NEW YORK, NY, May 19, 2008 –
News Corporation today announced it has secured additional shares in leading
German pay-TV operator, Premiere AG, increasing its total stake to 25.01
percent.
News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) had total assets as of
March 31, 2008 of approximately US$62 billion and total annual revenues of
approximately US$32 billion. News Corporation is a diversified entertainment
company with operations in eight industry segments: filmed entertainment;
television; cable network programming; direct broadcast satellite
television; magazines and inserts; newspapers and information services; book
publishing; and other. The activities of News Corporation are conducted
principally in the United States, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom,
Australia, Asia and the Pacific Basin.
Contact:
International
Teri Everett, News Corporation
212-852-7070
teverett@newscorp.com
Investors
Reed Nolte, News Corporation
212-852-7092
rnolte@newscorp.com
Germany
Christof Schramm
+49 211 9541 2311
Christof.schramm@pleon.com