Nextmedia#Out of print magazines
{{Short description|Australian media company}}
{{About|the Australian company||NextMedia (disambiguation)}}
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| former_name = Next Publishing
| foundation = 2007
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| location = Sydney, Australia
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Arek Widawski (CEO)}}
| industry = Publishing
| products = Magazines
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| parent = Forum Media Group
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| homepage = {{url|http://www.nextmedia.com.au}}
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Nextmedia Pty Limited (styled as nextmedia) is an Australian media company which publishes special interest magazines in the sport, humor, and hobby (among others). The company is headquartered in Sydney and owned by The Forum Media Group, a German-based B2B and B2C publisher.Harris, Leigh. [http://www.mcvpacific.com/news/read/nextmedia-acquired-by-forum-media-group/0121836 "Nextmedia acquired by Forum Media Group,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822234934/http://www.mcvpacific.com/news/read/nextmedia-acquired-by-forum-media-group/0121836 |date=22 August 2016 }} MCV Pacific (30 September 2013).
Nextmedia is Australia's foremost special interest digital and print media publisher,{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}} and has become the country's fourth-largest magazine publishing group.{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}}
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.[https://mediaweek.com.au/nextmedia-hamish-bayliss-md-david-gardiner-bruce-duncan "nextmedia moves: Hamish Bayliss appointed MD, David Gardiner now exec chairman"] MediaWeek (19 April 2018). In 2020, Arek Widawski was appointed a CEO of Nextmedia.
History
Nextmedia was founded in 2007http://search.asic.gov.au/cgi-bin/gns030c?acn=128_805_970&juris=9&hdtext=ACN&srchsrc=1. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706121226/http://search.asic.gov.au/cgi-bin/gns030c?acn=128_805_970&juris=9&hdtext=ACN&srchsrc=1 |date=6 July 2011 }} by acquiring the publishing assets of four companies:
- Horwitz Publications (founded 1960){{Cite web |url=http://search.asic.gov.au/cgi-bin/gns030c?acn=000_311_884&juris=9&hdtext=ACN&srchsrc=1 |title=ASIC Free Company Name Search |access-date=8 April 2010 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706121240/http://search.asic.gov.au/cgi-bin/gns030c?acn=000_311_884&juris=9&hdtext=ACN&srchsrc=1 |url-status=dead }}
- Next Publishing (founded 1987)http://search.asic.gov.au/cgi-bin/gns030c?acn=003_277_727&juris=9&hdtext=ACN&srchsrc=1 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706121316/http://search.asic.gov.au/cgi-bin/gns030c?acn=003_277_727&juris=9&hdtext=ACN&srchsrc=1 |date=6 July 2011 }} .
- Chevron Publishing Group (founded 1988){{Cite web |url=http://search.asic.gov.au/cgi-bin/gns030c?acn=003_508_567&juris=9&hdtext=ACN&srchsrc=1 |title=Australian Securities & Investments Commission database: CHEVRON PUBLISHING GROUP PTY. LIMITED|access-date=8 April 2010 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706121303/http://search.asic.gov.au/cgi-bin/gns030c?acn=003_508_567&juris=9&hdtext=ACN&srchsrc=1 |url-status=dead }}
- Bluewater Publishing (founded 2006){{Cite web |url=http://search.asic.gov.au/cgi-bin/gns030c?acn=121_375_184&juris=9&hdtext=ACN&srchsrc=1 |title=ASIC Free Company Name Search |access-date=8 April 2010 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706121252/http://search.asic.gov.au/cgi-bin/gns030c?acn=121_375_184&juris=9&hdtext=ACN&srchsrc=1 |url-status=dead }}
In 2013, Nextmedia itself was acquired by the Forum Media Group. Shortly thereafter, Nextmedia acquired the assets of Haymarket Media Pty Ltd.[http://www.nextmedia.com.au/news/next-media-purchases-haymarket-australia.html "NEXTMEDIA ACQUIRES HAYMARKET’S AUSTRALIAN BRANDS"] nextmedia press release (29 November 2013).
In 2018, consumer computing and tech assets (including Atomic, Hyper, PC PowerPlay, and PC Tech & Authority) were sold to Future plc.{{Cite web |last=Hollingworth |first=David |date=2018-09-04 |title=Australia, PC PowerPlay is now part of the PC Gamer family |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/australia-pc-powerplay-is-now-part-of-the-pc-gamer-family/ |access-date=2018-12-20 |website=PC Gamer |language=en-US}} Future subsequently acquired more consumer titles of Nextmedia including Australian Camera, Australian Guitar, Australian Hi-Fi, ProPhoto, and Sound+Image.{{Cite web |date=2020-01-14 |title=What Hi-Fi? welcomes Sound+Image and Australian Hi-Fi magazines |url=https://www.whathifi.com/news/what-hi-fi-welcomes-soundimage-and-australian-hi-fi-magazines |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=What Hi-Fi? |language=en}}{{cite web |author= |date= 2020-02-03 |title= DCW is the New Online Home for Australian Camera and ProPhoto Magazines |work= Digital Camera World |url= https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/dcw-is-the-new-online-home-for-australian-camera-and-prophoto-magazines |access-date= 2024-06-06 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240505181624/https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/dcw-is-the-new-online-home-for-australian-camera-and-prophoto-magazines |archive-date= 2024-05-05 |url-status= live}}
Magazines
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- 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
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Websites
- [https://www.itnews.com.au IT News]
- [https://www.itnews.asia IT News Asia]
- [https://www.itnews.com.au/digital-nation Digital Nation]
- [http://www.mymagazines.com.au MyMagazines]
=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
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External links
- {{official|http://www.nextmedia.com.au}}
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Category:Australian companies established in 2007
Category:Magazine publishing companies of Australia