Nextmedia Pty Limited (styled as nextmedia) is an Australian media company which publishes special interest magazines in the
sport
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,
humor
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, and
hobby
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(among others). The company is headquartered in
Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...
and owned by The
Forum Media Group, 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
Forum Media Group.
Shortly thereafter, Nextmedia acquired the assets of
Haymarket Media Pty Ltd.
In 2018, consumer computing and tech assets (including ''
Atomic'', ''
Hyper'', ''
PC PowerPlay'', and ''PC Tech & Authority'') were sold to
Future plc
Future plc is a British publishing company. It was started in 1985 by Chris Anderson (entrepreneur), Chris Anderson. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
History
1985–2012
The company was ...
. 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''
* ''
K-Zone''
* ''
Mad''
* ''Motor Racing Australia''
* Old Bike
* ''
Tracks''
* ''Total Girl''
* ''V8 Supercars and V8 Bathurst''
Websites
IT NewsIT News AsiaDigital NationMyMagazinesTechpartner 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 (UK)
* ''Official Australian PlayStation Magazine'' (first edition)
* ''PC & Tech Authority''
* ''PSW''
* ''Smart Home Ideas''
* ''Soap World''
* ''
Total Gamer''
* ''
TV Soap''
* ''Waves''
* ''Yen''
References
External links
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Australian companies established in 2007
Magazine publishing companies of Australia
2007 establishments in Australia
Mass media in Sydney