News Corp announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025, with fourth quarter publishing sales at Harper Collins down 4 percent to $494 million, due to a strong comparative period, softer consumer sales, and “fewer notable frontlist titles,” partially offset by $4 gain from currency fluctuations. EBITDA fell 12 percent to $50 million. Brian Murray discussed the sales trend with PL. “We definitely felt the momentum in the marketplace cool off,” he said, noting that “industry-wide promotions in May just didn’t deliver,” from multiple major retailers. And “Prime Days also didn’t quite deliver the same way” they […]
