News Corporation (Australian: NWS)

1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036 (Map)
Phone: 212-852-7000
Fax: 212-852-7145
http://www.newscorp.com

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Overview

This News is heard, seen, and read all around the world. The world's #2 media conglomerate (behind 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, The Sun), and book publisher HarperCollins. In addition, News Corporation has stakes in British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) and Sky Deutschland.

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Key Numbers from Hoover's UK

Key financials for News Corporation (Australian: NWS)

Company Type Public (Australian: NWS; NASDAQ: NWS)
Fiscal Year-End June
2011 Sales (mil.) £20,851.4
1-Year Sales Growth 1.9%
2011 Net Income (mil.) £1,709.7
1-Year Net Income Growth 7.9%
2011 Employees 51,000
1-Year Employee Growth 0.0%
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Key people and executives for News Corporation (Australian: NWS)

Chairman and CEO K. Rupert Murdoch
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Deputy Chairman, President, and COO Chase Carey
SEVP, CFO, and Director David F. DeVoe
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Top competitors of News Corporation (Australian: NWS)

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Subsidiaries/affiliates of News Corporation (Australian: NWS)

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