News Corporation (NWS) 2004年年度报告「NASDAQ」.pdf

1、ANNUAL REPORT 2004The Simpsons TM and 2004Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.All Rights Reserved.2004 cover final 9/10/04 10:34 AM Page 3A constellationof media businessesN E W S C O R P O R A T I O NA N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 4News Corporations global operations encompass thefields of filmed

2、 entertainment,newspapers,pay andfree-to-air television,cable network programming,book publishing,magazines and consumer marketing.Just as our assets span the world,our vision spans art and humor,audacity and compassion,informationand innovation whether in an American televisionseries,an Indian game

3、 show,an Australian newspaper,an English sports broadcast or an international box-office hit.Every day,hundreds of millions of people are entertained and enlightened by the authors and actors,printers and producers,reporters and directors who fulfill our mission.That mission remains unchanged after

4、a halfa century ofexpansion and improvement:the creation and distribution oftop-quality news,sports and entertainment around the world.The News Corporation(a)Held by News Corporations 82%-owned Fox Entertainment Group(FEG)(b)Reflects percentage held by News Corporations 82%-owned FEG(c)Fox Regional

5、Sports Networks are all 100%-owned except Fox Sports Net South,which is 88%-owned.(d)Represents the Companys economic interest.The Company continues to hold a 36%equity interest.KDFWDallas,TXKDFIDallas,TXWFXTBoston,MAWTTGWashington DCWDCAWashington DCWAGAAtlanta,GAWJBKDetroit,MIKRIVHouston,TXKTXHHou

6、ston,TXKMSPMinneapolis,MNWFTCMinneapolis,MNWTVTTampa Bay,FLKSAZPhoeniz,AZKUTPPhoeniz,AZWJWCleveland,OHKDVRDenver,COWRBWOrlando,FLWOFLOrlando,FLKTVISt.Louis,MOWDAFKansas City,MOWITIMilwaukee,WIKSTUSalt Lake City,UTWBRCBirmingham,ALWHBQMemphis,TNWGHPGreensboro,NCKTBCAustin,TXWUTBBaltimore,MDWOGXGaines