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News Corp. Defeats Shareholder Push To Ditch Super Voting Stock Amid Succession Jitters
Deadline· 2024-11-21 05:33
News Corp. has defeated a shareholder proposal to adopt a recapitalization plan to eliminate News Corp’s dual-class capital structure that includes regular shares and super-voting share, most of which are owned by the Murdoch family. At the annual meeting today, a majority of votes cast on the measure supported the company to leave the current share structure in place, against shareholder Starboard, which doesn’t believe control should passes from generation to generation, especially now as Rupert Murdoch ...
Murdoch family retains majority control of News Corp after shareholder vote
The Guardian· 2024-11-21 02:57
Lachlan Murdoch faced down a shareholder vote on Wednesday aimed at weakening the Murdoch family’s control over their media empire.The activist investor Starboard Value had challenged the ownership structure of News Corp, the parent company of dozens of news outlets globally including the Wall Street Journal and publisher HarperCollins in the US, and the Times and the Sun in the UK.At the company’s annual meeting, the company announced the proposal had been defeated.The Murdoch family controls 41% of compan ...
News (NWS) - 2025 Q1 - Quarterly Report
2024-11-08 19:53
2024年第三季度总体营收与净收入情况 - 2024年第三季度(截至9月30日)总营收25.77亿美元较2023年同期增长3%[111] - 2024年第三季度净收入1.44亿美元较2023年同期增长148%[111] - 2024年第三季度归属于新闻集团股东的净收入1.19亿美元较2023年同期增长297%[111] 2024年第三季度营收增长推动因素与营收下降因素 - 2024年第三季度营收增长受数字房地产服务图书出版等业务推动[114] - 2024年第三季度新闻媒体板块营收受第三方印刷收入合同转移影响下降[114] 2024年第三季度运营费用相关情况 - 2024年第三季度运营费用较2023年同期下降1%[116] - 2024年第三季度运营费用受新闻媒体板块成本节省影响下降[117] - 2024年第三季度销售一般和管理费用较2023年同期增长4%[118] - 2024年第三季度销售一般和管理费用增长主要受数字房地产服务板块成本推动[119] 公司战略审查情况 - 公司正在审查Foxtel集团战略和财务选择但无行动或交易的时间保证[110] 2024年第三季度各项费用变化情况 - 截至2024年9月30日的三个月,折旧及摊销费用增加1800万美元,涨幅11%[120] - 截至2024年9月30日的三个月,权益法投资损失增加100万美元,涨幅50%[123] - 截至2024年9月30日的三个月,净利息费用减少500万美元,降幅22%[124] - 截至2024年9月30日的三个月,其他净收入增加5800万美元[125] 2024年第三季度所得税与净利润情况 - 截至2024年9月30日的三个月,公司记录的所得税费用为6000万美元,税前收入为2.04亿美元[126] - 截至2024年9月30日的三个月,净利润为1.44亿美元,较上一财年同期增长8600万美元,涨幅148%[128] 道琼斯部门相关财务情况 - 截至2024年9月30日的三个月,道琼斯部门收入增加1500万美元,涨幅3%[136] - 截至2024年9月30日的三个月,流通和订阅收入增加2300万美元,涨幅5%[137] - 《华尔街日报》数字订阅量增加354000份,涨幅10%[138] - 截至2024年9月30日的三个月,广告收入减少600万美元,降幅7%[139] - 截至2024年9月30日的三个月,道琼斯部门的部门EBITDA增加700万美元,涨幅6%[140] 各部门收入情况 - 截至2024年9月30日的三个月,数字房地产服务部门收入增加5400万美元,涨幅13%[141] - 截至2024年9月30日的三个月,图书出版部门收入增加2100万美元,涨幅4%[144] - 截至2024年9月30日的三个月,订阅视频服务部门收入增加1500万美元,涨幅3%[145] - 截至2024年9月30日的三个月,新闻媒体部门收入减少2700万美元,降幅5%[149] - 截至2024年9月30日的三个月,新闻集团澳大利亚公司收入减少400万美元,降幅2%[151] 各部门EBITDA情况 - 截至2024年9月30日的三个月,数字房地产服务部门的部门EBITDA增加1800万美元,涨幅15%[142] - 截至2024年9月30日的三个月,图书出版部门的部门EBITDA增加1600万美元,涨幅25%[145] - 截至2024年9月30日的三个月,新闻媒体部门的部门EBITDA增加200万美元,涨幅14%[150] - 截至2024年9月30日的三个月,订阅视频服务部门的部门EBITDA减少100万美元,降幅1%[146] 2024年特定营收对比情况 - 2024年第三季度(截至9月30日)营收2.07亿美元,较2024财年同期的2.28亿美元减少2100万美元降幅9%[152] 公司现金情况 - 2024年9月30日公司现金及现金等价物为18亿美元[153] - 截至2024年9月30日公司国外子公司持有8.59亿美元现金及现金等价物,其中约1亿美元现金不易获取[154] 公司股票回购与股息情况 - 回购计划已授权回购总额达10亿美元的A类和B类普通股,截至2024年9月30日剩余授权金额约4.22亿美元[156] - 2024年第三季度A类普通股回购0.9股花费2500万美元B类普通股回购0.4股花费1300万美元,共回购1.3股花费3800万美元2023年共回购1.4股花费2900万美元[157] - 2024年8月董事会宣布A类和B类普通股每股0.1美元的半年度现金股息[159] 2024年第三季度现金流量情况 - 2024年第三季度经营活动提供的净现金为6400万美元2023年为 - 5500万美元[160] - 2024年第三季度投资活动使用的净现金为1.36亿美元2023年为1.59亿美元[161] - 2024年第三季度融资活动使用的净现金为1.47亿美元2023年为6500万美元[162] - 2024年第三季度自由现金流为 - 3100万美元2023年为 - 1.79亿美元[167] 公司内部控制情况 - 公司管理层评估截至本季度报告涵盖期间结束时披露控制和程序有效可及时披露信息[178] - 2025财年第一季度公司财务报告内部控制无重大变化[179] 法律诉讼相关情况 - 法律诉讼相关见合并财务报表附注9[181]
News (NWS) - 2025 Q1 - Quarterly Results
2024-11-08 05:18
Exhibit 99.1 NEWS CORPORATION REPORTS FIRST QUARTER RESULTS FOR FISCAL 2025 FISCAL 2025 FIRST QUARTER KEY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS • First quarter revenues were the highest for a first quarter since separation at $2.58 billion, a 3% increase compared to $2.50 billion in the prior year, driven by growth at the Digital Real Estate Services, Book Publishing and Dow Jones segments • Net income in the quarter was $144 million, a significant improvement compared to net income of $58 million in the prior year • Total ...
Activist Irenic backs Starboard's push to end News Corp's dual-class structure
CNBC· 2024-11-06 01:25
Activist Irenic Capital Management said Tuesday that it would back fellow dissident Starboard Value's push to dissolve the dual-class structure at Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, ahead of a closely watched shareholder meeting.For the last two years, Jeff Smith's Starboard has been mounting a campaign at the media conglomerate, seeking both the dissolution of the dual-class structure that gives the Murdoch family outsize control and for the company to split off its highly-valuable online real-estate business.Ada ...
Demand Rises as Sellers List their Homes and Buy New Ones
Prnewswire· 2024-10-31 18:00
September's rate drop and increase in new listings led to October's increase in pending sales, but could rising rates in October hinder momentum? Affordability issues in swing states may have these voters more interested in Federal housing policies SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Last month's home sellers not only listed their homes, but bought new ones and sent a surge of demand into the market this month, according to the Realtor.com® October Monthly Housing Report. The rise in new list ...
Wall Street Journal, New York Post Sue Jeff Bezos-Backed Perplexity As AI Battles Rage
Deadline· 2024-10-22 03:21
文章核心观点 - 新闻出版公司Dow Jones & Co.和News Corp.起诉人工智能初创公司Perplexity侵犯版权 [1] - 其他出版商如纽约时报、作家等也曾起诉OpenAI和Meta等AI公司侵犯版权 [2] - 生成式AI系统通过训练大型语言模型(LLM)来生成内容,这些内容可能会侵犯原创作者的版权 [3][4] 根据目录分别总结 公司层面 - Perplexity声称可以让用户"跳过链接"直接获取新闻信息,但实际上是大规模非法复制出版商的版权作品,转移读者和收入 [1] - Perplexity未回应出版商发出的版权警告信,拒绝就潜在的许可协议进行讨论 [7] - 出版商指出Perplexity的业务模式与传统搜索引擎不同,后者只是提供链接而非直接复制内容 [6] 行业层面 - 生成式AI系统依赖大量原创内容进行训练,这些内容包括新闻报道、分析和社论等 [3] - 这种复制和总结原创内容的做法可能构成侵权,而非合理使用 [4][5] - 侵犯版权会降低创作者的创作积极性,从而减少高质量内容的产生 [6]
NY Post, Wall Street Journal sue Jeff Bezos-backed Perplexity AI for ripping off content
New York Post· 2024-10-22 02:30
The parent companies of The Post and The Wall Street Journal have filed suit against the Jeff Bezos-backed artificial intelligence firm Perplexity AI for allegedly engaging in a “massive amount of illegal copying” of the publications’ copyrighted work.NYP Holdings, Inc. and Dow Jones, both of which are subsidiaries of News Corp, jointly filed the lawsuit against Perplexity AI in Manhattan federal court on Monday demanding that the firm cease using their news articles as the basis for answers to questions.Th ...
Mortgage Lock-In Effect Shows Signs of Easing as New Listings Increase
Prnewswire· 2024-10-03 18:00
Newly listed homes increased by 11.6% YOY and actively listed homes rose 33.9% YOY, according to Realtor.com® September Housing Report SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sellers got moving as mortgage rates notably hit a 24- month low following the Federal Reserve's jumbo rate cut of 50 bps in September. According to the Realtor.com® September Housing Report, newly listed homes increased by 11.6% compared to last September, yielding a significant reversal from the 0.9% decrease in August 2024 ...
Where Is New Construction Creating Affordable Housing Options? Look to the South and the West
Prnewswire· 2024-09-18 18:00
A New Report from Realtor.com found South Carolina, North Carolina and Idaho are the top three states leading the new construction activity and affordability rankings New Construction Nationally is Helping Add Needed Inventory and Affordable Options SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Realtor.com® launched a brand new report "New Construction Insights," which found South Carolina, North Carolina and Idaho lead the way when it comes to new home construction. This report creates a ranki ...