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APN News & Media chief executive Michael Miller will leave the Australian owner of New Zealand media group, NZME, to head up the Australasian arm of News Corp’s empire, and will be replaced by the company’s top radio executive, Ciaran Davis. Miller’s resignation comes after he was appointed executive chairman of News Corp for Australasia, but he will stay with APN during …

APN News and Media, the Australian publisher of The New Zealand Herald newspaper, has put off the public share float for its newly consolidated kiwi business, NZME, as it announced an annual profit fall of 11 percent for its New Zealand operations..  Last year, the Sydney-based company bundled its New Zealand business, which include The New Zealand Herald, The Radio Network and GrabOne, under the …

 Fairfax Media plans to raise about A$96 million by selling its Perth-based  radio station 96FM to APN News & Media and merging its remaining radio assets with Macquarie Radio Network.  APN will acquire 96FM for A$78 million using cash and existing debt facilities, subject to regulatory approvals, rounding out its suite of state capital stations in Australia. Meanwhile, Fairfax will merge …

Irish media group Independent News & Media is backing the board of APN News & Media to grow shareholder value, as the Australasian publisher and broadcaster considers carving out its New Zealand unit. The Dublin-based company, which is controlled by Irish billionaire Dennis O’Brien, will support any moves by APN to increase the value of its 18.6 percent stake in the trans-Tasman …

APN News & Media, which publishes the New Zealand Herald, may list its New Zealand business on the local sharemarket.  The Sydney-based company has retained Grant Samuel to assist with its review of strategic options for APN New Zealand, which includes its New Zealand publishing assets, as well as The Radio Network which encompasses the Newstalk ZB and ZM stations, and …