News Corp sees strong growth in digital real estate services and book publishing

The company’s quarterly earnings call beats analysts’ expectations despite a fall in total revenue from the previous quarter and a net loss of $379mNews Corp, owner of the Wall Street Journal and the Times, reported a better-than-expected quarterly results as strong growth in its digital real estate services and book publishing business partially offset the weakness in its print business. Shares of the company, controlled by Rupert Murdoch, rose about 4% in extended trading. Related: Rupert Murdoch's son James to take the reins at 21st Century Fox Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Digital 2016: Publishing Is a Digital Business

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