News Corp About Us We are home to some of the world’s most trusted brands, using over 200 years of history to enlighten our present and inform our future. Our Mission News Corp is a company truly greater than the sum of its parts. Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose, we are dedicated to delivering value to our customers and our shareholders with premium products and services that inform and inspire. Our History Discover News Corp’s history by exploring the stories of our distinguished brands across a range of media, including: digital real estate services, subscription video services in Australia, news and information services and book publishing. What started as a small newspaper in Australia in the 1920s has grown to comprise some of the world’s most iconic brands in media and information, thanks to the leadership, creativity and curiosity of Rupert Murdoch and his father, Sir Keith Murdoch. Our Timeline 1700 1800 1900 2000 1785 1785 The Daily Universal Register, later renamed The Times, is launched in London. 1801-NYP 1801 In New York City, Alexander Hamilton starts the New York Post, a four-page daily broadsheet, 600 circ, priced at $3.50/year. HarperCollins Publishers 1817 Brothers James and John Harper open the modest printing establishment of J. & J. Harper Printers, which will later become part of HarperCollins Publishers, in New York City. 1819-HCP 1819 Chalmers & Collins Bookshop and Printing Works (which will later become part of HarperCollins) opens in Glasgow and prints its first book, The Christian and Civic Economy of Large Towns by Dr. Thomas Chalmers. 1850-HC 1850 Thomas Nelson Jr. begins to revolutionize printing when he perfects the rotary press. William Collins will introduce the new steam presses in 1853, allowing Collins and Sons to publish affordable editions of Shakespeare and The Pilgrim’s Progress. 1868-NewsUK 1868 The Times begins using the new Walter Press, the first complete stereo rotary reel-fed perfector printing press in the world, designed by the company. 1889-DowJones 1889 The first edition of The Wall Street Journal is published by founders Charles Dow, Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser as a four-page afternoon newspaper sold for 2 cents. 1897-WSJ 1897 The Dow Jones Ticker, a real-time newswire and fundamental source for news in the investment community, begins disseminating financial news. 1904 -NewsUK 1904 The Times inaugurates “A Novel Plan of Newspaper Distribution,” offering readers a chance to try a new home delivery service for one year at a 23% discount. 1920-NYP 1920 The New York Post establishes its roots in sports by reporting on the New York Yankees’ purchase of Babe Ruth in 1920. 1921-NCA 1921 In Australia, Keith Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch’s father, becomes chief editor of Melbourne’s Herald. He will eventually expand the Herald Group’s business holdings to include the News Limited company of Australian newspapers. 1931-HCP 1931 Pat and Bernard Zondervan start a religious publishing firm out of their mother’s farmhouse. Zondervan will be acquired in 1988 and combined with Christian publisher Thomas Nelson, acquired in 2012, to form HarperCollins Christian Publishing. 1932-NewsUK 1932 The Times publishes a font called New Roman, the first typeface to be developed by a newspaper for its own use. It would become one of the most popular fonts in history and a standard on computers. 1939-NYP 1939 Dorothy Schiff, nicknamed Dolly, becomes the most dynamic female newspaper publisher in New York. From 1939 until 1976, she owned and guided the New York Post, making the publication into a profitable tabloid. 1952-NCA 1952 Rupert Murdoch inherits his father’s interests in Adelaide newspaper The News. In 1953, he will become editor and publisher of the paper and join the board of News Limited. 1958-HC 1958 Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. selects Harper & Brothers to publish Stride Toward Freedom, his memoir about the Montgomery bus boycott. In 1963, they will publish a collection of his most-requested sermons, Strength to Love. 1960-HC 1960 J. B. Lippincott publishes the Pulitzer Prize-winning To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, which would become one of the most influential books on race in America and go on to sell more than 40 million copies. 1960-NCA 1960 News Limited purchases the NT News and makes its first investment in the Sydney market by purchasing the Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror. 1964-NCA 1964 The Australian is launched on Wednesday, July 15. Page one of day one reads: “In these pages you will find the impartial information and the independent thinking that are essential to the further advance of our country.” 1967-NewsUK 1967 The Times’ policy of anonymity is overturned and bylines are used by principal staff correspondents. 1970-HarperCollins 1970 Harlequin acquires Mills & Boon and distributes their books beyond bookstores and into supermarkets and drugstores, igniting a period of international growth that will see Harlequin become one of the world’s preeminent romance publishers. 1971-DowJones 1971 Electronic delivery of Dow Jones Newswires is possible for the first time. News UK 1976 News UK embraces more sustainable printing practices as The Times becomes the first major newspaper in the world to be printed on TMP, thermomechanical pulp, saving 25% on wood. 1980-News Corp 1980 The original News Corporation is established as a holding company. 1983-NYP 1983 In April 1983, the New York Post publishes what will become one of its most famous covers: “Headless Body in Topless Bar.” 1995-wsj 1995 The Wall Street Journal launches its first full news website, Money & Investing Update, marking the beginning of its push toward digital transformation. 1995-Foxtel 1995 In Australia, Foxtel is established in a venture between News Corporation and Telstra debuting with a 20-channel service. FOX SPORTS Australia, previously Premier Sports Network, launches in Sydney. 1996-TheTimes 1996 The Times and The Sunday Times launch their own website, which will go behind a paywall in 2010. 1996-Realtor-1 1996 Move Inc. and its subsidiaries begin operating realtor.com®, one of the first websites to display property listings, on behalf of the National Association of REALTORS®. 1996-NCA 1996 SkyNews, Australia’s 24/7 News Channel, is launched as the first Australian-dedicated television news channel. 1998 Foxtel 1998 National Rugby League rights are acquired and games commence being aired on FOX SPORTS Australia. 2001-REA 2001 News Limited enters Australia’s digital real estate market with an investment in realestate.com.au. 2010-Storyful 2010 Storyful launches the first-ever Social Media Newswire for news and media. 2013-NewsCorp 2013 News Corporation splits into two separate companies: 21st Century Fox and the “new” News Corp. 2013-Foxtel 2013 Foxtel Play (now known as Foxtel Now) launches, offering streaming services over multiple smart devices. 2015-REA 2015 REA Group expands its footprint in South East Asia with the iProperty Group’s acquisition. 2016-NewsUK-1 2016 News UK completes its acquisition of Wireless Group, owner of talkSPORT and Virgin Radio, broadening News Corp’s range of services in the U.K., Ireland and internationally. 2017-HCP 2017 HarperCollins celebrates two hundred years of history. Today, the company has operations in 17 countries and more than 120 branded imprints worldwide – publishing approximately 10,000 new books each year in 16 languages. 2018-Foxtel 2018 News Corp restructures Foxtel and launches ground-breaking sports streaming product Kayo with more than 50 sports packaged into the app. 2019-DowJones 2019 Dow Jones launches its flagship daily business podcast, The Journal., as part of its portfolio of popular news and opinion podcasts. News Corp Australia 2019 News Corp’s Australian mastheads hit the 500,000 mark in digital subscriptions. 2019-NewsUK 2019 In the UK, The Sun’s loyalty program for readers, “Sun Savers,” reaches the milestone of one million sign-ups. 2019-DJ-Barron's 2019 In the US, Barron’s, part of Dow Jones, breaks an all-time record by amassing a total digital and print audience of more than 10 million readers. 2020-Foxtel 2020 Foxtel launches Binge, a streaming service that offers more than 10,000 hours of content aggregated from Foxtel’s other streaming products. 2021-NewsCorp-1 2021 News Corp strikes a historic multi-year partnership with Google to provide trusted journalism from its news sites worldwide in return for significant payments by Google. 2021-NewsCorp-2 2021 News Corp and Facebook reach a multi-year agreement to provide access to trusted news and information to millions of Facebook users in Australia through its Facebook News product. 2021-Realtor 2021 Realtor.com attracts 108 million unique users in March, a record high. 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