News Corporation

Overview

• Tickeron NASDAQ¹
• Industryentertainment industry, mass media¹
• HeadquartersNew York City¹
• Founded inAdelaide¹
• Websitenewscorp.com
• Legal formDelaware corporation¹

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The original incarnation of News Corporation (abbreviated News Corp. and also variously known as News Corporation Limited) was an American multinational mass media corporation founded and controlled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch. Founded on March 15, 1980 as News Corp Limited and formerly incorporated in Adelaide, South Australia, the company was re-incorporated under Delaware General Corporation Law following a successful shareholder vote on November 12, 2004; it had since been headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in New York City.²

The story

Founded by Rupert Murdoch in 1980, in Adelaide.¹

Leadership

Who has led News Corporation, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

• FounderRupert Murdoch 1979¹
• Chief executive officerRupert Murdoch 1979 to 2023¹
• ChairChase Carey 2009 to now¹

Products and brands

• cable television

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

• 24Kitchen
• Dow Jones Local Media Group
• Fox Lab
• Fox Life
• Fox Sports
• Fox Sports Digital Media
• Fox Sports Türkiye
• Marvel Productions
• MySpace Records
• National Geographic Farsi
• National Geographic People
• News Corp Australia

Also owns

• ABC Family Worldwide
• DailyFill
• Dimension Films
• Fox Entertainment Group
• Fox International Channels Italy
• Fox Movie Channel
• Fox Sports
• Fox Sports Uruguay
• Foxstar Productions
• MyNetworkTV
• New World Pictures
• New York Post
• SF Broadcasting
• STAR One
• Sky Brasil
• The Courier-Mail
• The Daily
• The Times
• The Wall Street Journal
• Times Media
• What They Play
• XYZnetworks
• bTV
• bTV Comedy

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

1. Mar 2015Acquired Mosaic Digital¹
2. Oct 29, 2007Acquired Hulu¹
3. 1998Acquired ABC Family Worldwide¹
4. 1997Acquired Regency Enterprises¹
5. 1996Acquired BVS Entertainment¹
6. 1996Acquired Fox News¹
7. 1996Acquired Fox Sports Networks¹
8. 1996Acquired MTM Enterprises¹
9. 1996Acquired Sky Brasil¹
10. 1994Acquired Fox 2000 Pictures¹

Employees over time

• 201051,000¹

Timeline

1. Jun 28, 2013Dissolved Dissolved¹
2. 1980Founded Founded in Adelaide¹
3. 1979New chief executive Rupert Murdoch becomes CEO¹

Links

• Websitenewscorp.com¹
• WikipediaNews Corporation
• WikidataQ185278