t.

Irenic Capital to Support Elimination of News Corp's Dual-Class Share Structure

Two more U.S. proxy advisory firms on Tuesday urged News Corp investors to support a hedge fund's campaign to change the company's dual-class share structure, saying no investor should have voting rights that are different from others.

News Corp shareholders urged to end dual-class voting structure by more firms

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Perplexity said on Thursday the allegations of copyright infringement in a lawsuit filed by Dow Jones and the New York Post were misleading, and vowed to defend itself.

Perplexity says will defend itself in the Dow Jones, New York Post lawsuit

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas was "surprised" by a lawsuit from media baron Rupert Murdoch's Dow Jones and the New York Post against the search startup, he said at the WSJ Tech Live conference on Wednesday.

Perplexity CEO 'surprised' by Dow Jones, New York Post lawsuit against startup

Wall Street Journal parent Dow Jones sued the AI startup this week, alleging copyright infringement.

Perplexity CEO Proposes Revenue Deals for Publishers After Lawsuit

Exclusive tech event will convene business leaders, investors and thought leaders in 2025 LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. , Oct. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow Jones announced today the expansion of WSJ Tech Live through a multi-year agreement that will bring the marquee event to the State of Qatar starting next year.

Dow Jones to Expand WSJ Tech Live Event to Qatar

Two News Corp-owned publishers — Wall Street Journal (WSJ) parent company Dow Jones and the New York Post — have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against artificial intelligence (AI) search engine Perplexity.

News Corp-Owned Publishers File Copyright Infringement Suit Against Perplexity

Rupert Murdoch's Dow Jones and the New York Post have sued Perplexity AI, accusing the artificial intelligence startup of copying large amounts of their copyrighted content without permission. The lawsuit, filed in New York, claims Perplexity uses material from the Wall Street Journal and other publications to generate summaries, allowing users to bypass the original sources, which harms the publishers' revenue from advertising and subscriptions.

AI upstart Perplexity to feel Murdoch's wrath as legal claim is filed

Publishers file suit against Perplexity AI, accusing startup of ‘brazen scheme' and ‘freeriding on valuable content'

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