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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.

Activist investor Starboard Value had challenged ownership structure, as Murdoch family controls 41% of company votes

News Corp said on Wednesday that investors rejected a proposal by activist investor Starboard Value to break the Murdoch family's grip on the publisher by ending a dual class voting structure.

Dow Jones announces GenAI content licensing agreements with thousands of sources worldwide NEW YORK , Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow Jones today announced the launch of Factiva Smart Summary, a new feature in its business intelligence platform, as the company continues to infuse generative AI (GenAI) into its professional product suite. The move heralds a new era for Factiva, transforming it...

News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA ) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript November 7, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Michael Florin - SVP and Head of IR Robert Thomson - CEO Susan Panuccio - CFO Conference Call Participants Alan Gould - Loop Capital David Karnovsky - JPMorgan Kane Hannan - Goldman Sachs Entcho Raykovski - Evans and Partners Craig Huber - Huber Research Lucy Huang - UBS Operator We...

Increased Minority Ownership Stake Furthers Growing Commitment to the Risk and Compliance Market NEW YORK , Nov. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow Jones today announced it has expanded its ownership stake in Ripjar, a global leader in data intelligence software. This strategic investment reflects Dow Jones's ongoing commitment to providing leading-edge AI to the risk and compliance community.

News Corp posted record first-quarter revenue driven by growth at its digital real estate services, book publishing and Dow Jones segments, blowing past Wall Street estimates, the company said Thursday.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starboard Value LP (together with its affiliates, “Starboard” or “we”), one of the largest shareholders of News Corporation (Nasdaq: NWSA, NWS) ("News Corp" or the "Company"), today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”), Glass, Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”), and Egan-Jones Proxy Services (“Egan-Jones”), three leading U.S. proxy advisory firms, r...