News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS)

News Corporation, or News Corp, (NWSA, NWS) is a global media and information services company that operates in various sectors, including digital real estate services, subscription video services, news and information services, book publishing, and others. The company's primary business activities are divided into six segments: Digital Real Estate Services, Subscription Video Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other.

The Digital Real Estate Services segment consists of News Corp's 61.4% interest in REA Group, a publicly-traded company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), and its 80% interest in Move. REA Group is a market-leading digital media business specializing in property, with operations focused on property and property-related advertising and services, as well as financial services. The company's digital property assets in Asia include a 78.0% interest in REA India, a leading digital real estate services provider in India, and a 17.2% interest in PropertyGuru Group Ltd., a leading digital property technology company operating marketplaces in Southeast Asia.

News Corp's Subscription Video Services segment provides sports, entertainment, and news services to pay-TV and streaming subscribers and other commercial licensees via satellite and internet distribution. This segment consists of the company's 65% interest in NXE Australia Pty Limited, which operates the Foxtel Group, and Australian News Channel (ANC). The Foxtel Group is the largest Australian-based subscription television provider, with a suite of offerings targeting a wide range of consumers. ANC operates the Sky News Australia network, Australia's 24-hour multi-channel, multi-platform news service, and produces the channels Sky News, Sky News Extra, Sky News Weather, Sky News Regional, and Fox Sports News.

The Dow Jones segment is a global provider of news and business information, which distributes its content and data through a variety of owned and off-platform media channels, including newspapers, newswires, websites, mobile apps, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, video, and podcasts. This segment consists of the Dow Jones business, whose products target individual consumers and enterprise customers and include The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, Investor's Business Daily, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Energy, Factiva, and Dow Jones Newswires.

The Book Publishing segment includes HarperCollins Publishers, a leading global publisher of books, with a diverse range of imprints and a significant presence in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. The segment also includes talkSPORT, a leading sports radio station in the United Kingdom, and real estate listing products and services.

News Corp's News Media segment consists primarily of News Corp Australia, News UK, and the New York Post. This segment also includes Wireless Group, operator of talkSPORT, the leading sports radio network in the U.K., and Virgin Radio, Talk in the U.K., which is available on multiple digital streaming platforms, and Storyful, a social media content agency that enables the Company to source real-time video content through social media platforms.

News Corp operates in a highly competitive industry, with a diverse range of competitors, including other media companies, digital media platforms, and technology companies. The company's competitive advantages include its global reach, diverse portfolio of brands, and strong relationships with its customers and partners. The company's customers include a wide range of individuals and businesses, including real estate agents, property developers, financial institutions, and consumers.

In terms of the company's intellectual property assets, these include copyrights in newspapers, books, video programming, and other content and technologies; trademarks in names and logos; trade names; domain names; and licenses of intellectual property rights. These licenses include sports programming rights licenses, patents and other technology licenses, and trademark licenses.

News Corp's human capital management strategy is focused on attracting, developing, and retaining talented employees with the skills and capabilities needed by its businesses. The company's workforce is critical to the creation and delivery of its premium and trusted content and a key contributor to the success of the company.

The company's culture and values are centered around the delivery of quality news, information, and entertainment to customers and audiences. The company believes people around the globe turn to News Corp because they trust its dedication to those values and to conducting business with integrity.

The company's diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts are focused on fostering an environment where all employees feel valued, included, and empowered to bring great ideas to the table. The company seeks to promote diversity across its businesses and has implemented diversity programs and practices tailored to their respective industries and geographies.

The company's health, safety, security, and wellbeing initiatives engage and support employees with targeted programs for mental and physical health. The company's physical security infrastructure addresses risks related to the workplace, employee travel, business operations, corporate events, and the unique requirements of the newsroom and news gathering operations.

The company's compensation and benefits programs are focused on attracting, retaining, and motivating the top talent necessary to achieve its mission in ways that reflect its diverse global workforce's needs and priorities. The company provides a range of retirement benefits, healthcare benefits, and other comprehensive benefit options to meet the needs of its employees.

The company's training, development, and engagement programs are designed to enable its employees to develop the skills and leadership abilities necessary to execute on its strategy and engage and retain top talent. The company provides compelling on-the-job learning experiences for its people, encouraging employees to test new ideas and expand their capabilities.