Fairfax Media Limited, is one of Australia's largest diversified media companies. The group's operations include newspapers, magazines, radios and digital media operating in Australia and New Zealand. Fairfax Media was founded by the Fairfax family as John Fairfax Holdings but they lost control of the company in December 1990. The group's Chairman is Ron Walker and the Chief Executive Officer is Brian McCarthy. As of May 2008 Fairfax Media had a ...
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Fairfax Media Limited, is one of Australia's largest diversified media companies. The group's operations include newspapers, magazines, radios and digital media operating in Australia and New Zealand. Fairfax Media was founded by the Fairfax family as John Fairfax Holdings but they lost control of the company in December 1990. The group's Chairman is Ron Walker and the Chief Executive Officer is Brian McCarthy. As of May 2008 Fairfax Media had a market capitalisation of over $5 billion.
In 1987 Warwick Fairfax controversially bought out his family's holdings in the company. He successfully took it over but on December 10, 1990 the company collapsed and a receiver was appointed.
In April 2003, Fairfax acquired New Zealand's Independent Newspapers Limited (INL), owners of many of New Zealand's highest-profile newspapers.
In February 2004, a proposal was put to the board of Telstra to buy John Fairfax Holdings. This proposal was not supported by the board. This proposal was known as ...
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