This is tricky. Wikipedia offer three little lines about News Corp's income and google doesn't really display fully relevant pages. Here's a few links anyways:
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070808/20070808006063.html?.v=1
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2007/08/c5151.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_corp
Tuesday, 25 September 2007
How Is News Corp Responding To The New Media Age? & Controversy
Up to the 90's, News Corp was predominantly occupied with purchasing as many newspaper and television companies as possbile. This is because these were the forms of media most consumed by people at the time. As more and more people began to watch television, it was at this time News Corp announced plans to build Sky, the ultimate form of television as far as Murdoch was concerened. Of course, Sky has now gone on to become arguably the most succesful direct broadcasting satellite television company.
During the 90's, globalisation became a point of interest for Murdoch. Many of the companies his empire owned were based in either Australia, the US or the UK. Media was being consumed in masses in other continents, especially Asia. As a result, News Corp bought shares in many Asian tv networking companies, the most noteable of these being Star TV (which was based in China and India, two countries with a rapdily growing economy).
Another form of media which has now become the largest in the world was Internet. Again, Murdoch identified the need to invest in this form of media. He now owns MySpace, the most succesful social networking website.
News Corp responds to the new media age by investing in the forms of media which are now most successful. It also targets countries and contenents (especially Europe and Asia) where different forms of media are slowly growing in popularity amongst the people.
Controversies
Media Monopoly - News Corporation is often accused of using the combined power of its consolidated media assets to push out rivals and push towards a media monopoly. An example of an accusation would be News Corporation's attempt to buy the football club Manchester United. In 1998 News Corp bid £623.4 million for the UK-based football club. Its fans were outraged and raised the question of an encroaching monopoly, as News Corporation owned the rights to broadcast all Premier League matches, of which Manchester United was one. It was alleged that by controlling Manchester United, News Corporation could influence the decisions about the selling of the rights to broadcast all Premier League matches.
Political Bias - Rupert Murdoch and Fox News have often been accused by media observers and the public of flagrant conservative bias. Attention is most often drawn to Fox News' coverage of the buildup to the Iraq invasion, which portrayed Saddam Hussein's possession of 'Weapons of Mass Destruction' as a certainty, and his intention to use them as an inevitability. Coverage of the ensuing invasion barely mentioned opposition to the war either in America or Iraq. Further, Fox News and Rupert Murdoch periodically dispute these allegations of conservative bias. Many examples detailing this can be found in the left-wing documentary "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism" released in 2004.
Sources:
Aman's Mind
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_corp
During the 90's, globalisation became a point of interest for Murdoch. Many of the companies his empire owned were based in either Australia, the US or the UK. Media was being consumed in masses in other continents, especially Asia. As a result, News Corp bought shares in many Asian tv networking companies, the most noteable of these being Star TV (which was based in China and India, two countries with a rapdily growing economy).
Another form of media which has now become the largest in the world was Internet. Again, Murdoch identified the need to invest in this form of media. He now owns MySpace, the most succesful social networking website.
News Corp responds to the new media age by investing in the forms of media which are now most successful. It also targets countries and contenents (especially Europe and Asia) where different forms of media are slowly growing in popularity amongst the people.
Controversies
Media Monopoly - News Corporation is often accused of using the combined power of its consolidated media assets to push out rivals and push towards a media monopoly. An example of an accusation would be News Corporation's attempt to buy the football club Manchester United. In 1998 News Corp bid £623.4 million for the UK-based football club. Its fans were outraged and raised the question of an encroaching monopoly, as News Corporation owned the rights to broadcast all Premier League matches, of which Manchester United was one. It was alleged that by controlling Manchester United, News Corporation could influence the decisions about the selling of the rights to broadcast all Premier League matches.
Political Bias - Rupert Murdoch and Fox News have often been accused by media observers and the public of flagrant conservative bias. Attention is most often drawn to Fox News' coverage of the buildup to the Iraq invasion, which portrayed Saddam Hussein's possession of 'Weapons of Mass Destruction' as a certainty, and his intention to use them as an inevitability. Coverage of the ensuing invasion barely mentioned opposition to the war either in America or Iraq. Further, Fox News and Rupert Murdoch periodically dispute these allegations of conservative bias. Many examples detailing this can be found in the left-wing documentary "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism" released in 2004.
Sources:
Aman's Mind
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_corp
The Text It Produces/Owns..
It's a long list shortened with the key ones..
Books
HarperCollins Book Publishing Company
Newspapers
Australia
Herald Sun
The Australian
UK
News Group Newspapers ltd. (The Sun & News Of The World)
Times Newspapers ltd. (The Times & The Sunday Times)
USA
Wall Street Journal
New York Times
Magazines
Many in Australia
Love It! (UK)
Music/Radio
MySpace Records
Radio City (India)
Studios
20th Century Fox Entertainment
Blue Sky Studios (Producers of CGI Films such as Ice Age)
TV
Broadcast
Fox Broadcasting Company (USA)
ITV plc
My Network TV (USA)
Satellite Television
BSkyB
Star TV
Internet
MySpace
Photobucket
IGN Entertainment (Rotten Tomatoes, Gamespy, Askmen.com etc.)
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_corp
http://www.newscorp.com/operations/index.html
Books
HarperCollins Book Publishing Company
Newspapers
Australia
Herald Sun
The Australian
UK
News Group Newspapers ltd. (The Sun & News Of The World)
Times Newspapers ltd. (The Times & The Sunday Times)
USA
Wall Street Journal
New York Times
Magazines
Many in Australia
Love It! (UK)
Music/Radio
MySpace Records
Radio City (India)
Studios
20th Century Fox Entertainment
Blue Sky Studios (Producers of CGI Films such as Ice Age)
TV
Broadcast
Fox Broadcasting Company (USA)
ITV plc
My Network TV (USA)
Satellite Television
BSkyB
Star TV
Internet
MySpace
Photobucket
IGN Entertainment (Rotten Tomatoes, Gamespy, Askmen.com etc.)
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_corp
http://www.newscorp.com/operations/index.html
A History Of The Institution - How Has It Developed Or Changed?
News Corporation (abbreviated to News Corp) is one of the world's largest Media conglomerates (companies that own large number of companies in mass media). It's chief executive officer is Rupert Murdoch.
News Corp was created in 1980 by Rupert Murdoch as a holding company (a company which part owns or fully owns another company) for News Limited, a company also created by Murdoch.
1950s/60s:
News Corp experienced a lot of activity in Australia during the 1950's. It's first acquisition was the Adeliade News in 1954. It continued into the 60's by buying small shares in other companies, the most significant of these, a 25% share in Packer, which controlled nine network stations in Sydney and Melbourne.
In 1963, News Corp extended to the UK, first buying The Times. Six years later, it purchased The Sun and The News Of The World.
1970s:
News Corp made it's first acquisition in the USA in 1973, purchasing the San Antonio Express-News (newspaper). This was followed by the founding of National Star, a supermarket tabloid, and then in 1976 it purchased the New York Post (one of the ten largest newspapers in the United States at present).
During the same year, News Corp also bought The Times, The Sunday Times and all other associated papers.
1980s:
In 1980, News Corporation was offically established. It continued to purchase news papers and buy shares in mdia companies across the USA, UK and Australia.
In 1981, News Corp bought half the movie studio 20th Century Fox, buying the other half three years later.
In 1986, Murdoch launched the Fox Television Network in the US. The same year the company was listed on the New York stock exchange, officially making it a public company (people could now buy shares).
In 1987, News Corp purchased The South China Post. Two years later proved to be a very successful year for News Corp, with The Simpsons premiering on the Fox Network and Sky being launched.
1990s/Present:
This is the decade where News Corp began to venture out globally, both buying and selling shares in other companies across Europe and Asia (Delphi Internet Services, Asahi National Broadcasting etc.)
In 1993, News Corp extended it's control to Southern Asia, purchasing Star TV, an Asian TV service now the second largest media company in India.
In 1997, Murdoch extended his Fox network by adding the International Family Entertainment cable network to it in the USA.
In 2002, News Corp buys and merges two Italian media companies to form SkyItalia.
In 2005, Murdoch purchased the Intermix Media Internet marketing company. This meant that the most succesful social networking web-site, MySpace (owned by Intermix Media) was now under the control of News Corp.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_corp
http://www.ketupa.net/murdoch2.htm
News Corp was created in 1980 by Rupert Murdoch as a holding company (a company which part owns or fully owns another company) for News Limited, a company also created by Murdoch.
1950s/60s:
News Corp experienced a lot of activity in Australia during the 1950's. It's first acquisition was the Adeliade News in 1954. It continued into the 60's by buying small shares in other companies, the most significant of these, a 25% share in Packer, which controlled nine network stations in Sydney and Melbourne.
In 1963, News Corp extended to the UK, first buying The Times. Six years later, it purchased The Sun and The News Of The World.
1970s:
News Corp made it's first acquisition in the USA in 1973, purchasing the San Antonio Express-News (newspaper). This was followed by the founding of National Star, a supermarket tabloid, and then in 1976 it purchased the New York Post (one of the ten largest newspapers in the United States at present).
During the same year, News Corp also bought The Times, The Sunday Times and all other associated papers.
1980s:
In 1980, News Corporation was offically established. It continued to purchase news papers and buy shares in mdia companies across the USA, UK and Australia.
In 1981, News Corp bought half the movie studio 20th Century Fox, buying the other half three years later.
In 1986, Murdoch launched the Fox Television Network in the US. The same year the company was listed on the New York stock exchange, officially making it a public company (people could now buy shares).
In 1987, News Corp purchased The South China Post. Two years later proved to be a very successful year for News Corp, with The Simpsons premiering on the Fox Network and Sky being launched.
1990s/Present:
This is the decade where News Corp began to venture out globally, both buying and selling shares in other companies across Europe and Asia (Delphi Internet Services, Asahi National Broadcasting etc.)
In 1993, News Corp extended it's control to Southern Asia, purchasing Star TV, an Asian TV service now the second largest media company in India.
In 1997, Murdoch extended his Fox network by adding the International Family Entertainment cable network to it in the USA.
In 2002, News Corp buys and merges two Italian media companies to form SkyItalia.
In 2005, Murdoch purchased the Intermix Media Internet marketing company. This meant that the most succesful social networking web-site, MySpace (owned by Intermix Media) was now under the control of News Corp.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_corp
http://www.ketupa.net/murdoch2.htm
Who Owns It.. People & Other Organisations Involved
Board of Directors:
K. Rupert Murdoch - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer News Corporation
José María Aznar - President FAES - Foundation for Social Studies and Analysis Former President of Spain
Peter Barnes - Chairman Ansell Limited
Chase Carey - President and Chief Executive Officer The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
Peter Chernin - President and Chief Operating Officer News Corporation
Kenneth E. Cowley - Chairman RM Williams Holdings Limited
David F. DeVoe - Chief Financial Officer News Corporation
Viet Dinh - Professor of Law Georgetown University Law Center
Sir Roderick I. Eddington - Chairman, Australia and New Zealand JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
Andrew S.B. Knight - Director Rothschild Investment Trust Capital Partners Plc
Lachlan K. Murdoch - Chief Executive Illyria Pty Ltd
Roderick R. Paige - Founder and Chairman Chartwell Education Group, LLC
Thomas J. Perkins - Partner Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers
Arthur M. Siskind - Senior Advisor to the Chairman News Corporation
John L. Thornton - Professor of Global Leadership Tsinghua University of Beijing
Key: Owners & Organisations involved.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_corp
http://www.newscorp.com/corp_gov/index.html
K. Rupert Murdoch - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer News Corporation
José María Aznar - President FAES - Foundation for Social Studies and Analysis Former President of Spain
Peter Barnes - Chairman Ansell Limited
Chase Carey - President and Chief Executive Officer The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
Peter Chernin - President and Chief Operating Officer News Corporation
Kenneth E. Cowley - Chairman RM Williams Holdings Limited
David F. DeVoe - Chief Financial Officer News Corporation
Viet Dinh - Professor of Law Georgetown University Law Center
Sir Roderick I. Eddington - Chairman, Australia and New Zealand JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
Andrew S.B. Knight - Director Rothschild Investment Trust Capital Partners Plc
Lachlan K. Murdoch - Chief Executive Illyria Pty Ltd
Roderick R. Paige - Founder and Chairman Chartwell Education Group, LLC
Thomas J. Perkins - Partner Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers
Arthur M. Siskind - Senior Advisor to the Chairman News Corporation
John L. Thornton - Professor of Global Leadership Tsinghua University of Beijing
Key: Owners & Organisations involved.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_corp
http://www.newscorp.com/corp_gov/index.html
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