Southern Cross Media Group
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| Public (ASX: SXL) | |
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | November 2007 |
| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia |
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| Website | southerncrossaustereo.com.au |
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Southern Cross Media Group (formerly Macquarie Media Group) is one of Australia's major media companies. On 3 July 2007 Southern Cross Broadcasting recommended Macquarie Media Group's offer of A$1.35 billion, for a takeover of the corporation. Under the deal, Macquarie Media Group will then on sell the metropolitan radio stations to Fairfax Media.[1] On 5 November 2007, the company officially acquired Southern Cross Broadcasting's assets.[2] On 17 December 2009 shareholders approved a restructuring plan. The company was then renamed from Macquarie Media Group to its current name on 17 December 2009.[3][4][5]
In March 2016, Macquarie Group sold a 15.7% stake in Southern Cross Media worth $130 million, and of that 9.9% was purchased by Nine Entertainment Co., the owner of the Nine Network.[6][7]
Assets
- Southern Cross Austereo
- American Consolidated Media (10% non-voting stake) [8]
- Southern Cross Ten
- CTC - Australian Capital Territory/Southern NSW (Canberra, Wollongong, Wagga Wagga, South Coast)
- GLV/BCV - Victoria (Bendigo, Ballarat, Gippsland, Albury-Wodonga)
- NRN - Northern NSW/South East QLD (Newcastle, Central Coast, North Coast, Gold Coast)
- TNQ - Queensland (Toowoomba, Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville, Cairns)
- SGS/SCN - South Australia (Spencer Gulf region of South Australia and Broken Hill, New South Wales)
- Southern Cross Television
- TNT - Tasmania (Hobart and Launceston)
- TND - Northern Territory (Darwin)
- GTS/BKN - South Australia (Spencer Gulf region of South Australia and Broken Hill, New South Wales)
- QQQ - Central Australia (Remote Eastern and Central Australia)
- Tasmanian Digital Television (50% share with WIN Corporation)
- Darwin Digital Television (50% share with Nine Entertainment Co.)
- Central Digital Television (50% share with Imparja Television Pty Ltd)
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