News Corporation
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Colombian Mines Corp. Awarded Licenses on Trend With California District [Press Release]
MarketWire | 1 minute ago
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/23/09 -- (TSX VENTURE: CMJ) - Colombian Mines Corporation ("Colombian Mines" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has been awarded new licenses in the Rio Negro area of northern Colombia. A compilation of geologic mapping by the government agency Ingeominas and known gold mine locations in the California Mining District to the northeast, suggest that the Rio Negro Property may be on trend with exploration and development propertie...
MYtv Selects NDS for Hybrid Pay-TV Service and First Integrated DVR in CIS [Press Release]
Business Wire | 3 hours 4 minutes ago
NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, today announced that MYtv has chosen professional services and an end-to-end solution from NDS for its hybrid satellite direct-to-home (DTH) pay-TV platform. MYtv is planning to launch its pay-TV service in late 2009.
News Corporation Selects Hara for On-Demand Environmental and Energy Management [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 1 hour 11 minutes ago
Hara, the fastest growing provider of on-demand environmental and energy management software, today announced that News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWS), a diversified global media company with operations in eight industry segments, has selected Hara to help reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. The company deployed Hara Environmental and Energy Management (EEM) to provide a central platform for measuring, managing, and monitoring their energy and environmental data across the company’s div...
People's United Financial, Inc. to Acquire Financial Federal Corporation [Press Release]
Business Wire | 54 minutes ago
People's United Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: PBCT), the holding company for People's United Bank, announced today a definitive agreement to acquire Financial Federal Corporation (NYSE: FIF) in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $738 million. Completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of the shareholders of Financial Federal.
Dow Jones Introduces a New Executive Dashboard for CEOs [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 3 days 16 hours 24 minutes ago
...Dow Jones & Company, a News Corporation company , today announced the...www.dowjones.com) is a News Corporation company . Dow Jones is a leading provider of global business news and information services. Its...
Dow Jones Provides Interactive Online Community for its Customers [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 3 days 11 hours 37 minutes ago
...Dow Jones & Company, a News Corporation company , is currently hosting...www.dowjones.com) is a News Corporation company . Dow Jones is a leading provider of global business news and information services. Its...
Target Provides Improved, Convenient Shopping This Holiday Season [Press Release]
Business Wire | 46 minutes ago
This holiday season, Target (NYSE:TGT) is raising the bar on the superior shopping experience guests have come to expect all year round - both in stores and online. Recent enhancements include extended store hours, competitive holiday pricing, a more relaxed returns and exchange policy, convenient mobile solutions and free shipping from Target.com. Combined with Target’s consistently fast checkouts, these improvements will give guests yet another reason to make Target their preferred holiday ...
FOX Renews its Contract with USA Video for Expanded Deployment of Company's Unique Anti-Piracy Solutions [Press Release]
MarketWire | 3 days 18 hours 11 minutes ago
NIANTIC, CONNECTICUT -- (Marketwire) -- 11/19/09 -- USA Video Interactive Corporation (NASDAQ: USVO)(OTCBB: USVO)(TSX VENTURE: US)(BERLIN: USF)(FRANKFURT: USF) today announced that based on the success of the customized deployment of its proprietary watermarking technology to Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC (FOX) over the past year, the company has finalized negotiations to renew and expand the original contract between the two companies. After a year of customization and evalua...
Anadarko Announces Successful Pre-Salt Appraisal Offshore Brazil [Press Release]
Business Wire | 2 hours 3 minutes ago
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC) today announced the Wahoo #2 (also called Wahoo North) appraisal/exploration well in the Campos Basin has encountered more than 90 feet of high-quality net oil pay in the same pre-salt interval as the original Wahoo discovery. The Wahoo #2 appraisal/exploration well is located in block BM-C-30, five miles north and down-dip from the previously announced Wahoo discovery that encountered more than 195 feet of net pay.
News Corporation Reports First Quarter Operating Income of $1.04 Billion; Growth of 9% over the Year Ago Quarter [Press Release]
Business Wire | 18 days 17 hours 10 minutes ago
News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) today reported first quarter consolidated operating income of $1.04 billion, an increase of 9% compared with $953 million of operating income reported a year ago. This result reflects double-digit percentage profit increases at the Filmed Entertainment, Cable Network Programming and Book Publishing segments, partially offset by decreases at the Television, Direct Broadcast Satellite Television, Newspapers and Information Services and Other...
Global Leaders Elected to Institute for Public Relations Board of Trustees; Commission on Measurement and Evaluation [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 3 days 16 hours 11 minutes ago
...Buonocore, Senior Vice President, Communications, ITT Corporation; Julie H. Craven, Vice President, Corporate Communications...Matthew Anderson, Group Director, Europe and Asia, News Corporation; Tony Cervone, Senior Vice President, Communications...
/C O R R E C T I O N -- Liberty Media Corporation/ [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 4 days 7 hours 50 minutes ago
In the news release, "Liberty Media Corporation Announces Starz Entertainment to Host Conference Call," issued 17-Nov-2009 by Liberty Media Corporation over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company to disregard the seventh paragraph, which began: "In addition, the conference call will be broadcast..." This paragraph has been removed from the complete, corrected release, which follows:
Airbus, Boeing Struggling to Find Buyers at Dubai Air Show; Sales Down 96% from 2007; Turn to Airline Industry Today for Complete Coverage [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 4 days 17 hours 27 minutes ago
... -- Latest Japan Air Lines (JAL) News -- http://airlines.einnews.com/news/japan-airlines-corporation Thousands of industry professionals and government institutions rely on EIN News for their daily information needs...
EpiCept Corporation Reports Third Quarter Results, Provides Business Update [Press Release]
Business Wire | 13 days 9 hours 10 minutes ago
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WPP and Fox Audience Network Announce a Partnership to Provide Enhanced Online Media Planning Services [Press Release]
Business Wire | 17 days 23 hours 6 minutes ago
Fox Audience Network (FAN), a division of News Corporation, and WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY) today announced a partnership to provide marketers with more accurate and in-depth information to increase the effectiveness of their digital marketing investments.
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Company Overview
| Company: | News Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Media |
| Website: | http://www.newscorp.com |
This News is heard, seen, and read all around the world. The world's #3 media conglomerate (behind Time Warner and Walt Disney), News Corporation has operations spanning film, television, and publishing. It produces and distributes movies through Fox Filmed Entertainment, while its FOX Broadcasting network boasts more than 200 affiliate stations in the US. The company also owns and operates more than 25 TV stations, as well as a portfolio of cable networks. Its publishing businesses include newspaper publishers Dow Jones (The Wall Street Journal) and News International (The Times, London), and book publisher HarperCollins. In addition, News Corporation owns about 40% of British Sky Broadcasting.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 30,423 (2009) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -7.8 (2009) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | -3,378 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 (2009) |
| Number of Employees | 55,000 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -14.1 (2009) |
| Fiscal Year-End | June |
