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 (among others). The company is headquartered in
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mounta ...
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.
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
Haymarket Media Group is a privately held media company headquartered in London. It has publications in the consumer, business and customer sectors, both print and online. It operates exhibitions allied to its own publications, and previously ...
Pty Ltd.
In 2018, consumer computing and tech assets (including ''
Atomic'', ''
Hyper
Hyper may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Hyper'' (2016 film), 2016 Indian Telugu film
* ''Hyper'' (2018 film), 2018 Indian Kannada film
* ''Hyper'' (magazine), an Australian video game magazine
*Hyper (TV channel), a Filipino sports channe ...
'', ''
PC PowerPlay'', and ''PC Tech & Authority'') were sold to
Future plc
Future plc is an international multimedia company established in the United Kingdom in 1985. The company has over 220 brands that span magazines, newsletters, websites, and events in fields such as video games, technology, films, music, photogr ...
.
Magazines
* ''Aero Australia''
* ''
Art Almanac''
* ''
Artist Profile''
*
Australian Camera'
*
Australian Guitar'
*
Australian Hi-Fi'
*
Australian InCar'
* ''Australian Muscle Car''
* ''Barra, Bass & Bream''
* ''Bluewater''
* ''F1 Racing''
* ''FTBL''
* ''Girl Power''
* ''Golf Australia''
* ''Healthy Food Guide''
* ''Home Cinema & Hi-Fi Living''
* ''
Inside Sport''
* ''Inside Cricket''
* ''Little Angel''
* ''
Mad''
* ''
Mad Classics
''Mad'' (stylized as ''MAD'') is an American humor magazine first published in 1952. It was founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines, launched as a comic book series before it became a magazine. It was widely imitated and ...
''
* ''Mania''
* ''Motor Racing Australia''
* Old Bike
*
ProPhoto'
* ''Soap World''
*
Sound+Image'
* ''
Tracks''
* ''TV Soap''
* ''V8 Supercars and V8 Bathurst''
Websites
* CRN
* IT News
MyMagazinesAVHub
Out of print magazines
* ''
N64 Gamer
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''
* ''Internet.AU''
* ''MAX Magazine''
* ''Geare''
* ''Smart Home Ideas''
* ''PC & Tech Authority''
* ''Official Australian PlayStation Magazine'' (first edition)
* ''
Total Gamer''
* ''
GBA World'' (2002–2004)
* ''Nintendo Gamer'' (2001–2003, 2007) *not to be confused with
Nintendo Gamer (UK)
* ''Waves''
* ''Blunt''
* ''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