NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- News Corporation's Class A Common Stock (Nasdaq:NWSA) of New York, New York, will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index(r) (Nasdaq:NDX), the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index (Nasdaq:NDXE) and the NASDAQ-100 Ex-Tech Sector Index (Nasdaq:NDXX) prior to market open on Tuesday, January 20, 2009. News Corporation will replace Focus Media Holding Limited (Nasdaq:FMCN).
News Corporation is an international media company. The Company's operations include the production and distribution of motion pictures and television programming. The Company provides television, direct satellite, and cable broadcasting and the publication of newspapers, magazines, books and promotional inserts. The Company's Class A Common Stock has a market capitalization of approximately $15.8 billion.
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