News Corporation SWOT Analysis

&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;92 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;left&semi;margin&colon;0px 0px 0px 0&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">SWOT analysis of News Corporation which is among the largest media conglomerate operating in multiple segments which include news&comma; entertainment&comma; advertising&comma; direct broadcast satellite television&comma; publishing and other assets&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 align&equals;"justify">News Corporation Strengths<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">Following are the strengths of News Corporation&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Strong brand<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Competitive workforce <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• It is amongst the top media conglomerate in terms of revenues&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• It has large number of subsidiaries and most of them are profitable and well-known&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;92 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad2" id&equals;"quads-ad2" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px 0 0px 0&semi;text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• It is operating worldwide&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• It is public traded company listed in NASDAQ and secondary listed in Australian security exchange&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Strong financials<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• It has been very consistent in expansion&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• It is operating in eight segments which includes Television&comma; entertainment&comma; Cable TV&comma; programming&comma; newspapers&comma; books publishing and etc&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 align&equals;"justify">News Corporation Weaknesses<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">Following are the weaknesses of News Corporation&colon; &lbrack;sky&rsqb;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Involve in different scandals which negatively impact its image&comma;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Decline in sales of publishing industry perhaps reduce the sales of News corporation<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Free downloading of movies has reduced the purchasing of DVD&&num;8217&semi;s&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Book publishing and magazines segment sales are low as compared to other segments of News corporation<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Lack of succession planning&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<h2 align&equals;"justify">News Corporation Opportunities<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">Following are the opportunities available in the industry for News Corporation&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Acquire online more news and magazine websites and blogs to increase its advertising profits&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Online streaming services over internet&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• High demand for HDTV&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Broadcasting market&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Podcasting market<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Distance education via Television&comma; online streaming and DVD’s<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<h2 align&equals;"justify">News Corporation Threats<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">Following are the threats which News Corporation has been facing&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Alternative free sources of information on internet&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Facing tough competition from the competitors which include The Wait Disney&comma; Time Warner&comma; CBS and Viacom&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Increase in Piracy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• ruction in purchasing of DVDs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Change in government regulation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;92 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;