29 Facts About Fairfax Digital

Fairfax Digital was founded by John Fairfax as John Fairfax and Sons, who purchased The Sydney Morning Herald in 1841.

The Fairfax Digital family retained control of the business until late in the 20th century.

Fairfax Digital Media was delisted from the Australian Securities Exchange in December 2018.

The Fairfax Digital family lost control of the company in December 1990.

Fairfax Digital began expanding in the 1960s, acquiring, among others, The Age, The Newcastle Herald and the Illawarra Mercury.

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In 1988, Fairfax Digital sold its magazines to Australian Consolidated Press, and discontinued its Sydney afternoon tabloid The Sun, transferring some of its content and the sponsorship of the City to Surf to its new Sunday tabloid The Sun-Herald which replaced the broadsheet Sunday Herald.

Fairfax Digital successfully took ownership of the company, selling some properties to his half-brother John B Fairfax, who formed Rural Press.

In 2003, Fairfax Digital acquired many of New Zealand's highest-profile newspapers when it bought the publishing assets of that country's Independent Newspapers Limited, whose cornerstone shareholder was News Corp Australia.

In September 2007, Fairfax Digital acquired online funds management business, InvestSMART, from founders Ron Hodge and Nigel Poole for A$12M.

Fairfax Digital gained a number of other regional newspapers, radio stations and websites; plus agricultural publications in various countries.

On 7 March 2007, Fairfax Digital Media announced a new website for Brisbane, called the Brisbane Times.

Also in 2007 Fairfax Digital Media bought the radio assets of Southern Cross Broadcasting.

On 11 July 2007, Fairfax Digital Media acquired the former radio assets of Southern Cross Broadcasting : 2UE Sydney, 3AW and Magic 1278 Melbourne, 4BC and 4BH Brisbane, and 6PR and 96fm Perth.

Fairfax Digital acquired Satellite Music Australia as part of the SCB deal, who provide music channels to retailers, as well as Foxtel and Austar .

John B Fairfax had earlier stood down from the Fairfax board, and his son, Nick Fairfax, was reported to be discussing his future with the rest of the company board.

In 2014, Fairfax Digital Media founded online streaming company Stan with Nine Entertainment Co.

In 2015, Fairfax Digital created a partnership with The Huffington Post to launch HuffPost Australia.

Fairfax Digital opened books to both parties, opening the door for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age to pass into foreign ownership.

Fairfax Digital Media was delisted from the Australian Securities Exchange in December 2018.

Fairfax Digital Media published metropolitan, agricultural, regional and community newspapers, financial and consumer magazines.

Fairfax Digital owned papers in major regional centres, including the Illawarra Mercury, The Newcastle Herald, The Border Mail, The Daily Advertiser, The Warrnambool Standard, The Courier and Bendigo Advertiser .

Fairfax Digital published a number of magazines, such as The Magazine, The Age Magazine and Good Weekend, which were distributed with their newspapers.

From 2014, Fairfax Digital now have non-exclusive licensing deal with Channel Seven by using clips from Seven News with Mark Ferguson.

On 21 December 2012, Fairfax Digital Media announced the acquisition of Netus Pty Ltd, a technology investment company.

Fairfax Digital purchased the remaining 15 per cent of Allure Media from minority shareholders resulting in Fairfax Digital ownership of 100 per cent of Allure Media.

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Fairfax Digital Syndication manages the commercial licensing and distribution of text, photographic and multimedia content to media companies and commercial clients worldwide.

Fairfax Digital Syndication has enabled instant online licensing and has developed a customised syndication application 'API' that allows existing and future syndication clients access to real-time content from multiple websites for immediate use on other platforms.

In December 2014, Fairfax Digital entered a partnership with local social media platform Neighbourly.

In 2016, Fairfax Digital Media sold a number of its key special interest titles, including Boating New Zealand and New Zealand Fishing News magazines.