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Sunday, November 18

Journalists and former PM slam imminent Fairfax-Nine merger

UPDATED | The competition watchdog will allow Fairfax Media’s $4 billion merger with Nine Entertainment to go ahead after deciding the move would not diminish competition in Australian news and media.

Fears for Fairfax's South Australian country newspapers

The future is uncertain for Fairfax Media’s extensive network of newspapers across regional South Australia after the company agreed to be taken over by Nine Entertainment.

Prime Minister Malcolm once worked for Nine. Photo: AAP/Daniel Pockett

Turnbull backs Nine-Fairfax merger

Regulators will look at the merger of Fairfax Media and the Nine Network but it is unlikely to face any hurdles, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says.

New Australian media giant: Nine to swallow Fairfax

Nine Entertainment will merge Fairfax Media into its platform under a $2.2 billion deal that has stunned the Australian market.

TV writedown drags Nine to more than $200m loss

Nine Entertainment has slipped to a first-half loss of $236.9 million after falling TV revenue and a big writedown against its free-to-air network.

Nine bounces back, but warns of challenges ahead

Nine Entertainment has bounced back from last year’s huge loss with a full-year profit of $324.8 million, but warned that the outlook for the free-to-air TV ad market remains challenging.

Nine blames cricket for revenue dip

Nine Entertainment says the full-year free-to-air advertising market will be smaller than previously anticipated, and says its share will decline largely because of a poor summer of cricket.