| LC control no. | no 00068575 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | News Corporation |
| Variant(s) | News Corporation Limited News Corporation Ltd. News Corp (Firm) |
| See also | Founder: Murdoch, Rupert, 1931- Hierarchical subordinate: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation Hierarchical subordinate: HarperCollins (Firm) Product of split: 21st Century Fox (Firm) Product of split: News Corp (Firm : 2013) |
| Other standard no. | 0000000121143666 159717949 Q185278 |
| Biography/History note | News Corporation (est. 1979) was a media conglomerate and holding company. Incorporated in 1979, the company operated film, television, print, and Internet media subsidiaries, including Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. In 2013, the company split into two successor companies: 21st Century Fox, and a new iteration of News Corp. |
| Beginning date | 1979 |
| Ending date | 2013 |
| Located | New York (N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Press Mass media Broadcast journalism |
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| Found in | News Corporation, technology and the workplace, 2000: p. 2 (News Corporation) p. 7 (News Corporation Limited, a global media company) p. 93 (head office in Sydney, New South Wales) OCLC, 05/02/02 (hdg.: News Corporation Limited; News Corporation Ltd.) Int. dir. of company histories, 2010: p. 408 (News Corporation; New York, N.Y.; media conglomerate founded by Rupert Murdoch) p. 410 (incorporated in 1979 as a holding company for companies owned by Murdoch, including News, Ltd. and ATI) p. 411 (1983, purchased stake in Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) Wikipedia, Feb. 16, 2011 (News Corporation; Twentieth Century Fox Film subsidiary, purchased in 1984) OCLC database, 19 April 2021 (access points: News Corporation; usage: News Corporation, News Corp) Wikipedia, 18 April 2021 (The original incarnation of News Corporation (abbreviated News Corp.) was an American multinational mass media corporation operated and owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch and headquartered in New York City; prior to its split in 2013, it was the world's fourth-largest media group in terms of revenue, and News Corporation had become a media powerhouse since its inception, almost dominating the news, television, film and print industries; On June 28, 2012, after concerns from shareholders in response to its recent scandals and to "unlock even greater long-term shareholder value", founder Rupert Murdoch announced that News Corporation's assets would be split into two publicly traded companies, one oriented towards media (21st Century Fox), and the other towards publishing and the Australian broadcasting assets (News Corp); the corporate spin-off formally took place on June 28, 2013) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_Corporation> |
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