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Hulu In The Hands Of The Cable Companies Would Negatively Impact Netflix
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Complete Seth Klarman And Baupost Group Portfolio Update
Profit Fan • Wed, May 15 • 3 Comments
Antoinette Cook Bush Named Executive Vice President and Global Head of Government Affairs for New News Corporation

Business Wire (Wed, 1:45PM)
Tracking Seth Klarman's Baupost Group Holdings - Q1 2013 Update
John Vincent • Wed, May 15 • 3 Comments
News Corp. Options Active After Earnings
Interactive Brokers • Thu, May 9
News Corporation Reports Third Quarter Earnings Per Share of $1.22 on Net Income Attributable to Stockholders of $2.85 Billion

Business Wire (May 8, 2013)
Comcast's Shares Certainly Aren't Growing At Xfinity Speeds
Black Coral Research • Wed, May 8 • 2 Comments
YouTube Subscription Hype Is Overblown, At Least For Now
Gary Bourgeault • Wed, May 8 • 5 Comments
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
Wall Street Breakfast • Mon, May 6 • 56 Comments
Portfolio Protection Playbook: Federal Reserve Indifferent About Risk
Mike Arnold • Sun, May 5 • 16 Comments
Cable Networks Will Drive CBS's Earnings
Trefis • Tue, Apr 30
Akamai: Hitting A Home Run With Expanding Margins
Nick Chiu • Fri, Apr 26 • 1 Comment
Aereo And The Death Of Broadcast TV
Felix Salmon • Mon, Apr 22 • 2 Comments
Man Of Steel Movie Could Make Time Warner DC Comics Unit Pay Off
Chris Katje • Mon, Apr 22
News Corporation Statement on Agreement to Settle Delaware Litigation

Business Wire (Apr 22, 2013)
News Corporation and Plaintiff Stockholders Reach Agreement to Settle Delaware Litigation

Business Wire (Apr 22, 2013)
News Corporation Announces 21st Century Fox as New Name for Independent Media and Entertainment Company

Business Wire (Apr 16, 2013)
News Corporation Files Application to Cease to Be a Reporting Issuer in Canada

Business Wire (Apr 15, 2013)
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
Wall Street Breakfast • Wed, Apr 10 • 69 Comments
Statement from News Corporation President and Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey Regarding Broadcast Television and Aereo

Business Wire (Apr 8, 2013)

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News Corp. Options Active After Earnings
Interactive Brokers • Thu, May 9
Read All About It: News Corp. Announces Spin-Off Details
Mike Arnold • Sun, Mar 10
Adding To News Corp. Right Now
Abba's Aces • Sun, Mar 3 • 1 Comment
Addition By Subtraction: The Reason I'm Buying News Corp.
Abba's Aces • Mon, Feb 18
News Corp.'s Cable Networks Continue To Drive Profitability
Saibus Research • Tue, Feb 12 • 4 Comments
News Corporation's Outlook Is Tied To Its Cable Networks Business Strength
Trefis • Fri, Feb 8
News Corp Earnings: Cable Business, Improving Ad Market And Sports In Focus
Trefis • Wed, Feb 6
The New News Corp. Might Be Worth A New Look
Taylor Kiviat • Mon, Dec 24, 2012 • 1 Comment
News Corporation New Media Strategy Is Baseball And Local Sports
Chris Katje • Tue, Dec 11, 2012
Last Chance To Get On The News Corp. Train
Dana Blankenhorn • Mon, Dec 3, 2012 • 2 Comments
News Corp Sports More Sports To Keep Leverage
Peter Pham • Mon, Dec 3, 2012
News Corp.'s Cable Assets Offset Publishing Weakness
Saibus Research • Fri, Nov 30, 2012
Private Equity Could Make Big Money From News Corp., Why Not Join Them?
Dana Blankenhorn • Mon, Oct 22, 2012
News Corp.'s Accounting More Problematic Despite New Compliance Unit
GMI Ratings • Mon, Oct 1, 2012
Play News Corp. Against Dish Network And Viacom Internet Speculation
Dana Blankenhorn • Fri, Sep 28, 2012 • 1 Comment
Earnings Preview: News Corp.
Theflyonthewall • Tue, Aug 7, 2012
Splitting Up News Corp. Means Shoring Up - Or Shipping Out - Print Ops
Diane Mermigas • Thu, Jul 5, 2012 • 3 Comments
News Corp. Shareholders Finally Get What They Were Paying For
Dana Blankenhorn • Fri, Jun 29, 2012
News Corp's Possible Split Could Reward Shareholders
Valuentum • Thu, Jun 28, 2012 • 1 Comment
News Corp. Loses Its News
Felix Salmon • Wed, Jun 27, 2012 • 3 Comments

Hulu In The Hands Of The Cable Companies Would Negatively Impact Netflix
Money Investor • Thu, May 16 • 39 Comments
Complete Seth Klarman And Baupost Group Portfolio Update
Profit Fan • Wed, May 15 • 3 Comments
Tracking Seth Klarman's Baupost Group Holdings - Q1 2013 Update
John Vincent • Wed, May 15 • 3 Comments
Comcast's Shares Certainly Aren't Growing At Xfinity Speeds
Black Coral Research • Wed, May 8 • 2 Comments
YouTube Subscription Hype Is Overblown, At Least For Now
Gary Bourgeault • Wed, May 8 • 5 Comments
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
Wall Street Breakfast • Mon, May 6 • 56 Comments
Portfolio Protection Playbook: Federal Reserve Indifferent About Risk
Mike Arnold • Sun, May 5 • 16 Comments
Cable Networks Will Drive CBS's Earnings
Trefis • Tue, Apr 30
Akamai: Hitting A Home Run With Expanding Margins
Nick Chiu • Fri, Apr 26 • 1 Comment
Aereo And The Death Of Broadcast TV
Felix Salmon • Mon, Apr 22 • 2 Comments
Man Of Steel Movie Could Make Time Warner DC Comics Unit Pay Off
Chris Katje • Mon, Apr 22
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
Wall Street Breakfast • Wed, Apr 10 • 69 Comments
Netflix Is Still The Hottest Ticket
Richard Saintvilus • Thu, Apr 4 • 26 Comments
Individual Investor Fund: Mr. Market Keeps On Going
James Sands • Tue, Apr 2 • 2 Comments
Paywalls Rise
Felix Salmon • Fri, Mar 29 • 5 Comments
Another Disruption To The Media Business?
Mike Arnold • Thu, Mar 28 • 2 Comments
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
Wall Street Breakfast • Tue, Mar 26 • 42 Comments
5 Big Stocks Favored By Seth Klarman
Efsinvestment • Sun, Mar 17
Netflix Remains The Best Short On The Board
Dana Blankenhorn • Fri, Mar 15 • 29 Comments
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News Corporation's Management Discusses F2Q 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Feb 6
News Corporation's Management Discusses F1Q13 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Nov 6, 2012
News Management Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Aug 11, 2011
News Corp. Management Discusses F1Q2011 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Nov 4, 2010
News F4Q10 (Qtr End 06/30/2010) Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Aug 5, 2010
News Corporation F2Q10 (Qtr End 12/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Feb 2, 2010
News Corporation F2Q10 (Qtr End 12/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Feb 2, 2010
News Corporation F1Q10 (Qtr End 09/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Nov 6, 2009
News Corporation F4Q09 (Qtr End 06/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Aug 5, 2009
News Corporation F3Q09 (Qtr End 3/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, May 6, 2009
News Corporation F2Q09 (Qtr End 12/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 5, 2009 • 3 Comments
News Corporation F1Q09 (Qtr End 09/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Nov 5, 2008
News Corporation F4Q08 (Qtr End 6/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Aug 5, 2008
News Corporation F3Q08 (Qtr End 3/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 8, 2008
News Corporation F2Q08 (Qtr End 12/31/07) Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Feb 4, 2008
News Corporation F1Q08 (Qtr End 9/30/07) Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Nov 7, 2007
News Corporation F4Q07 (Qtr End 6/30/07) Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Aug 8, 2007
News Corporation F3Q07 (Qtr End 3/31/07) Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, May 9, 2007
News Corporation F2Q07 (Qtr End 12/31/06) Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Feb 7, 2007
News Corp F1Q07 (Qtr End 9/30/06) Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Nov 8, 2006

Antoinette Cook Bush Named Executive Vice President and Global Head of Government Affairs for New News Corporation

Business Wire (Wed, 1:45PM)
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Asia Markets: Most Asia stocks drop after China data

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After Hours: Tesla Motors shares rally after hours

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Earnings Watch: Updates, advisories and surprises

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News Corporation Reports Third Quarter Earnings Per Share of $1.22 on Net Income Attributable to Stockholders of $2.85 Billion

Business Wire (May 8, 2013)
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News Corporation Statement on Agreement to Settle Delaware Litigation

Business Wire (Apr 22, 2013)
News Corporation and Plaintiff Stockholders Reach Agreement to Settle Delaware Litigation

Business Wire (Apr 22, 2013)
News Corporation Announces 21st Century Fox as New Name for Independent Media and Entertainment Company

Business Wire (Apr 16, 2013)
News Corporation Files Application to Cease to Be a Reporting Issuer in Canada

Business Wire (Apr 15, 2013)
Statement from News Corporation President and Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey Regarding Broadcast Television and Aereo

Business Wire (Apr 8, 2013)
CBS Shares Down on Talk of Buying Stake in TV Guide Network

at Fox Business (Mar 25, 2013)
News Corporation Sells Stake in Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Limited

Business Wire (Mar 22, 2013)
Washington Post Plans to Charge Online Users

at Fox Business (Mar 18, 2013)
Michael Florin Named Senior Vice President and Head of Investor Relations for New News Corporation

Business Wire (Mar 8, 2013)
News Corporation Announces Filing of Amendment to Registration Statement for Planned Separation of Businesses

Business Wire (Mar 8, 2013)
Fox sports channel not an ESPN killer: exec

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News Corp.'s Fox Launching Sports Cable Network

at Fox Business (Mar 5, 2013)
News Corporation to Sell Stake in New Zealand’s SKY Network Television Limited

Business Wire (Mar 3, 2013)

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Company Description

News Corporation, a Delaware corporation, is a diversified global media company with operations in the following eight industry segments: (i) Filmed Entertainment; (ii) Television; (iii) Cable Network Programming; (iv) Direct Broadcast Satellite Television; (v) Magazines and Inserts; (vi)... More

Sector: Services

Industry: Entertainment - Diversified

Country: United States

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Friday, May 17, 4:11 PM DirecTV (DTV) has joined the ranks of companies weighing a bid for Hulu (DIS, NWS, CMCSA), with an eye towards expanding its arsenal of TV Everywhere content, the WSJ reports. The scoop shortly follows a report Time Warner Cable and other MSOs are talking about a possible bid. Comment! [Tech, Consumer, M&A]
Friday, May 17, 9:44 AM Hulu (NWS, DIS, CMCSA) could be even more valuable than people think due its rich user experience and advanced advertising system, reasons BTIG's Rich Greenfield. The analyst isn't convinced a cable industry joint venture would work well, but says he could make the case why almost any large media/tech company (Google?) could use Hulu to position itself in the "rapidly fragmenting" video world. Comment! [Consumer, Tech]
Thursday, May 16, 7:00 AM Time Warner Cable (TWC) is in talks with other cable companies about making a bid for Hulu (DIS, CMCSA, NWS), according to the New York Post. If the cable companies can land control of Hulu they have the option of turning it into an authenticated service for paying cable customers. 1 Comment [Consumer, Tech]
Wednesday, May 15, 11:41 AM Senator Mark Warner calls the bluff of broadcasters (CMCSA, CBS, DIS, NWS, NWSA) threatening they will pull their major networks off the air to cable if Aereo isn't stopped in courtroom battles by noting FCC broadcast licenses could be pulled in that scenario. With Aereo growing around like the country like a weed, and the proposed Television Consumer Freedom Act including a ban on networks converting to cable, the headaches of the industry have become a little more pronounced. Don't expect CBS head honcho Les Moonves to stay quiet on the latest development. 4 Comments [Consumer]
Tuesday, May 14, 7:52 AM News Corp. (NWS, NWSA) enters a partnership with Twitter that will see the Fox channel use the social network to advertise shows and distribute exclusive clips. The big picture: Gone are the days when media companies threw speculative dollars into Twitter just to see what would happen as the monetization of conversations on TV shows becomes more refined. ESPN, CBS, and NBC all plan to sell ads within Twitter-embedded videos - instead of just using Twitter as a linking source. Comment! [Consumer, Tech]
Monday, May 13, 7:30 AM Broadcasters ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC will settle for the lowest round of average rate hikes in three years during the "upfront" selling season, according to industry watchers. Though the expected increase in ad rates of 6% sounds fairly lush, annual rate increases were in the double digits only two years ago before the impact of streaming alternatives and a step up in cable programming was fully felt. Upfront ad rate forecast: CBS +6.5%, ABC (DIS) +6%, Fox (NWS, NWSA) + 5.5%, NBC (CMCSA) +5%. Comment! [Consumer]
Friday, May 10, 2:18 PM The Television Consumer Freedom Act backlash: 1) The bill introduced by Sen. John McCain is getting lots of attention from the cable industry, uniting big cable giants such as Comcast (CMCSA) and Time Warner Cable (TWC) with smaller regional cable companies. 2) Beyond just attempting to force a la carte cable pricing, the legislation also seeks to bar broadcasters from converting to cable networks to avoid tech upstarts like Aereo. 3) The icing on the cake might be what McCain wants to do with sports. The bill calls for banning sports blackouts (bad for DirecTV's (DTV) Sunday Ticket?) and would create havoc with new "super" conferences that are banking on big cable revenue for bundled access (bad for Time Warner (TWX) and New Corp (NWS)?) 2 Comments [Consumer]
Thursday, May 9, 9:03 AM Shares of News Corp. (NWS, NWSA) move up 3.6% premarket after the company sees strong revenue gains from television affiliates and cable channels lift its bottom line for FQ3. The broad organic growth from the media giant caught most analysts by surprise. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Thursday, May 9, 8:04 AM Senator John McCain will introduce legislation shortly to overhaul the TV business by giving consumers the option to buy channels on an individual basis (a la carte) - instead of seeing only large bundles as options. The politician will face fierce resistance from broadcast (NWS, DIS, CMCSA, CBS, AMCX, SNI, OUTD, DISCA, VIAB) and cable companies (CVC, CHTR, TWC) but may have a friend in upstart Aereo which has been rankling a few feathers as well. (Aereo timeline) 28 Comments [Consumer]
Tuesday, May 7, 9:19 PM Marissa Mayer (YHOO) held a preliminary talk with Hulu (DIS, CMCSA, NWS) execs about a bid for the video site, "numerous sources" tell Kara Swisher. Amazon (AMZN), Guggenheim Partners, and ex-News Corp. COO Peter Chermin (previous) are also said to be weighing bids. Yahoo was one of the companies offering to buy Hulu back in 2011, and with the French government having thwarted its Dailymotion bid, Hulu and its 4M+ premium subs might not be a bad backup plan. But much likely depends on the content rights Hulu's risk-averse old media owners are willing to give. 1 Comment [Tech, M&A, Consumer]
Monday, May 6, 1:48 PM The future of advertising is online video instead of the traditional 30-second TV spot, according to an interesting take from BTIG's Rich Greenfield. The analyst points to the effective ads on YouTube and Hulu from a number of high-profile companies, while the increasing use of DVRs is also a game changer. Though the broadcast industry (NWS, CMCSA, CBS) still pushes back over the claims, it's hard to argue that those still watching TV on the big screen in real times aren't more easily distracted than in the past with all the gadgets at their sides while ads sail by. (research report registration required) Comment! [Consumer]
Monday, May 6, 1:16 PM Aereo files legal papers seeking to bar CBS (CBS -0.2%) from suing it in new markets where it's looking to debut its re-transmission service. Barry Diller's startup is trying to lean on a favorable ruling in a New York court to set a precedent in other areas of the country. Though broadcasters including News Corp (NWS, NWS) Univision threaten to move to cable if Aereo proliferates, a protracted battle in the court system is probably their first option. Comment! [Consumer]
Monday, May 6, 5:20 AM The Senate looks poised to approve a bill today that would force online merchants to collect sales tax on Internet transactions. However, the measure will probably hit greater opposition in the House, where the leadership appears to be ambivalent, with Speaker John Boehner taking no public position. Companies in favor include Wal-Mart (WMT) and Amazon (AMZN), while those against include News Corp (NWS) and eBay (EBAY). 2 Comments [Consumer, Top Stories]
Tuesday, April 30, 1:29 PM BTIG wants to know why major media companies aren't more focused on driving ratings higher by making content more accessible on platforms where competition is light. According to the investment firm, it's starting to feel like the obsession over protecting retransmission fees from cable/satellite operators is overriding the potential riches of growing advertising in new ways. (research report subscription required) Comment! [Consumer]
Tuesday, April 30, 11:08 AM Hulu (DIS, NWS, CMCSA) discloses at a media conference that it has doubled the number of paying subscribers to its Hulu Plus service to over four million in the last year. The media venture continues to stay relevant by resurrecting canceled shows (All My Children, One Life to Live), planning original content, and licensing popular shows. 1 Comment [Consumer]
Tuesday, April 30, 9:31 AM News Corp. (NWS, NWSA) shareholders will vote on June 11 on whether or not to approve a plan to split the existing conglomerate into a publishing and entertainment company. Though he is an U.S. citizen, Rupert Murdoch has agreed not to vote on the proposal with his 39.4% stake in the company sitting in his back pocket. (SEC 14A). Comment! [Consumer]

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The decline of the WSJ's long form articles $NWS: http://bit.ly/1763Eek
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News Corp.'s Cable Networks Continue To Drive Profitability: http://seekingalpha.com/a/p7yf $NWSA $NWS $AMCX $MNI $NYT $SNI $DISCK
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China Lodging Group ($HTHT), Qihoo 360 ($QIHU), AZZ ($AZZ), News Corp ($NWS), & PPG Industries ($PPG) rose Monday on unusual volume.
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investment ideas of the week 12-3-12 http://bit.ly/VgrLin $KHDHF $YNGFF $CHK $NWS $EXC $WEC
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Procter & Gamble ($PG), News Corp. ($NWS) and Pepsi ($PEP) Provide Favorable Return Relative to Treasuries - http://su.pr/1xSHJE
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Our newest analysis and full stock reports http://bit.ly/NhsDF9 $BKW $WEC $HHC $GLRE $NWS $V $DISCK $TEVA $NOVO $STT $CHKP $UMBF
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http://bit.ly/M6Jsx1 Premarket loser $ATPG, $HZNP, $ASML, $NWS Premarket gainer $CTRX, $NSPH, $OSUR, $MLNX
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News Corporation Announces Intent to Pursue Separation of Entertainment and Publishing Businesses $NWS http://bit.ly/NR2yuX
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http://bit.ly/wzt8Su Hulu Plus Claims More Than 1.5 Million Subs; Commits $500 Million On Content $NFLX $NWS $CMCSA $DIS
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