News Corp Reports Second Quarter Results For Fiscal 04

News Corp Reports Second Quarter Results for Fiscal 2014

New York (February 6, 2014) - News Corporation ( News Corp or the Company ) (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) today reported financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2013.

Commenting on the results, Chief Executive Robert Thomson said:

The earnings report demonstrates a measure of progress as we navigate a challenging advertising market. We are continuing to be disciplined on costs, while making opportunistic investments that will extend our revenue reach. The digital transformation is certainly underway, as the acquisition of Storyful and the robust growth in digital sales at HarperCollins attest. Digital subscriptions and website traffic are on the rise at most of our sites, and revenue at REA, the online real estate company, continues to expand encouragingly.

Second Quarter Results

The Company reported fiscal 2014 second quarter total revenues of $2.24 billion, a 4% decrease as compared to the prior year second quarter revenues of $2.32 billion. The majority of the revenue decline reflects lower advertising revenues at the News and Information Services segment, foreign exchange fluctuations and the sale of the Dow Jones Local Media Group ( LMG ), partially offset by the inclusion of FOX SPORTS Australia, which News Corp began consolidating following the Consolidated Media Holdings ( CMH ) acquisition in November 2012, and strength in the Digital Real Estate Services and Book Publishing segments. Excluding the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and foreign exchange fluctuations, revenues were relatively flat with the prior year.

The Company reported second quarter Total Segment EBITDA of $327 million, a 9% increase as compared to $300 million in the prior year. This improvement was mainly due to the consolidation of FOX SPORTS Australia, stronger performances in the Digital Real Estate and Book Publishing segments, and lower costs for the claims and investigations arising out of certain conduct at The News of the World (the U.K. Newspaper Matters ), partially offset by higher losses at Amplify, declines at the News and Information Services segment and foreign exchange fluctuations. Excluding all costs related to the U.K. Newspaper Matters in both years and the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and foreign exchange fluctuations, Total Segment EBITDA declined 1% compared to the prior year.

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About News Corp

News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content to consumers throughout the world. The company comprises businesses across a range of media, including: news and information services, cable network programming in Australia, digital real estate services, book publishing, digital education, and pay-TV distribution in Australia. Headquartered in New York, the activities of News Corporation are conducted primarily in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. More information is available at: www.newscorp.com.

Contacts:

Michael Florin

Investor Relations

212-416-3363

mflorin@newscorp.com

Jim Kennedy

Corporate Communications

212-416-4064

jkennedy@newscorp.com

Ashley Huston

Corporate Communications

212-416-2025

ahuston@newscorp.com

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