What News Corp does

News Corporation is a diversified global media and information services company headquartered in New York, organized into four reporting segments: Digital Real Estate Services (Realtor.com operated by Move, Inc. and a 65% stake in Australia's REA Group, valued at approximately $13.75 billion); Dow Jones, which includes the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, and professional information businesses (Risk & Compliance, Energy data via OPIS); Book Publishing (HarperCollins Publishers); and News Media (New York Post, News UK including The Sun and The Times, News Corp Australia including The Australian and news.com.au, plus Storyful). Following the 2013 separation from 21st Century Fox, the company has executed a sustained digital transformation — Dow Jones now derives 82% of revenue from digital and 80% from recurring sources, with segment EBITDA margins of 25.2% in FY2025 and 17% compound annual EBITDA growth from FY2018 to FY2025.

Name

News Corp

Legal name

News Corporation

Website

https://newscorp.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

News Corporation is a diversified global media and information services company operating Dow Jones (Wall Street Journal, professional data services), digital real estate platforms (Realtor.com, REA Group), HarperCollins publishing, and news media brands across the US, UK, and Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

News Publishing & Information Services

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (51311), Newspaper Publishers (513110), Periodical Publishers (51312), Other Publishers (51319), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Financial & Trade News Publishers (MPAJADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

National & General-Interest Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAA), Data Journalism & News Intelligence Publishers (Indexes, Election/Market Data) (MPAJADAK), News Agencies & Wire Services (General & Specialized) (MPAJADAE)

Keywords

• Digital media services
• News publishing
• Book publishing
• Real estate listings
• Financial information services

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Digital subscriptions for Dow Jones products (The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch) and digital real estate services. Q3 FY2026 showed strong growth with 19% growth at Risk & Compliance, 12% growth at Dow Jones Energy, and 13% growth in digital advertising.
2. Advertising Revenue: Digital and print advertising across news media properties including The Wall Street Journal, New York Post, The Sun (UK), The Australian, and others. Digital advertising revenues grew 13% in Q3 FY2026.
3. Book Publishing Revenue: HarperCollins book publishing revenues grew 8% to $555 million in Q3 FY2026, driven by strong sales including Rachel Reid's Game Changers related to Heated Rivalry streaming series.
4. Real Estate Services Revenue: Move (Realtor.com) contributed $148 million with 10% revenue growth, and REA Group posted $325 million with 20% growth, driven by premium offerings and Australian residential market strength.
5. AI Content Licensing: Major AI licensing agreements including $250 million+ deal with OpenAI (2024) and up to $50 million annually with Meta (2026), licensing content for AI model training and products.
6. Professional Information Services: Dow Jones professional information business including Risk & Compliance and Energy data services, delivering 19% growth in Q3 FY2026.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

News Corp is a diversified global media and information services company that creates, distributes, and licenses authoritative content through digital and print channels. Its portfolio spans four segments: Digital Real Estate Services (Realtor.com, REA Group), Dow Jones (The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, Factiva, Risk & Compliance, Energy data), Book Publishing (HarperCollins), and News Media (New York Post, The Sun, The Times, The Australian, news.com.au). Revenue is generated through consumer and enterprise subscriptions, advertising, book sales, real estate listing services, and AI content licensing.

Product overview

News Corp is a diversified global media and information services company organized into four main segments: Digital Real Estate Services, Dow Jones (Information Services and News), Book Publishing, and News Media. The company operates a portfolio-plus-modules architecture with major standalone brands including Dow Jones (The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, Factiva, Investor's Business Daily), Realtor.com operated by Move, HarperCollins Publishers, REA Group (65%-owned Australian real estate platform), New York Post, News UK (The Sun, The Times), The Australian, news.com.au, and Storyful. The Digital Real Estate Services segment includes Realtor.com and REA Group. Dow Jones provides professional information services with 82% digital and 80% recurring revenue. The company is executing a strategic transformation toward digital subscriptions, data services, and AI content licensing partnerships with OpenAI (valued at over $250 million over five years) and Meta (worth up to $50 million annually), positioning itself as an 'AI inputs company.'

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Wall Street Journal: Premier business and financial news publication
• HarperCollins
• Realtor.com
• Dow Jones
• New York Post
• The Sun
• The Times
• The Australian
• Barron's
• MarketWatch
• REA Group
• News UK
• News Corp Australia

Products and services

• Dow Jones Leading provider of business and financial information, news, and intelligence. Publishes The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, and Investor's Business Daily, and provides professional information services including Risk & Compliance, Energy market data, and Factiva. Serves both consumer subscribers and enterprise B2B customers.
• The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Premier global business publication providing authoritative news, financial information, and market analysis. Available through digital subscription and print+digital packages. Part of the Dow Jones segment.
• Barron's

Quantifiable outcome

• Dow Jones achieved 82% digital and 80% recurring revenue by FY2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability7 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor, flagship, strategic and major.

• ZillowcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 May 2026Strategic collaboration announced May 2026 between Zillow and Realtor.com (owned by News Corp) to share pre-market 'Preview' residential listings across both platforms, giving home buyers and sellers visibility into upcoming listings.
• GooglecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 May 2026Collaboration between Realtor.com and Google to develop RealAssist AI, an AI-powered home search platform enabling natural language conversations for property searches.
• IAB Tech LabminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 April 2026News Corp participates in the IAB Tech Lab's new Programmatic Governance Council, an industry body to improve transparency and governance in the $200 billion US programmatic advertising market.
• Meta PlatformsflagshipTechnology or Integration · 3 March 2026Multi-year AI content licensing agreement announced March 2026, worth up to $50 million annually for at least three years. Grants Meta access to News Corp's US and UK content for AI model training and chatbot products. Part of broader industry trend of AI companies securing licensed news content.
• BloombergstrategicTechnology or Integration · 1 March 2026Expanded partnership with Bloomberg to include AI rights for Dow Jones content, announced Q2 FY2026.
• DAZNmajorOthers · 1 April 2025News Corp completed the sale of Foxtel Group to DAZN in April 2025 for enterprise value of A$3.4 billion, marking exit from subscription video services in Australia.
• OpenAIflagshipTechnology or Integration · 22 May 2024Landmark multi-year global partnership announced May 2024, granting OpenAI access to current and archived content from News Corp's major news publications including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, Investor's Business Daily, New York Post, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Australian, and news.com.au. Deal reportedly worth over $250 million over five years.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• New York Times Company: The New York Times Company is a directly comparable US newspaper and digital subscription publisher, competing head-to-head with News Corp's New York Post and WSJ for advertising and digital subscriber dollars. Both companies have pursued subscription-led digital transformation strategies with similar bundling and pricing architectures.
• Bloomberg: Bloomberg is a direct competitor in business/financial news, professional terminal data, and now AI content licensing. News Corp expanded its Bloomberg partnership to include AI rights for Dow Jones content in Q2 FY2026, underscoring the overlap in products (financial data, news) and customer base (financial professionals).
• Thomson Reuters: Thomson Reuters is a comparable professional information services company with significant overlap in legal, tax, regulatory, and risk data — directly competing with Dow Jones Risk & Compliance. Both monetize proprietary data through enterprise subscriptions to similar institutional customers.
• Zillow Group: Zillow is the dominant US residential real estate platform and the most direct competitor to Realtor.com (owned by News Corp). Zillow and Realtor.com even signed a pre-market listing-sharing collaboration in May 2026, highlighting both their competitive overlap and complementary opportunities.
• Gannett: Gannett is the largest US newspaper publisher (USA Today network), competing directly with News Corp's US newspaper holdings (NY Post, NY newspapers) for advertising and print/digital subscribers. Both face the same secular print decline and digital transition challenges.
• Axel Springer: Axel Springer is a major European news publisher with comparable business mix of digital subscriptions, classifieds, and B2B information. It is pursuing similar AI content licensing deals (e.g., with OpenAI) and competes with News UK's The Sun and The Times in digital news subscription.
• Penguin Random House: Penguin Random House is the world's largest trade book publisher and the most direct competitor to HarperCollins. Both compete for bestselling authors, retail distribution, and audiobook/ebook market share.
• Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT): DMGT is a UK-based news and B2B information company that competes with News UK (The Sun, The Times) for UK national newspaper readers and digital subscribers. Its MailOnline property is one of the largest English-language news websites globally.
• Schibsted: Schibsted is a Nordic media and online classifieds company with a portfolio structure closely resembling News Corp's mix of news media, digital subscriptions, and online marketplaces. It competes with News Corp in European digital classifieds and subscription news.
• Pearson: Pearson is a global publishing and education company with comparable exposure to professional information and book publishing. It overlaps with HarperCollins in trade publishing and with Dow Jones in assessment/data services for institutional customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/newscorp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/newscorp
• Instagraminstagram.com/newscorp

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors1 record

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M&A24 records

Investments30 records

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