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
- 1952: Murdoch founds News Ltd
- 1961: Purchases Festival Records in Australia
- 1964: News Ltd acquires The Australian national newspaper
- 1969: Buys British papers News of the World and The Sun
- 1973: Makes first acquisition in the United States (San Antonio Express-News)
- 1976: Buys New York Post
- 1980: Founds News Corp.
- 1981: Acquires half of 20th Century Fox
- 1986: Launches FOX
- 1996: Launches Fox News Channel
- 2003: Acquires stake in DirecTV
- 2004: Re-incorporated in Delaware
- 2007: Purchases Dow Jones & Company
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Fast Facts
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Stock symbol
NWS (NYSE)
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Annual revenue (2007)
$28.66 billion
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Founder
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Year established
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Industry
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Phone
(212) 852-7000
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Fax
(212) 852-7147
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HQ
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Fact:
Chairman/CEO: Rupert Murdoch
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President/COO
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CFO
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Staff
47,300
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Other key people
