News Corp (NWS) SEC Filing 10-Q Quarterly report for the period ending Sunday, December 31, 2017

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Exhibit 99.1

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NEWS CORPORATION REPORTS SECOND QUARTER RESULTS FOR FISCAL 2018

FISCAL 2018 SECOND QUARTER KEY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

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Revenues of $2.18 billion, a 3% increase compared to $2.12 billion in the prior year

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The Company recorded a charge of $174 million related to the recently enacted U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

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Net loss improved to ($66) million compared to ($219) million in the prior year

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Total Segment EBITDA of $329 million, a 1% increase compared to $325 million in the prior year

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Reported EPS were ($0.14) compared to ($0.50) in the prior year – Adjusted EPS were $0.24 compared to $0.19 in the prior year

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Digital Real Estate Services segment revenues grew 21%, benefiting from continued traffic growth at both REA Group and realtor.com^®

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Digital revenues represented 29% of News and Information Services segment revenues, compared to 26% in the prior year

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Strong paid digital subscriber growth at key news mastheads, led by The Wall Street Journal with a 29% increase in its digital-only subscribers to approximately 1.4 million

NEW YORK, NY – February 8, 2018 – News Corporation (“News Corp” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) today reported financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2017.

Commenting on the results, Chief Executive Robert Thomson said:

“The robust first half results highlight the virtue of our strategy to become increasingly digital and global, the discipline of our financial management, and our commitment to premium content and high-quality, high-integrity news. First half revenues were up 4% and profitability improved by 27%, including strong results in the second quarter.

Our digital real estate services businesses continue to thrive, with flourishing audiences, strong lead volume, and product enhancements benefiting both consumers and agents. This quarter, the segment posted 21% revenue growth and an increase of 25% in Segment EBITDA.

Clearly there are profound changes taking place in the creation and distribution of digital content. The big tech disruptors are in the midst of a particularly disruptive period, commercially, socially and politically. We appreciate that Google has ended the prejudicial First Click Free and that Facebook is prioritizing provenance, but these are modest steps toward changing a digital environment that is dysfunctional at its core. The bot-infested badlands are hardly a safe space for advertisers, whose brands are being tainted by association with the extreme, the violent and the repulsive.

It is certainly in the interests of our shareholders that there be a reorientation towards quality and integrity, and that readers and platforms are encouraged to pay for professional journalism. Our mastheads are recording digital subscriber and audience growth, with digital accounting for 60 per cent of WSJ subscribers, while The Sun has

The following information was filed by News Corp (NWS) on Thursday, February 8, 2018 as an 8K 2.02 statement, which is an earnings press release pertaining to results of operations and financial condition. It may be helpful to assess the quality of management by comparing the information in the press release to the information in the accompanying 10-Q Quarterly Report statement of earnings and operation as management may choose to highlight particular information in the press release.

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