News Corporation

The success of the demerger process at two Australian businesses – News Corp and Brambles – has led to calls for more of them, with fingers again being pointed at Wesfarmers.

Investor interest in base metals stocks is rising, as iron ore process continue to slide south.

Digital media is growing its presence in WA's mass market as familiar names fight to stay relevant.

It’s the end of an era at Business News, with long-running columnist Joseph Poprzeczny calling time on his well-read column, State Scene.

The prospects of a Perth consumer newspaper monopoly are firming, with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission preparing to review a tie-up between The West Australian and The Sunday Times.

Seven West Media has this morning confirmed plans to buy Perth’s The Sunday Times newspaper and the Perth Now website from Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation.

The West Australian newspaper has announced staff cuts as parent group Seven West Media progresses its plans to buy The Sunday Times newspaper and Perth Now website from News Corporation.

Fairfax Media will record almost $1 billion of impairments when it reports its full-year results next week, with half the hit coming from the unit containing its Australian masthead newspapers.

Premier Colin Barnett has voiced his opposition to The West Australian’s proposed purchase of The Sunday Times as the competition watchdog raised concerns of its own.

News Corporation's full-year earnings have dropped about 28 per cent as growth in its real estate classifieds businesses fails to offset declines in news and book publishing.

Seven West Media can push ahead with its acquisition of News Corp's The Sunday Times and perthnow.com.au after the competition watchdog declared it won't hurt competition for consumers or advertisers.

Today’s news that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will allow Seven West Media to merge The West Australian with News Corporation’s The Sunday Times newspaper should come as no surprise – consumers have been losing interest in both for some time.

Netflix rival Presto will close at the end of January after Seven West Media agreed to sell its 50 per cent stake in the streaming service to co-owner Foxtel.

The competition watchdog is examining whether a Lachlan Murdoch-Bruce Gordon takeover of Ten Network Holdings will impact the television programming, sports broadcasting and advertising industries.

A decline in print advertising and foreign exchange fluctuations have contributed to a 2 per cent decline in media giant News Corp's full-year revenue.

The local share market has opened lower following negative sentiment in the US overnight where falls in technology stocks weighed on Wall Street.At 1030 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 stock index was down 21.1 points, 0.4 per cent at 6,028.3 points.