| Press Ownership in Australia – 1996 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media Organisation | Newspapers | Magazines | Television | |
| News Limited
Murdoch Family, up to 30%. |
67.4%, 7 papers, of capital city and daily titles;
48.8%, 76 papers, of metropolitan and suburban titles; 22.2%, 5 papers, of regional dailies; 4.9% of Fairfax; The Australian |
26.2% of all titles;
New Idea |
14% of Channel 7;
joint owner, with Telstra, of Foxtel; |
|
| Fairfax
Brierley Investments – purchased from Conrad Black, December 1996, 25%; BT Australia, 11-15%; PBL (Packer), 14.9%; Rupert Murdoch, 4.9%. |
21%, 3 papers, of capital city and daily titles;
16.4%, 21 papers, of metropolitan and suburban titles; 15.2%, 3 papers, of regional dailies; Sydney Morning Herald |
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| Kerry Packer
Australian Consolidated Press |
14.9% of Fairfax. | 47% of all titles;
Women’s Day |
45% of Channel 9;
5%, with option of 20%, of Optus Vision. |
|
Source: The Age, 5-10-96, pA25.
