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.

Harper Collins Publishers

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.

New York Post

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 Corporation (NWSA) acquires Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Books & Media segment for $349 million in cash.

News Corporation (NWSA) Buys Houghton's Books & Media Unit

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

BOSTON, May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Learning technology leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ("HMH" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: HMHC) today completed its previously announced divestiture of its consumer publishing business, HMH Books & Media, to HarperCollins Publishers, a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWSA), a global, diversified media and information services company, for a cash purchase price of $349 million. Net proceeds to HMH were approximately $337 million after transaction fees.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Completes Divestiture of HMH Books & Media for $349 Million

News Corporation (NWSA) CEO Robert Thomson on Q3 2021 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

News Corporation's (NWSA) third-quarter results reflect revenue growth across all segments, except News Media.

News Corporation (NWSA) Q3 Earnings Top Estimates, Sales Up

News Corp reported 3% revenue growth for the quarter that ended in March, driven by positive foreign-exchange fluctuations plus solid growth at the company's digital real estate, book publishing and Dow Jones units.

News Corp revenue rises on real estate and publishing growth

Shares of News (NASDAQ:NWSA) fell in after-market trading after the company reported Q3 results. Quarterly Results Earnings per share were up 200.00% year over year to $0.09, which beat the estimate of $0.04.

News: Q3 Earnings Insights

Wall Street Journal parent News Corp beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday, as the company's digital push helped its Dow Jones unit attract more subscribers.

News Corp quarterly revenue beats on digital push

News Corp (NASDAQ﻿﻿: NWSA), a global, diversified media and information services company, is scheduled to report its fiscal third-quarter results on Thursday, May 6. We expect NWSA to likely beat the revenue and earnings expectations, driven by the positive momentum of Digital Real Estate.

News Corp Stock To Trade Higher Post Fiscal Q3 Release?

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Yacktman Asset Management (Trades, Portfolio) recently disclosed its portfolio updates for the first quarter of 2021, which ended on March 21.

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News Corp Stock (NASDAQ: NWSA), a diversified media company that includes news and information services, book publishing, digital real estate services, and subscription video services (in Australia), experienced almost a 4% decline over the last week (five trading days) to levels of around $26 cu.

Will News Corp's Stock Rebound After The Recent Drop?

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has abandoned plans to launch a traditional TV news channel in Britain after deciding it was not commercially viable, an emailed memo to staff shows.

Murdoch's News Corp abandons plans for TV news channel in Britain

News Corp. has been on an acquisition spree of late, bringing IBD and HMH into the fold. But the News Corp. "stub" remains deeply discounted relative to the market value of its REA stake and publicly traded comps for its Dow Jones business.

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News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS) (NASDAQ: NWSA) is offering $750 million Senior Notes due 2029 in a private secondary offering. It intends to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions and working capital.

News Corp Seeks To Raise $750M Via Private Debt

News Corporation (NWSA) agrees to acquire Houghton's Books & Media segment, which boasts of successful backlists in the publishing industry. This will fuel growth across HarperCollins.

News Corporation (NWSA) to Buy Houghton's Books & Media Arm

Further consolidation worries the industry. After unloading several noncore businesses over the past year, News Corp is expanding again, following last week's acquisition of Investor's Business Daily.

What Does News Corp's Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Purchase Mean For Publishing?

Rupert Muroch's News Corp said Monday it will acquire the Books & Media segment of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for $349 million in cash and merge it with HarperCollins amid ongoing consolidation in the book publishing business. HMH Books & Media has an extensive backlist, “a sustainable and growing source of revenues, high margins and cash...

News Corp. To Buy Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Division For $349 Million

News Corp is paying $349 million in cash to acquire the books and media segment of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. The operation will be added to News Corp's HarperCollins, significantly boosting the backlist of the world's second-largest consumer publisher. As much as they savor a contemporary hit, publishers rely on their backlists for a reliable flow...

News Corp To Acquire Book Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt For $349 Million

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (NASDAQ: HMHC) inked an agreement to divest its consumer publishing business, HMH Books & Media, to News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSA) division HarperCollins Publishers for $349 million cash. The divestiture will help HMH concentrate on K–12 education and drive digital sales, annual recurring revenue, free cash flow, and repay debt.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Shares Are Trading Higher On Selling Books & Media Segment To News Corp For $349M

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt said it's agreed to sell its HMH Books & Media consumer publishing division to News Corp. for $349 million in cash. Houghton Mifflin said the deal to sell the publisher of the J.R.R.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt selling consumer publishing unit to News Corp. for $349 million

BOSTON, March 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Learning technology company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ("HMH" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: HMHC) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to divest HMH Books & Media, its consumer publishing business, to HarperCollins Publishers, a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWSA), a global, diversified media and information services company, for a cash purchase price of $349 million.The divestiture enables HMH to focus singularly on K–12 education and accelerate growth momentum in digital sales, annual recurring revenue and free cash flow while paying down a significant portion of its debt. For nearly two centuries, HMH Books & Media has published some of the world's most renowned novels, nonfiction, cookbooks and children's books.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Divest HMH Books & Media Consumer Publishing Business for $349 Million

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--News Corp announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Books & Media segment of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH Books & Media). The business will be operated by HarperCollins Publishers, a News Corp subsidiary. HMH Books & Media is home to one of the most extensive and successful backlists in the publishing industry, with a history of strong profitability. Backlists have proven to be a sustainable and growing source of revenues, high

News Corp To Acquire Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media Segment

News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSA) is close to acquiring the consumer arm of educational publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (NASDAQ: HMHC), the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing sources familiar with the matter. What Happened: The deal, whose financial terms were not disclosed, would help Rupert Murdoch-owned News Corp add a portfolio of high-profile novels from authors such as George Orwell, Philip Roth and J.R.R.

Murdoch's News Corp Nears Deal To Acquire Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Consumer Arm: WSJ

News Corp is nearing an agreement to purchase the consumer arm of educational publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co., according to people familiar with the matter, which would mark the media company's second deal in less than a week.

The Wall Street Journal: News Corp nears deal to buy publisher Houghton Mifflin's consumer division

News Corporation (NWSA) agrees to acquire Investor's Business Daily for $275 million. This buyout is likely to drive the Dow Jones unit's profits.

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