News Corp Media Giant
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News Corp is highly involved in many facets of the media but I will focus on the
film industry, their cable channel holdings, and their Satellite distribution networks. All
these parts are a major part of News Corp but the satellite companies allow them to more
easily play to a world market.
News Corp owns many companies world wide that are involved in the film
industry. Some of the US companies that are owned by News Corp are 20th Century
Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures, And Blue Sky Studios.
20th Century Fox Is the Flagship of News Corp's Film Holdings. In the last year
they were nominated for many academy awards and won several for the movie "Master
and Commander". They are also responsible for such new movies as "Girl Next Door"
and "Welcome to Mooseport". Another part is Fox Searchlight Pictures, which was
started in 1994 to give new and "up and coming" filmmakers a venue to enter the
industry. They are responsible for such movies as "Slums Of New York", "Banger
Sisters", and "One Hour Photo". Blue Sky Studios is a company that specializes in
computer generated animation...