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News Corp. Says Publishing Unit Lost Money

John Jannarone, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on December 21, 2012 at 8:19 am PT

The media conglomerate, which plans to separate its entertainment businesses from its publishing businesses into two separate listed stocks next year, said the publishing company would have reported a net loss of $2.08 billion in the year through June 30 if it had been a stand-alone company.

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Zucker Is Lead Candidate to Head CNN

Keach Hagey and John Jannarone, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 27, 2012 at 6:30 pm PT

Jeff Zucker, the former chief executive of NBCUniversal, is the lead candidate to become the next president of CNN Worldwide, say people familiar with the matter.

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News Corp. Unit Interested in Penguin Group

John Jannarone and Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on October 28, 2012 at 6:23 pm PT

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. has expressed interest in buying book publisher Penguin Group, potentially undermining merger discussions between Penguin and Random House, people familiar with the situation said.

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Viacom Earnings Drop 7%

John Jannarone, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 3, 2012 at 8:03 am PT

Viacom Inc.’s earnings fell 7% for its fiscal third quarter as it continued to suffer from weak ratings, particularly on its Nickelodeon children’s network. The media conglomerate on Friday reported a $534 million profit for the period ended June 30, compared with $574 million a year earlier. Revenue fell 14% to $3.2 billion.