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<a href="https://smartkarma.com/entities/fox-corp-b470c4a5-c947-401c-af9f-3e6497d73406">Fox </a>possesses a resilient and focused business model centered on live news and sports, which provides a durable competitive advantage in a fragmenting media landscape.</li>
 <li>The company's key growth driver is its ad-supported streaming service, Tubi, which has shown significant growth in users and engagement, offering a hedge against traditional pay-TV declines.</li>
 <li>While financially strong with consistent cash flow, <a href="https://smartkarma.com/entities/fox-corp-b470c4a5-c947-401c-af9f-3e6497d73406">Fox </a>faces secular headwinds from cord-cutting, cyclical advertising risk, and high-stakes, inflationary sports rights renewal cycles.</li>
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Fox possesses a resilient and focused business model centered on live news and sports, which provides a durable competitive advantage in a fragmenting media landscape.
  The company's key growth driver is its ad-supported streaming service, Tubi, which has shown significant growth in users and engagement, offering a hedge against traditional pay-TV declines.
  While financially strong with consistent cash flow, Fox faces secular headwinds from cord-cutting, cyclical advertising risk, and high-stakes, inflationary sports rights renewal cycles.
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Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

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Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

<ul><li>Fox Corporation delivered a mixed performance in its fiscal second quarter of 2026.</li><li>Despite a challenging landscape marked by past political events and ongoing market fluctuations, the company reported a 2% year-over-year increase in total revenues, reaching $5.18 billion.</li><li>The organization's diversified portfolio across its major segments – including News, Sports, Streaming, and Entertainment – continues to demonstrate stability and resilience in the current economic environment.</li></ul>

Fox Corporation delivered a mixed performance in its fiscal second quarter of 2026.Despite a challenging landscape marked by past political events and ongoing market fluctuations, the company reported a 2% year-over-year increase in total revenues, reaching $5.18 billion.The organization's diversified portfolio across its major segments – including News, Sports, Streaming, and Entertainment – continues to demonstrate stability and resilience in the current economic environment.

Fox Corporation: How Dominant Is Live Content—and Why Does It Matter for Pricing Power?

<ul><li>Fox Corporation reported a strong start to its fiscal year 2026, showcasing notable growth across numerous segments.</li><li>The overall revenue rose by 5% and the EBITDA increased by 2% compared to the same period last year.</li><li>Advertising revenue experienced a 6% growth, which is remarkable given the absence of last year’s political advertising revenue.</li></ul>

Fox Corporation reported a strong start to its fiscal year 2026, showcasing notable growth across numerous segments.The overall revenue rose by 5% and the EBITDA increased by 2% compared to the same period last year.Advertising revenue experienced a 6% growth, which is remarkable given the absence of last year’s political advertising revenue.

Fox Corporation: FOX One + Tubi—The Digital Pivot That Could Redefine the Growth Narrative!

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<ul><li>Comcast plans to spin off its cable networks business in early 2026, with regular-way trading expected to begin on January 6, 2026.</li><li>Versant generates meaningful adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow.</li><li>However, despite the cash generation, it is difficult to build conviction in the equity story.</li></ul>

Comcast plans to spin off its cable networks business in early 2026, with regular-way trading expected to begin on January 6, 2026.Versant generates meaningful adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow.However, despite the cash generation, it is difficult to build conviction in the equity story.

Comcast Spin-off (Versant) Spin-off Deep Dive

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

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Quiddity Advisors

Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Co. Ltd / Event-Driven

Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Co. Ltd (SOL AU)

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<li>Following shareholder approval, there'll be an index DELetion for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/brickworks-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2726:1" rel="noopener">Brickworks (BKW AU)</a>, and an index UPweight for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/washington-h-soul-pattinson-and-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6054:1" rel="noopener">Soul Patts (SOL AU)</a>. BKW's last day of trading is the 15th September. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/minebea-mitsumi-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5032:1" rel="noopener">Minebea Mitsumi (6479 JP)</a>'s Offer for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shibaura-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12704:1" rel="noopener">Shibaura Electronics (6957 JP)</a>. That leaves this to be done by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yageo-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13212:1" rel="noopener">Yageo Corporation (2327 TT)</a>, unopposed.</li>
<li>After a protracted succession stoush, Rupert Murdoch's son Lachlan asserts control of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/news-corp-class-b" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5990:1" rel="noopener">News Corp Class B (NWS US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fox-corp-b470c4a5-c947-401c-af9f-3e6497d73406" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36135:1" rel="noopener">Fox (FOXA US)</a>.</li>
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Following shareholder approval, there'll be an index DELetion for Brickworks (BKW AU), and an index UPweight for Soul Patts (SOL AU). BKW's last day of trading is the 15th September. 

Minebea Mitsumi (6479 JP)'s Offer for Shibaura Electronics (6957 JP). That leaves this to be done by Yageo Corporation (2327 TT), unopposed.
After a protracted succession stoush, Rupert Murdoch's son Lachlan asserts control of News Corp Class B (NWS US) and Fox (FOXA US).


Last Week In Event SPACE: Brickworks/Soul Patts, Shibaura Electronics, News Corp/Fox/REA, Dongfeng

United States

Fox Corporation operates as an entertainment company. The Company produces and licenses news, sports, and entertainment content for distribution through cable television systems, direct broadcast satellite operators, telecommunications companies, and online video distributors. Fox also manages broadcast studios, theaters, editing bays, sound stages, and other production facilities.

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Fox (FOXA US)

Primer: Fox (FOXA US) - Aug 2026

Fox possesses a resilient and focused business model centered on live news and sports, which provides a durable competitive advantage in a...

αSK Primers

Fox Corporation: How Dominant Is Live Content—and Why Does It Matter for Pricing Power?

Fox Corporation delivered a mixed performance in its fiscal second quarter of 2026. Despite a challenging landscape marked by past political...

Baptista Research

Fox Corporation: FOX One + Tubi—The Digital Pivot That Could Redefine the Growth Narrative!

Fox Corporation reported a strong start to its fiscal year 2026, showcasing notable growth across numerous segments. The overall revenue rose by...

Baptista Research

Comcast Spin-off (Versant) Spin-off Deep Dive

Comcast plans to spin off its cable networks business in early 2026, with regular-way trading expected to begin on January 6, 2026.

Richard Howe

Last Week In Event SPACE: Brickworks/Soul Patts, Shibaura Electronics, News Corp/Fox/REA, Dongfeng

It’s Sunday! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed during the...

David Blennerhassett

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