News Corporation

- Stock symbol: NWS (NYSE)
- Annual revenue (2007): $28.66 billion
- Founder: Rupert Murdoch
- Year established: 1980
- Industry: Broadcasting, entertainment, Internet, media, publishing
- Phone: (212) 852-7000
- Fax: (212) 852-7147
- HQ: New York, NY (Rockefeller Center)
- Chairman/CEO: Rupert Murdoch
- President/COO: Peter Chernin
- CFO: David DeVoe
- Staff: 47,300
- Other key people: Lawrence Jacobs, James Murdoch

Founded in Australia and later incorporated in the United States, News Corp. is among the largest media conglomerates in the world with assets in Dow Jones, TV Guide, MySpace, the Colorado Rockies, 20th Century Fox, IGN, and many others.
Key Dates
1. 1952: Murdoch founds News Ltd
2. 1961: Purchases Festival Records in Australia
3. 1964: News Ltd acquires The Australian national newspaper
4. 1969: Buys British papers News of the World and The Sun
5. 1973: Makes first acquisition in the United States (San Antonio Express-News)
6. 1976: Buys New York Post
7. 1980: Founds News Corp.
8. 1981: Acquires half of 20th Century Fox
9. 1986: Launches FOX
10. 1996: Launches Fox News Channel
11. 2003: Acquires stake in DirecTV
12. 2004: Re-incorporated in Delaware
13. 2007: Purchases Dow Jones & Company

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