News Corp (CHESS)

34.04

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-0.41 (-1.19%)

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34.24

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News Corp (CHESS)

News Corporation is a diversified global media company. The Company operates in six segments: Cable Network Programming; Filmed Entertainment; Television; Direct Broadcast Satellite Television; Publishing, and Other. Cable Network Programming produces and licenses news, business news, sports, general entertainment and movie programming for distribution through cable television systems and direct broadcast satellite operators. Filmed Entertainment engages in the production and acquisition of live-action and animated motion pictures for distribution and licensing in all formats in all entertainment media worldwide. Television is engaged in the operation of broadcast television stations and the broadcasting of network programming . It engages in the direct broadcast satellite business through its subsidiary, SKY Italia. In November 2012, News Corporation, through a wholly owned subsidiary, completed acquisition of ESPN's partnership interest in ESPN STAR Sports.

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News Corp approves Murdoch split for June

MAY 25, 2013

News Corp's board has approved the break-up of the conglomerate into two independent companies, separating the high-flying entertainment assets from the struggling newspaper operations.

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Aust shares open lower

MAY 23, 2013

The Australian share market has opened lower after comments the US Federal Reserve overnight suggested stimulus activity there may soon be eased.

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Information the key to success for Aussie investors

MAY 22, 2013

It probably seems like cold comfort to the newspaper companies, namely APN News and Media (ASX: APN), Fairfax Media (ASX: FXJ) and News Corp (ASX: NWS), that investors are still relying on their content for sourcing financial advice and information. However investors’ desire for business information has allowed The Australian Financial Review to construct a pay wall around its content. Of course pay walls haven’t been enough to prevent APN and Fairfax underperforming the S&P/ASX 200 Index (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) by over 80% in the past five years.

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