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  • NEWS CORP Profile

    This News is heard, seen, and read all around the world. The world's #3 media conglomerate (behind Time Warner and Walt Disney), News Corporation has operations spanning film, television, and publishing. It produces and distributes movies through Fox Filmed Entertainment, while its FOX Broadcasting network boasts more than 200 affiliate stations in the US. The company also owns and operates more than 25 TV stations, as well as a portfolio of cable networks. Its publishing businesses include newspaper publishers Dow Jones (The Wall Street Journal) and News International (The Times, London), and book publisher HarperCollins. In addition, News Corporation owns about 40% of British Sky Broadcasting.
    1211 Avenue of the Americas

    New York, NY 10036

    http://www.newscorp.com

    Phone: 212-852-7000

    Fax: 212-852-7147
    Sector: Services Industry: Media
  • 2009 Sales 2009 Sales Growth 2009 Net Income 2009 Employees
    $30,423,000,000 -7.8% $-3,378,000,000 55,000
  • Top Competitors: NWS

  • Insider Trends: NWS

    Sentiment for NWS is POSITIVE

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    • Market Value of Insider Sales
    • Market Value of Insider Purchases
    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Insider Transactions: NWS

    Date Name Shares Transaction Type Market Value
    08/21/09 AILES ROGER E 542,305 Planned Sale $5.97 M
    03/12/09 BANCROFT NATALIE 5,000 Purchase $32,500.00
    12/11/08 HURD MARK V 17,000 Purchase $147,900.00
  • Ownership Breakdown : NWS

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 265.00
     
    Mutual Fund 332.00
    Other Major 16.00
  • Short Interest Volume: NWS

    Data as of 10/27/09
    Current Short Interest Shares 22.55 M
    Current Short Interest Ratio 7.40
    Float 481.03 M
    Short Interest as % of Float 4.70
    Average Daily Volume 3.15 M
    Outstanding Shares 798.52 M