Sports streaming service DAZN is acquiring Australian pay-TV broadcaster Foxtel from its majority shareholder News Corp and minority shareholder Telstra at an enterprise value of US$2.2 billion.
Rupert Murdoch drops plan to combine Fox and News Corp
Fox Corp announced Tuesday that it had abandoned plans to merge the company with News Corp.
Tremor International acquires News Corp’s Unruly
Video advertising technology specialist Tremor International is buying News Corp’s programmatic video marketplace, Unruly.
News Corp takes Sky News Australia into the fold
News Corp is now the sole owner of Sky News Australia. News Corp Australia has bought out joint venture partners Seven, Nine and the UK’s Sky.
Sky Italia falls hit News Corp
News Corp’s Direct Broadcast Satellite division moved to an $11 million loss in the March quarter.
News Corp holds on BSkyB sale or buy
News Corp chief operating officer Chase Carey has given a strong indication that the company will return to the possibility of building or disposing of its stake in BSkyB.
NDS sale assists News Corp
Gains on the sale of News Corp’s remaining interest in NDS and the growth of its channels business was enough to compensate for declines in publishing and satellite operations.
BSkyB joins $45 million Roku investment
BSkyB and News Corp are part of a $45 million (€37.03 million) investment in the OTT platform Roku. Also participating are previous Roku venture investors Menlo Ventures and Globespan Capital […]
In Brief: UPC Austria, BBC, News Corp, Pathe
UPC Austria is adding six new HD channels to its line-up. Starting on June 29, RTL Crime HD, Romance TV HD, 3Sat HD, Kika HD, ZDFneo HD and Bayeriche Rundfunk […]
Mockridge takes over at News International
Tom Mockridge is to become the chief executive of News International, following the resignation of Rebekah Brooks as the phonehacking scandal continues to take its toll on News Corp’s UK […]