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PublicNASDAQ:NWS
Raised
Post IPO Valuation

General Information

Websitenewscorp.com
Twitter@NWScorp
CategoryCommunications
Employees5,300
Founded1980
DescriptionNews Conglomerate

Offices

New York, USA
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY
USA

People

CEO Digital Media
CEO Education Division
SVP, Corporate Affairs and Communications
SVP Investor Relations
President & COO
SVP Branded Entertainment, Fox Filmed Entertainment
SVP Corporate Development, Digital Education (former Advisor)
Board of Directors
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SVP, Mergers & Acquisitions
Business Development Director
Chief Security Officer
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Acquisitions

Total$360M
Wireless Generation, 11/10 $360M
Skiff, 6/10
iList, 4/10
Dow Jones & Co., 12/07
BeliefNet, 12/07
Intermix Media, 7/05
Fox Entertainment Group, 3/05

Investments

Funding

TOTAL $12.5M
FUNDING TOTAL $12.5M
Venture Round, 1/10
$12.5M

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News Corporation

News Corp is the world’s largest media conglomerate company.

News Corporation is a diversified global media company with operations in eight industry segments: filmed entertainment; television; cable network programming; direct broadcast satellite television; magazines and inserts; newspapers and information services; book publishing; and other. The activities of News Corporation are conducted principally in the United States, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, Asia and Latin America.

Fox Interactive Media (FIM) oversees News Corporation’s Internet business operations.

News Corp’s subsidiaries include:

MySpace

Slingshot Labs

WSJ.com

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Sources

  1. News Corp Shells Out $360 Million For EdTech Company Wireless Generation (paidcontent.org) [edit]
  2. News Corp. Buys E-Reading Platform Skiff From Hearst, Invests In Journalism OnlineNews Corp. Buys E-Reading Platform Skiff From Hearst, Invests In Journalism Online (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  3. Why News Corporation Buys Spymaster and iList Micro Social Gamer Irata Labs? (ceoworld.biz) [edit]
  4. News Corporation Completes Dow Jones & Co. Acquisition (newscorp.com) [edit]
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  6. News Corporation to Acquire Intermix Media, Inc. (newscorp.com) [edit]
  7. News Corporation Completes Acquisition of Fox (newscorp.com) [edit]
  8. Roku Becomes Pay TV’s Streaming Box Of Choice, Raises $45 Million From News Corp, BSkyB, And Others (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  9. Beyond Oblivion Secures $77 Million Extra Funding (paidcontent.org) [edit]
  10. Business Wire (businesswire.com) [edit]
  11. News Corp. Invests In Music Start-Up Beyond Oblivion (paidcontent.org) [edit]
  12. Leading Chinese Online Advertising Company AdChina Completes Series B Financing (reuters.com) [edit]
  13. Australia’s News Digital Buys Stake In Asian Travel Search Site Bezurk (paidcontent.org) [edit]
  14. B&T (bandt.com.au) [edit]
  15. @ D: Calacanis’ New Venture: Mahalo, Human-Powered Search Engine; $16 Million Funding (paidcontent.org) [edit]
  16. News Corp. Got $12.5 Million In Flixster Stock For Rotten Tomatoes (paidcontent.org) [edit]
  17. Confirmed: News Corp Taking Stake In Mid East’s Rotana Group (paidcontent.org) [edit]
    News Corp. To Take Equity Stake In The Rubicon Project In Exchange For FAN (paidcontent.org) [edit]
    News Corp. Sells Fox Mobile Group To Investment Firm Jesta (techcrunch.com) [edit]
    News Corp. finalizing $30M sale of Myspace (venturebeat.com) [edit]
    News Corp Buys Up Australian Parenting Blogs (paidcontent.org) [edit]
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