About
News UK
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02
January
1969
Rupert Murdoch, owner of The Adelaide News, Sydney Mirror and The Australian, in Australia buys The News of The World and becomes Managing Director of News of the World Organisation Ltd, his first foray into the British newspaper industry. The first issue of the News of the World, under his ownership is published three days later (the title was first published on October 1 1843).
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First issue of The Sun published in tabloid format and under the ownership of Rupert Murdoch, bought from IPC.
17
November
1969
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15
June
1971
News International Limited is formed under a change of name from News of the World Organisation Limited.
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News International Limited is renamed News International plc.
18
February
1982
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19
January
1986
The Classified Advertisements section of The Sunday Times is the first publication to be printed at Wapping.
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01
July
1987
Rupert Murdoch buys Today from Lonhro. (The First issue of Today, Britain’s first colour national daily newspaper, was launched by Eddie Shah on March 4 1986).
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Last issue of Today published.
17
November
1995
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22
May
2001
First day of printing at Kells in Ireland. 15,000 copies of The Times produced.
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News International plc is renamed News International Limited.
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June
2003
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12
October
2004
News Corporation announces the investment of over £600 million in new printing plants for News International at Eurocentral in Glasgow, Knowsley and Broxbourne.
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News International sells TSL Education Limited, including The Times Educational Supplement and The Times Higher Education Supplement to Exponent Private Equity.
18
October
2005
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13
January
2008
First newspapers printed at Broxbourne - Last newspapers printed at Wapping on April 20.
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The last issue of thelondonpaper is published.
18
September
2009
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03
February
2008
Fabulous replaces Sunday as the News of the World’s magazine.
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Launch of the Heals that Heal charity campaign by Fabulous to raise funds for Wellbeing of Women [WOW], whose patron is Sarah Brown.
27
September
2009
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25
October
2010
Christmas Day iPad editions of The Times and The Sun are published [no print editions published].
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News International Ltd becomes NI Group Ltd. News International remains as the trading name of the business.
31
May
2011
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10
July
2011
The last issue of the News of the World is published. Fabulous continues publication as part of The Sun.
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NI Group Ltd becomes News UK & Ireland Ltd as part of the worldwide split of News Corporation into two companies, News Corporation (the publishing business) and 21st Century Fox (the TV and film business), which took place on June 28. News UK becomes the trading name of the UK business.
26
June
2013
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News UK completes the acquisition of Wireless Group.
30
September
2016
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01
September
2021
News UK announces the launch of TalkTV
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Lachlan Murdoch is appointed the sole Chair of News Corp and Rupert Murdoch is appointed as Chairman Emeritus of News Corp.
15
November
2023
