2018 review: July to December
In the second part of our 2018 review we look back at the milestones, mergers, deals and innovations that dominated the second half of the year.
July
Nine snaps up Fairfax for $1.6bn
Australian television network Nine Entertainment Holdings agrees a deal for $1.6bn to buy newspaper publisher Fairfax, making Nine the biggest media company in the country ahead of News Corp’s Australian arm. The deal marked the end of an era for the 177-year-old publisher of the Sydney Morning Herald and Australian Financial Review and is one of the biggest shake-ups in Australian media for decades.
Ericsson rebrands as MediaKind
Ericsson Media Solutions rebrands as MediaKind following the 51% sale of the division to One Equity Partners by Ericsson.
ITV announces ‘Best of British’ service
ITV announces it will launch a…
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