News Corp Marks Milestones at Mastheads Across Three Continents
May 29 2019 - 09:15AM
Business Wire
Readers Attracted By Trusted Content Lead To
Records In The US, UK and Australia
News Corp is marking success at publications across three
continents, with record-breaking numbers in membership,
subscriptions and digital audiences.
In the UK, The Sun’s loyalty program for readers called “Sun
Savers” has reached the milestone of one million sign ups. Sun
Savers was launched in 2017 and helps build a close connection
between the Sun and its print readers, using promotions,
competitions and cash rewards to increase engagement. The Sun,
published by News Corp's News UK, is the UK’s best selling daily
newspaper, with 1.37 million copies sold on a daily basis, as of
April of this year.
Also this month, News Corp’s Australian mastheads hit the
500,000 mark in digital subscriptions, underscoring both the appeal
of their premium news and the quality of their news platforms and
apps. News Corp Australia publishes eight of the top ten newspapers
read across the country, including the most highly read weekday and
Sunday newspapers.
In the US, the financial publication Barron’s, part of News
Corp’s Dow Jones business, broke its all-time record by amassing a
total digital and print audience of more than 10 million print and
digital users in April. Barron’s subscriber base also grew over 20
percent year-over-year in the first three months of calendar 2019,
approaching 600,000 subscribers.
Other News Corp news properties have also enjoyed success this
year, with The Wall Street Journal, the most trusted newspaper in
America, reaching a record 2.6 million total paid subscribers,
including nearly 1.8 million paid, digital-only subscribers in the
first three months of calendar 2019. The Times and The Sunday Times
achieved strong year-over-year digital subscriber growth of 24
percent during the same period, with total subscriptions reaching
527,000. The New York Post has also achieved a significant
audience, with more than 90 million unique visitors to its digital
network in April, according to Google Analytics.
“From New York to Sydney and London, News Corp mastheads
continue to break paid audience records as millions more readers
seek trusted news and analysis, in print and digital,” said Robert
Thomson, Chief Executive of News Corp. “The growth means more
revenue and profits for our company and investors, and supports the
high quality journalism that enhances the public interest each and
every day.”
About News Corp
News Corp (NASDAQ:NWS)(NASDAQ:NWSA) (ASX:NWS)(ASX:NWSLV) is a
global, diversified media and information services company focused
on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content.
The company comprises businesses across a range of media,
including: news and information services, subscription video
services in Australia, book publishing, and digital real estate
services. Headquartered in New York, News Corp operates primarily
in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom, and its
content is distributed and consumed worldwide. More information is
available at: http://www.newscorp.com.
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