News Corp Australia

News Corp Australia
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryMass media
PredecessorNews Limited
Founded1923; 101 years ago (1923), in Adelaide, South Australia
FounderJames Edward Davidson
Headquarters,
Australia
Area served
Australia
New Zealand
Key people
Michael Miller (executive chairman)
ProductsNewspapers
Magazines
Internet
ServicesPay television
National Rugby League
Market research
DVD and film distribution
Film and television production
ParentNews Corp
SubsidiariesFoxtel (65%)
Brisbane Broncos (69%)
Australian News Channel (Sky News Australia)
Websitenewscorpaustralia.com

News Corp Australia is an Australian media conglomerate and wholly owned subsidiary of the American News Corp.

The group's interests span newspaper and magazine publishing, Internet, subscription television in the form of Foxtel, market research, DVD and film distribution, and film and television production trading assets.[1] News Pty Limited (formerly News Limited) is the holding company of the group.

Until the formation of News Corporation in 1979, News Limited was the principal holding company for the business interests of Rupert Murdoch and his family. Since then, News Limited had been wholly owned by News Corporation. In 2004, News Corporation announced its intention to reincorporate to the United States. On 3 November 2004 News Corp Limited ceased trading on the Australian Stock Exchange; and on 8 November, News Corporation began trading on the New York Stock Exchange.[2] On 28 June 2013, News Corporation was split into two separate companies. Murdoch's newspaper interests became News Corp, which was the new parent company of News Limited.[3] The group adopted the new News Corp Australia name following the listing of the new News Corp on 1 July 2013.[4]

  1. ^ "Share Price & Information - ASX". www.asx.com.au. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. ^ "News Corp Limited reincorporation proposal – action in respect of News Corp Limited individual share futures contracts" (PDF). SFE Bulletin. SFE Corporation Limited. 25 October 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  3. ^ "New News Corp starts trading at $15 per share". The Australian. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  4. ^ Jabour, Bridie (26 June 2013). "News Limited to rebrand local operation as News Corp Australia". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2013.