News: TLS News Corp Says Qtrly Revenues Were $2.48 Billion

Feb 6 (Reuters) - News Corp NWSA.O :

• QTRLY REVENUES WERE $2.48 BILLION, A 6% DECLINE COMPARED TO $2.63 BILLION IN PRIOR YEAR
• QTRLY REPORTED DILUTED EPS WERE $0.14
• QTRLY ADJUSTED EPS $0.18
• DOW JONES RESULTS REFLECTED 17% GROWTH IN DIGITAL-ONLY SUBSCRIBERS IN QUARTER
• Q2 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $0.14, REVENUE VIEW $2.51 BILLION -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
• QTRLY DIGITAL REAL ESTATE SERVICES REVENUE $294 MILLION VERSUS $311 MILLION REPORTED LAST YEAR
• QTRLY NEWS AND INFORMATION SERVICES REVENUE $1,241 MILLION VERSUS $1,257 MILLION
• QTRLY BOOK PUBLISHING REVENUE $442 MILLION VERSUS $496 MILLION
• QTRLY RESULTS WERE AFFECTED BY A SLUGGISH AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY, UNCHARACTERISTIC SOFTNESS IN BOOK PUBLISHING, AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE FLUCTUATIONS
• EXPECT IMPROVEMENT IN SECOND HALF AS REAL ESTATE MARKETS SHOW SIGNS OF GRADUAL RECOVERY
• EXPECT IMPROVEMENT IN H2 ALSO AS DOW JONES BENEFITS FROM NEW CONTENT LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS, HIGHER DIGITAL SUBSCRIBERS
• EXPECT IMPROVEMENT IN H2 ALSO AS HARPERCOLLINS CAPITALIZES ON NEW RELEASES
• CONSUMER SUBSCRIPTIONS RECENTLY REACHED A RECORD 3.5 MILLION AT DOW JONES
• "DEALS WITH APPLE AND FACEBOOK ARE BEGINNING TO YIELD FINANCIAL DIVIDENDS"
• IN FEB, FOXTEL & SOME OF ITS UNITS ENTERED INTO A SUBORDINATED SHAREHOLDER LOAN FACILITY AGREEMENT WITH TELSTRA
• TELSTRA FACILITY GIVES FOXTEL WITH UP TO A$170 MILLION THAT CAN BE USED TO FINANCE CABLE TRANSMISSION COSTS DUE TO TELSTRA
• DECLARED A SEMI-ANNUAL CASH DIVIDEND OF $0.10 PER SHARE FOR CLASS A COMMON STOCK AND CLASS B COMMON STOCK