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Sports would be nuts to risk walking away: Foxtel CEO

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Original article by Max Mason, Mark Di Stefano
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 13 & 19 : 10-Aug-22

News Corporation has posted revenue of $US10.4bn for 2021-22, an increase of 11 per cent, while EBITDA rose 31 per cent to $US1.67bn. The Dow Jones financial news division’s EBITDA was up 30 per cent at $US433m, while the real estate services division’s EBITA rose 12 per cent to $US574m. News Corp Australia contributed $US109m to the media giant’s growth in profitability, while Foxtel’s total subscriber base rose to 4.5 million. Foxtel will seek to renew its AFL broadcasting rights deal, and CEO Patrick Delany says factors such as its audience reach and capacity to pay means that sporting bodies should not risk shifting their broadcasting rights to another company.

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NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

News Corp’s advertising revenue falls over 50% in fourth quarter, as company posts US$1.5bn loss

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Original article by Vivienne Kelly
Mumbrella – Page: Online : 10-Aug-20

News Corporation has posted a loss of $US401m for the June quarter, compared with a loss of just $42m for the previous corresponding period. Its loss for the year to 30 June totalled $US1.545bn, following a profit of $US228m for the previous year. Advertising revenue fell 51.6 per cent in the quarter and 19.9 per cent for the year, and news media revenue was down 41 per cent in the quarter and 18 per cent for the year. The financial results for Dow Jones have been disclosed separately for the first time; the publisher of ‘The Wall Street Journal’ has posted lower revenue for the quarter, but full-year revenue rose by three per cent to $US1.6n. In Australia, the subscriber base of Foxtel – including the Kayo and Binge streaming services – fell 12 per cent to 2.777 million in 2019-20.

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NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS

Netflix subscribers on rise, but growth slows at home

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Original article by Joe Flint, Micah Maidenberg
The Australian – Page: 21 : 18-Apr-19

US-based subscription video-on-demand giant Netflix boasted 148.9 million paying subscribers worldwide at the end of March, exceeding its own forecast of 148.2 million. However, Netflix added just 1.7 million new customers in the US during the March quarter, compared with overall customer growth of 9.6 million. Netflix has forecast that subscriber numbers will grow by five million in the June quarter, including 300,000 in the US. Netflix is facing growing competition from rival streaming services.

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NETFLIX INCORPORATED, WALT DISNEY COMPANY, AT&T CORPORATION, HBO, APPLE INCORPORATED, CBS CORPORATION, SHOWTIME, WARNERMEDIA, COMCAST CORPORATION, NBC UNIVERSAL INCORPORATED

Netflix foreign sales set to beat home market for the first time

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Original article by Tim Bradshaw
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 23 : 18-Apr-18

US-based streaming video giant Netflix has posted net income of $US290m for the March quarter, which is 63 per cent higher than previously. Revenue rose by 40 per cent to $US3.7bn, while Netflix has forecast revenue of $US3.9bn for the June quarter. The company has also advised that revenue for its international operations is expected to be $US1.94bn in the June quarter, while US revenue is forecast to be $US1.9bn. Netflix’s total subscriber base rose by 7.4 million in the March quarter, to 125 million.

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NETFLIX INCORPORATED, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED, ALPHABET INCORPORATED, AMAZON.COM INCORPORATED, CANNES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

News Corp sees a property-led future

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 14 : 10-Aug-16

Media giant News Corporation has posted a 2015-16 profit of $US179m, compared with a $US147m loss in 2014-15. Group revenue was three per cent lower at $US8.3bn, while its newspaper division’s revenue was down seven per cent at $US5.3bn. However, revenue at its digital real estate services business rose by 32 per cent to $US822m. This division includes property listings businesses such as REA Group and Realtor.com. News Corp CEO Robert Thomson expects the division to become the group’s biggest source of earnings.

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NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA, REALTOR.COM, MOVE INCORPORATED, IPROPERTY GROUP LIMITED, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, NEWS AMERICA MARKETING INCORPORATED, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCORPORATED, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS