Template:Evolution of News Corp
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| 1952 | Rupert Murdoch inherits the News Tabloid from his father and uses it to develop a media conglomerate |
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| 1954 | After acquiring News Limited, Murdoch purchases and establishes dozens of newspapers throughout Australia |
| 1960s | News Limited begins to expand globally and buys out British tabloids like The Sun and News of the World |
| 1980 | To manage its growing operations, News Corporation is incorporated as the holding company for News Limited |
| 1981 | News International is formed to manage News Corp's British properties |
| 1985 | News Corporation goes beyond newspapers and buys the 20th Century-Fox film studio |
| 1986 | Metromedia stations are used to launch the Fox Broadcasting Network |
| 1990 | News Corp's filmed entertainment properties are brought under the Fox Entertainment Group and briefly traded |
| 1993 | A controlling interest is bought in the Asian-based Star Conglomerate |
| Mid 1990s | Fox Sports and Fox News are launched, with both becoming leaders in cable news and sports programming |
| 2004 | News Corp relocates from its long time Adelaide headquarters to New York City at 1211 Avenue of Americas |
| 2007 | Dow Jones & Company is acquired, giving News Corp finance news outlets like the Wall Street Journal |
| 2013 | Following revelations of phone-hacking and to unlock shareholder value, News Corporation is split into the second News Corp and 21st Century Fox |
| 2019 | The Walt Disney Company acquires 21st Century Fox, while the remaining assets become Fox Corporation |
| 2023 | Attempts to remerge News Corp and Fox Corporation are explored but later ended, after executives decided to keep the companies separate |