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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · News Corp (Class B) (NWS)

News Corp Q2 profit rises 58% to $306 million; agrees to sell Foxtel to DAZN

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

News Corp reported fiscal second-quarter revenue of $2.24 billion, up 5%, and net income from continuing operations of $306 million, up 58%, for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. The company also agreed to sell Foxtel to DAZN for A$3.4 billion enterprise value, with closing expected in the second half of fiscal 2025, subject to regulatory approvals.

Key points

  • Quarterly revenue was $2.24 billion, up 5% from $2.14 billion; Total Segment EBITDA was $478 million, up 20%
  • Reported EPS from continuing operations was $0.40 versus $0.28 a year earlier; Adjusted EPS was $0.33 versus $0.27
  • Foxtel sale to DAZN at A$3.4 billion enterprise value; News Corp will receive a minority stake of about 6% in DAZN and one board seat
  • A semi-annual cash dividend of $0.10 per share is payable April 9, 2025 to holders of record as of March 12, 2025

The filing

CompanyNews Corp (Class B) (NWS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 5, 2025, 4:16 PM ET
Accession number0001564708-25-000069

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:11 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 05, 2025.

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