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News Corporation (abbreviated to News Corp) (, , , ) is one of the world's largest media conglomerates. Its chief executive officer is Rupert Murdoch.

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News Corporation is a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Australian Stock Exchange and as a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange. Formerly incorporated in Adelaide, Australia, the company was re-incorporated in the United States state of Delaware after a majority of shareholders approved the move on November 12 2004.

News Corporation's headquarters is at 1211 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Ave.), in New York City, in the newer 1960s-1970s corridor of the Rockefeller Center complex.

Revenue for the year ended June 30 2005 was US$23.859 billion. This does not include News Corporation's share of the revenue of businesses in which it owns a minority stake, which include two of its most important assets, DirecTV and BSkyB. Almost 70% of the company's sales come from its US businesses."

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  2. STAR Picks Up Majority Stake In Asianet; Chandrasekhar Eyes News Channel, Newspaper Buys

    MediaNama.com (Nov 17 2008) Explore Article

    News Corp owned STAR TV is forming a joint venture with Rajeev Chandrasekhars Jupiter Entertainment Ventures ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Nikhil Pahwa   Uday Shankar   News Corp

  3. M & A Star Buys Majority In Asianet; Forms JV With Rajeev Chandrasekhar

    contentSutra.com (Nov 17 2008) Acquisition Explore Article

    ...gital media). They have plans to launch news channels in Tamil and Telugu in December this year. News Corp (NYSE: NWS). chairman Rupert Murdoch had said during his visit to India that the company would be i... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Rajeev Chandrasekhar   News Corp   Uday Shankar

  4. PatentWatch: Google Files For India Patent For Detecting Copyright Content

    MediaNama.com (Oct 21 2008) Bollywood Explore Article

    ...for platforms. In the past, legal notices have been sent to Google by media companies like STAR TV (News Corp), Sony Entertainment Television and Saregama. Bollywood Music major T-Series has even taken them to... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Google   Sony Entertainment Television   News Corp

  5. South Asian firms raise $1B in first half of year

    indianewengland.com (Aug 18 2008) Acquisition Explore Article

    ... companies raised $29.9 billion last year, according Dow Jones VentureSource, which is published by News Corp. subsidiary Dow Jones & Co. The total is an 8 percent increase over the $25.75 billion in venture ca... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   News Corp   Sequoia Capital   CMEA Ventures

  6. Star In Talks To Acquire Asianet; Balaji In Talks To Exit Star

    contentSutra.com (Aug 6 2008) Acquisition Explore Article

    ...r general faff, Cerius is now live on Gtalk, AreYouCerius (at) Gmail.com Related News Corp. Investing $100 Million In TV Channels Across India Star May Divest 25.9% Stake In Balaji; A Look At... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   News Corp   Rupert Murdoch   Reliance ADAG

  7. News Corp. Investing $100 Million In TV Channels Across India

    contentSutra.com (Aug 4 2008) Acquisition Explore Article

    ...rt six regional TV channels in India over the next year, WSJ reported. The channels will be part of News Corp.'s Star brand, which broadcasts more than 60 TV services in ten languages in 53 Asian countries. Spe... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   News Corp   Rupert Murdoch

  8. Here Come the Featuretisements

    forbes.com (Jul 2 2008) Social Networking Explore Article

    ... with 3,500 Web publishers. That's paltry compared with the $1.13 average for sites across the Web. News Corp. (nyse: NWS - news - people ) and its ad partner Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) have express... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   News Corp   Google   Kodak

  9. LinkedIn Turns Social Networking Into A Viable Business

    MediaPost Blogs and Commentary (Jun 25 2008) Social Networking Explore Article

    ... in professional support, not party pix. LinkedIn reportedly has been courted by Rupert Murdoch and News Corp., whose recently acquired Dow Jones would be a perfect fit. Such a move would be a meteoric boost fo... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Google   Sequoia Capital   Gmail

  10. Cannes Lions 2008: Go, grab the opportunities: Rupert Murdoch

    :::exchange4media::: (Jun 19 2008) Explore Article

    ...zzazz. exchange4media’s Amit Agnihotri caught up with Rupert Murdoch, Chairman & Chief Executive, News Corp., on the sidelines of the 55th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival to pop a few question......WSJ’s revenues are coming from online. We see that becoming 75 per cent in the next few years.” News Corp had invested in mobile network Jamba (in late 2006, News Corporation had teamed up with VeriSign to form the ‘world’s ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   TiE   News Corp   Jamba

  11. New funding values LinkedIn at $1 bn

    livemint.com (Jun 18 2008) Social Networking , Acquisition Explore Article

    ..., search for jobs, make recommendations and check references. In that, it differs from Facebook and News Corp’s MySpace, which centre around personal interactions. The company also may make acquisitions with... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Bessemer Venture Partners   News Corp   Greylock Partners

  12. New funding values LinkedIn at $1 billion

    washingtonpost.com (Jun 17 2008) Social Networking Explore Article

    ..., search for jobs, make recommendations and check references. In that, it differs from Facebook and News Corp's MySpace, which center around personal interactions. "People are really finding people on the othe... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Bessemer Venture Partners   Eric Auchard   News Corp

  13. New funding values LinkedIn at $1 billion

    news.yahoo.com (Jun 17 2008) Social Networking Explore Article

    ..., search for jobs, make recommendations and check references. In that, it differs from Facebook and News Corp's , which center around personal interactions. "People are really finding people on the other side ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Microsoft   News Corp   Bessemer Venture Partners

  14. New funding values LinkedIn at $1 billion

    Guardian Unlimited home (Jun 17 2008) Social Networking Explore Article

    ..., search for jobs, make recommendations and check references. In that, it differs from Facebook and News Corp's MySpace, which center around personal interactions. "People are really finding people on the oth... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Bessemer Venture Partners   Microsoft   Sequoia Capital

  15. LinkedIn Valued at $1 Billion

    PC World (Jun 17 2008) Social Networking Explore Article

    ..., search for jobs, make recommendations and check references. In that, it differs from Facebook and News Corp's MySpace, which center around personal interactions. "People are really finding people on the oth... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   News Corp   Bain Capital Ventures   Bessemer Venture Partners

  16. Widgets Working As A Marketing Tool

    Top News Archive (May 23 2008) Social Networking Explore Article

    ... shows, widgets have hit the big time. Google (NasdaqGS:GOOG - News), Yahoo (NasdaqGS:YHOO - News), News Corp.'s (NYSE:NWS - News) Fox Interactive and Time Warner's (NYSE:TWX - News) AOL have pushed aggressivel... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   New York Times   News Corp   Washington Post

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