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News Corp publishes The Times, The Sunday Times and The Sun newspapers in the UK.
It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American mass media conglomerate News Corp.

The Sun

The Sun is a tabloid newspaper published in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. It is published by the News Group Newspapers division of News UK, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.

  • Jun.07.2018: Firm behind 'piegate' scandal set to pull out of Sun Bets venture. Software outfit Tabcorp has said it wants to exit partnership with News UK gambling site. The company behind Sun Bets – an online gambling partnership with Rupert Murdoch’s News UK publishing group – is to pull out of the venture less than two years after the brand was widely pilloried over the “piegate” football scandal. Australian firm Tabcorp, which provides the software to go with the betting website’s Sun newspaper branding, told around 60 UK-based staff that it is on the verge of ending the partnership, which began in 2016, a year early. Rob Davies, The Guardian. See also WP search
  • Jan.02.2018: Sun Mars Bar Hypocrisy EXPOSED. Alison Clark is VP Corporate Affairs & Strategic Initiatives at Mars Food Drinks & Multisales. She previously spent 5.5 years as Director of Corporate Affairs at Mars UK. Before joining Mars UK, Alison Clark spent 14+ years as Director of Corporate Affairs at then News Corp at Wapping. The VP at Mars, the firm wanting to flog all chocs to kids, spent many years as a taker of the Murdoch shilling. Tim Fenton, Zelo Street.

The Times

The Sunday Times

History

Timelines

Former publications include the Today, News of the World and The London Paper newspapers.

  • Jun.2013: News UK: name changed.
  • May.2011: NI Group Ltd: name was changed from News International Ltd.
  • Oct.2005: Times Supplements Ltd (TSL Education), publisher of Times Higher Education, Times Educational Supplement, and other education titles, was sold to private equity firm Exponent Private Equity LLP. The transaction excluded The Times Literary Supplement, which was retained.[1] Founded in 1910 originally as a newspaper publication for UK school teachers.[2]
  • Nov.2004: name changed from The News Corporation Ltd after incorporation in the USA.
  • Jun.2002: News International Ltd: News International plc changed its name.
  • ?date?: News International plc:

  • Jun.1971: Company name changed to News International Ltd.
  • Dec.1960: Company name changed to News of the World Organisation Ltd.
  • Jul.1904: News of the World Ltd was incorporated.CH
  • ^ TSL: the deal. Exponent Private Equity LLP, Oct.2005. Original archived on Oct.29.2017.
  • ^ Providence Equity Partners to Acquire UK Education Resource Provider, Tes Global. EdSurge, Jan.11.2019.