Nextmedia Pty Limited (styled as nextmedia) is an Australian media company which publishes special interest magazines in the

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, and

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(among others). The company is headquartered in

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and owned by The

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, a German-based B2B and B2C publisher.Harris, Leigh
"Nextmedia acquired by Forum Media Group,"
''MCV Pacific'' (30 September 2013). Nextmedia is Australia's foremost special interest digital and print media publisher, and has become the country's fourth-largest magazine publishing group. Nextmedia was established in 2008, as a new entrant to the special interest publishing sector. Nextmedia was managed by CEO David Gardiner and Commercial Director Bruce Duncan until 2018, when Duncan retired, Hamish Bayliss was appointed Managing Director, and David Gardiner 'stepped back' to a role as Executive Chairman. In 2020, Arek Widawski was appointed a CEO of Nextmedia.

History

Nextmedia was founded in 2007 by acquiring the publishing assets of four companies: * Horwitz Publications (founded 1960) * Next Publishing (founded 1987) * Chevron Publishing Group (founded 1988) * Bluewater Publishing (founded 2006) In 2013, Nextmedia itself was acquired by the

. Shortly thereafter, Nextmedia acquired the assets of

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Pty Ltd. In 2018, consumer computing and tech assets (including '' Atomic'', ''

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'', '' PC PowerPlay'', and ''PC Tech & Authority'') were sold to

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. Future subsequently acquired more consumer titles of Nextmedia including ''Australian Camera'', ''Australian Guitar'', ''Australian Hi-Fi'', ''ProPhoto'', and ''Sound+Image''.

Magazines

* ''Australian Muscle Car'' *'' frankie'' * ''FTBL'' * ''Golf Australia'' * ''Healthy Food Guide'' * ''

Inside Sport ''Inside Sport'' was an Australian sport magazine published by nextmedia. It began publication in 1991 and produced its last issue in June 2020. Its website still exists, essentially as a portal to articles on other Nextmedia-owned sports br ...

'' * ''

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'' * '' Mad'' * ''Motor Racing Australia'' * Old Bike * '' Tracks'' * ''Total Girl'' * ''V8 Supercars and V8 Bathurst''

Websites

IT News

IT News Asia

Digital Nation

MyMagazines

Techpartner News

Out of print magazines

* ''Blunt'' * '' GBA World'' (2002–2004) * ''Geare'' * ''Internet.AU'' * ''MAX Magazine'' * '' N64 Gamer'' * ''Nintendo Gamer'' (2001–2003, 2007) *not to be confused with

Nintendo Gamer ''Nintendo Gamer'' was a magazine published in the United Kingdom which mainly covered Nintendo video game consoles and software. It was the successor publication to ''N64 Magazine'', later renamed NGC Magazine (1997–2006), and ''Super Play'' ...

(UK) * ''Official Australian PlayStation Magazine'' (first edition) * ''PC & Tech Authority'' * ''PSW'' * ''Smart Home Ideas'' * ''Soap World'' * '' Total Gamer'' * ''

TV Soap ''TV Soap'' was a fortnightly magazine covering American, Australian and UK daytime and primetime soap operas, published in Australia. ''TV Soap'' was founded by Ben Mitchell and launched in September 1984, as a rival to ''TV Week''. It was one of ...

'' * ''Waves'' * ''Yen''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nextmedia Australian companies established in 2007 Magazine publishing companies of Australia 2007 establishments in Australia Mass media in Sydney