News Corp is a diversified media conglomerate with a substantial presence in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. The company operates a variety of renowned publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, New York Post, The Times, The Sun, The Australian, Herald Sun, and The Daily Telegraph. Additionally, News Corp holds a significant stake in the Australian subscription video market through Foxtel, as well as streaming services like Kayo and Binge. The company also owns the REA Group, which leads the property listings market in Australia, and HarperCollins, one of the largest book publishers globally. Furthermore, News Corp has a prominent digital advertising business focused on real estate in the U.S., enhancing its comprehensive portfolio in media and information services.
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Past deals in News
Investor's Business Daily
Acquisition in 2021
Investor's Business Daily is a financial news and research organization based in Los Angeles, California, founded by William O'Neil in 1984. The company focuses on providing tools and resources to help investors improve their stock market performance. It offers a range of print and online products designed for both individual and professional investors, featuring proprietary stock screens and comparative performance ratings. Investor's Business Daily is known for its unique commentary and structured investing strategies that aim to identify top-performing growth stocks and establish effective buy and sell rules. By employing a systematic approach, the organization assists its subscribers in making informed trading decisions, ultimately working towards achieving financial freedom over time.
Scroll
Seed Round in 2016
Scroll is a subscription service based in the United States that provides access to online journalism content. The company focuses on delivering high-quality content to engaged users while minimizing distractions and irrelevant noise. Scroll aims to foster a sustainable media experience by addressing the challenges of filter bubbles and promoting economic models that support honest reporting. Through its platform, Scroll seeks to prioritize meaningful content and facilitate a deeper engagement with journalism.
Wireless Group
Acquisition in 2016
Wireless Group is a prominent media company in the UK and Ireland, operating a focused radio division along with a growing digital segment. It manages 32 national and local radio stations, including renowned brands such as talkSPORT, the largest sports radio station globally, and Virgin Radio. The company is also involved in the digital media landscape, providing services such as digital strategy, user experience design, web and app development, and streaming solutions. Additionally, Wireless Group owns Sport, the UK's leading sports magazine, and holds stakes in several digital radio multiplexes, reinforcing its position in the media industry. As part of the News Corp portfolio, Wireless Group continues to expand its influence across both traditional and digital platforms.
VCCircle
Acquisition in 2015
VCCircle is the leading source for news, information, data, and analysis on alternative investments in India. Our platform, VCCircle.com, covers deals, exits, mergers and acquisitions, investors, investments, entrepreneurship, management, and strategy. We are proud to be the first website in India to launch a premium subscription model. VCCircle is part of Mosaic Digital, a 100% subsidiary of HT Media Limited. As India’s foremost news, data, and research company, we cater to the evolving needs of investors, entrepreneurs, enterprise tech companies, startups, and more. We deliver advanced research, credible journalism, and innovative brand solutions, empowering our users to make informed decisions and driving success for top companies.
Storyful
Acquisition in 2013
Storyful, founded in December 2009 by Mark Little, is a news agency tailored for the social media era. It serves as an online publishing platform that merges journalistic expertise with curation technology to transform social media content into relevant news stories. The company aggregates valuable information from platforms like Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook, providing global news organizations with access to this curated content through its StoryfulPro product. By establishing partnerships with various media brands, Storyful helps journalists, broadcasters, and publishers sift through the noise of social media to identify breaking news, trending topics, and local insights. The company challenges traditional news categorization, emphasizing that every story originates from a unique voice and operates under the principle that there is always someone closer to the narrative.
Unigo Group
Series B in 2012
Unigo’s consumer site has 1.8 million registered users and receives 14 million unique visitors per year. The site provides personalized matches with 6,500 colleges, 700,000 college reviews, 3.6 million scholarships, 90,000 internships and 3.3 million study materials. Unigo’s investors include McGraw-Hill Ventures, Dow Jones Ventures / News Corp, and The Gates Foundation. Unigo licenses college data and reviews to many mainstream media brands including The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, USA Today, and ABC News. Unigo also created curriculum and tutoring services with McGraw-Hill Education taught in high schools across the country. At b2e.unigo.com, Unigo provides enrollment and market research services directly to colleges and universities. Each year, Unigo reaches more than 50% of all college-bound students and provides services to approximately 9 million consumers. The company has received awards and recognitions from Facebook, the Webby Awards, the White House, the Viacom / Get Schooled Foundation and more.
Unigo Group
Series A in 2009
Unigo’s consumer site has 1.8 million registered users and receives 14 million unique visitors per year. The site provides personalized matches with 6,500 colleges, 700,000 college reviews, 3.6 million scholarships, 90,000 internships and 3.3 million study materials. Unigo’s investors include McGraw-Hill Ventures, Dow Jones Ventures / News Corp, and The Gates Foundation. Unigo licenses college data and reviews to many mainstream media brands including The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, USA Today, and ABC News. Unigo also created curriculum and tutoring services with McGraw-Hill Education taught in high schools across the country. At b2e.unigo.com, Unigo provides enrollment and market research services directly to colleges and universities. Each year, Unigo reaches more than 50% of all college-bound students and provides services to approximately 9 million consumers. The company has received awards and recognitions from Facebook, the Webby Awards, the White House, the Viacom / Get Schooled Foundation and more.
Dow Jones & Company
Acquisition in 2007
Dow Jones & Company is a global news and business information provider, founded in 1882 and headquartered in New York. The company delivers a wide range of content through various platforms, including newspapers, websites, apps, newsletters, and magazines. Its flagship publication, The Wall Street Journal, is the largest newspaper in the United States by total average circulation. Dow Jones operates with a robust network of approximately 2,000 journalists across more than 50 countries, ensuring comprehensive news-gathering operations. The company's prominent brands include Barron’s, MarketWatch, and Factiva, among others. Dow Jones combines technology with news and data to support informed business decision-making, offering its information services in 13 languages and distributing content in 28 languages. Its commitment to providing timely financial insight and tools enables readers to stay updated on crucial developments in the business world.
Fox
Acquisition in 2005
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. is an American entertainment company based in New York City, operating through four main segments: Filmed Entertainment, Television Stations, Television Broadcast Network, and Cable Network Programming. The Filmed Entertainment segment focuses on producing and distributing feature films and television content. The Television Stations segment manages a network of broadcast television stations, while the Television Broadcast Network segment is responsible for network programming broadcasts. The Cable Network Programming segment encompasses interests in various cable networks, including those focused on news, sports, general entertainment, and movies. Fox was established in 1985 and became a subsidiary of News Corp following the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company in 2019.
iSyndicate
Venture Round in 2000
iSyndicate is the preeminent content syndication service on the Internet, distributing a broad selection of written, graphical, audio and video content from 998 sources, to a vast and diverse network of 257,791 Web sites.
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