Sports Entertainment Group (SEG) (formerly Pacific Star Network)
is an Australian sports media content and entertainment business. SEG is the owner and parent company of
Sports Entertainment Network
Sports Entertainment Network (SEN), formerly Crocmedia, is an Australian radio and television distribution company established in 2006 by journalists James Swanwick and Craig Hutchison. SEN's parent company is Sports Entertainment Group (SE ...
(SEN).
In December 2014, Pacific Star Network acquired Morrison Media Services, the publisher of
Frankie Magazine and
Smith Journal. They sold Morrison Media Services to
Nextmedia
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 ...
in September 2018.
In January 2018, Pacific Star Network acquired 100 per cent of equity in
Crocmedia
Sports Entertainment Network (SEN), formerly Crocmedia, is an Australian radio and television distribution company established in 2006 by journalists James Swanwick and Craig Hutchison. SEN's parent company is Sports Entertainment Group (SE ...
. In September 2020, Pacific Star Network rebranded Crocmedia as Sports Entertainment Network. Two months later, Pacific Star Network changed its name to Sports Entertainment Group.
Under Pacific Star Network and Crocmedia, the company owned 25 percent of
National Basketball League (NBL) team
Melbourne United
Melbourne United is an Australian professional basketball team based in Melbourne, Victoria. United compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at John Cain Arena.
The team made their debut in the NBL in 1984 as ...
between 2018 and 2021. In July 2021, under chairman Craig Coleman and CEO
Craig Hutchison, SEG purchased rival NBL team the
Perth Wildcats
The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team based in Perth, Western Australia. The Wildcats compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at RAC Arena, known colloquially as "The Jungle".
Afte ...
from previous owner
Jack Bendat
Jack Bendat (6 May 1925 – 17 February 2022) was an American-born Australian businessman most known for his ownership of the Perth Wildcats basketball team between 2007 and 2021. Previously involved in construction and media businesses with lo ...
. In November 2021, SEG's New Zealand subsidiary purchased
New Zealand National Basketball League
The National Basketball League (NBL) is a men's semi-professional basketball league in New Zealand.
In 1981, a group of club and provincial teams came together to create a men's national basketball league. The following year, the league was b ...
(NZNBL) team the
Otago Nuggets
The Otago Nuggets are a New Zealand basketball team based in Dunedin. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at the Edgar Centre. For sponsorship reasons, they are known as the Night 'n Day Otago ...
.
In April 2022, SEN purchased
Women's National Basketball League
The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is the pre-eminent professional women's basketball league in Australia. It is currently composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the women's counterpart to the National Baske ...
(WNBL) team the
Bendigo Spirit
Bendigo Spirit is one of three Victorian basketball teams in the Australian Women's National Basketball League. The team, based in the regional city of Bendigo, Victoria, joined the competition from the 2007/08 season.
History
The Bendigo Spiri ...
.
Assets
* BallPark Entertainment
* Bravo Management
** Precision Sports Entertainment Group
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Sports Entertainment Network
Sports Entertainment Network (SEN), formerly Crocmedia, is an Australian radio and television distribution company established in 2006 by journalists James Swanwick and Craig Hutchison. SEN's parent company is Sports Entertainment Group (SE ...
** AFL Record
**
6EL
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1116 SEN
1116 SEN (call sign 3AK) is an Australian radio station in Victoria. Owned and operated by Pacific Star Network, it broadcasts a sports radio format from Lower Plenty to Greater Melbourne. First broadcast on 29 November 1931 as 3AK, the sta ...
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693 SENQ
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SEN SA
1116 SEN (call sign 3AK) is an Australian radio station in Victoria. Owned and operated by Pacific Star Network, it broadcasts a sports radio format from Lower Plenty to Greater Melbourne. First broadcast on 29 November 1931 as 3AK, the stat ...
**
SEN Track
SEN Track is an Australian radio network operated by Sports Entertainment Network, a division of Pacific Star Network. The network launched on 28 March 2020 and broadcasts live coverage of horse, thoroughbred and greyhound racing to nine citie ...
** Sports Entertainment Network New Zealand (SENZ)
* Rainmaker / Rapid TV
References
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Companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange
Australian radio networks
Magazine publishing companies of Australia
Australian companies established in 2001
Publishing companies established in 2001
Mass media in Melbourne
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