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.

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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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Rupert Murdoch called off his effort to merge the two parts of his media empire, News Corp NWS and Fox Corp. FOX, saying the transaction “is not optimal” for shareholders of the companies at this time.

Rupert Murdoch scraps plan to merge Fox and News Corp

News Corp. and Fox Corp., both controlled by Rupert Murdoch, have abandoned a potential merger after a special committee determined that “a combination is not optimal for shareholders.” Multiple shareholders in the companies had expressed their opposition to the merger in recent months.

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. And Fox Abandon Potential Merger After Special Committee Found “A Combination Is Not Optimal For Shareholders”

Rupert Murdoch withdrew a proposal to re-unite News Corp and Fox Corp , indicating that he and his son Lachlan Murdoch, Fox Corp's head, determined that a combination of the companies was "not optimal" for shareholders, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday.

Rupert Murdoch scraps proposal to combine Fox, News Corp

After a 15% decline over the last year, at the current price of around $19 per share, we believe News Corp stock (NASDAQ: NWSA), a global, diversified media and information services company, is fairly priced.

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Dow Jones, a division of News Corp that includes the financial news outlets the Wall Street Journal, Barron's and MarketWatch, plans to lay off a number of employees on Wednesday, according to IAPE, the union representing unionized Dow Jones employees.

Dow Jones news to lay off employees today–union

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Fox Corp., News Corp will stay at Midtown HQ for another 20 years

Rupert Murdoch's media companies renew for 20 more years, a welcome sign for Manhattan's struggling office market.

Fox, News Corp Sign Long-Term Office Leases for Midtown Manhattan

Bloomberg L.P. confirmed on Sunday that it has no interest in acquiring either Dow Jones or the Washington Post, a Bloomberg L.P. spokesman said in a tweet.

Bloomberg has no interest in acquiring Dow Jones or the Washington Post, spokesman says

Michael Bloomberg has not reached out to Rupert Murdoch to discuss a possible acquisition of Dow Jones from News Corp, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, after news website Axios reported on Friday that the owner of Bloomberg L.P. was interested in acquiring the Wall Street Journal.

Media mogul Bloomberg eyes Dow Jones or Washington Post acquisition, no talks yet

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Rupert Murdoch and the Murdoch Family Trust will not vote in favor of a Fox-News Corp. merger unless the combination has the blessing of special committees of outside directors, and of non-Murdoch affiliated stockholders. The boards of both companies issued statements today in an “update on the process in response to recent inquiries.

Fox, News Corp. Hire Independent Advisors, Clarify Rupert Murdoch Role Amid Merger Deliberations

Fox CFO Steven Tomsic promised that “whatever happens” as its board considers merging with News Corp., creating value for shareholders “will be at the forefront of everyone's mind.” Last month, Rupert Murdoch asked special committees of Fox and News Corp. directors to evaluate re-merging the two companies.

Fox Considering Best Interests “Of All Its Shareholders” In Possible News Corp. Merger, CFO Promises After Big Investors Sound Off

COPENHAGEN, Denmark , Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has entered into a new commercial partnership with News Corp UK & Ireland Limited. News UK serves millions of online readers through its premium media websites, The Sun and talkSPORT.

Gaming Innovation Group enters into strategic commercial partnership with News UK

T. Rowe Price , a major shareholder in News Corp , said it had strong reservations about Rupert Murdoch's plan to reunite News Corp and Fox Corp , The New York Times reported on Friday, making it the third investor to express dissent over the plan.

News Corp shareholder T Rowe Price raises concerns about merger with Fox - NYT

One of the largest shareholders in both News Corp and Fox is opposing a recombination of the companies.

Potential News Corp, Fox reunion faces opposition from large shareholder

A London-based investor in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and Fox Corp. has reportedly expressed its opposition to the companies' potential reunification. Independent Franchise Partners is one of the largest shareholders apart from the Murdoch family, with stakes in Fox and News Corp. of more than 7%.

News Corp.-Fox Merger Said To Face Opposition From Key Shareholder In Both Companies

A major outside shareholder in News Corp NWSA, +2.00% NWS, +2.31% and Fox Corp. FOXA, +1.28% FOX, +0.97% opposes a plan by Rupert Murdoch to recombine the companies and wants other alternatives considered, including a breakup of News Corp.

Fox News-News Corp planned merger has opposition from major shareholder

NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Irenic Capital Management, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Irenic” or “we”) today announced that it has sent the below letter to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWSA, NWS) and released a detailed presentation, which can be downloaded above.

Irenic Sends Letter to News Corp's Special Committee Regarding the Need to Explore Value-Maximizing Alternatives to a Combination with Fox

News Corporation's (NWSA) lower-than-expected first-quarter fiscal 2023 results reflect the softness in revenues across all the segments except the Dow Jones unit.

News Corporation (NWSA) Q1 Earnings Miss Mark, Sales Dip Y/Y

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News Corp (NASDAQ:NWSA ) Q1 2023 Earnings Conference Call November 8, 2022 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Mike Florin - SVP & Head, IR Robert Thomson - CEO Susan Panuccio - CFO Conference Call Participants Kane Hannan - Goldman Sachs David Karnovsky - JPMorgan Darren Leung - Macquarie Brian Han - Morningstar Operator Welcome to News Corp First Quarter Fiscal 2023 Earnings Conference Call. Today's conference is being recorded.

News Corp (NWSA) Q1 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

News Corp said the dip in revenue was partially due to foreign currency fluctuations.

News Corp narrowly misses first-quarter revenue estimates

News Corp. (NWSA) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -40% and 3.49%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2022. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

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

Wall Street Journal parent Dow Jones was the company's only unit to post revenue growth in the latest quarter.

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