New York, NY, February 4, 2009 –
News Corporation is pleased that, through the actions of Congress and the
Obama Administration, American consumers will be given additional time to
prepare for the digital television transition. We will work diligently
toward ensuring that the new transition date of June 12, 2009 is a
successful one.
News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) had
total assets as of September 30, 2008 of approximately US$61 billion and
total annual revenues of approximately US$33 billion. News Corporation is a
diversified global media 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 Latin America.
Contact:
Julie Henderson 310-369-0773
Jack Horner 212-852-7952