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landmarks
This chronology is indicative only. It covers -
Context is provided by the broader communications and
media timeline on this site.
antecedents
1930
radio station 4BC launched in Brisbane
1931 station 6PR launched in Perth by electrical retailer
Nicholson's
1932 Allans and J.C. Williamsons launch 3AW in Melbourne
1937 4BC sold to Australian Broadcasting Company
1962 CTC-7 television launched in Canberra
1963 Victorian Broadcasting Network buys Nicholson's,
sells retail operations to Vox Adeon
1978 UK production house Carnival Films founded
1979
James Hardie buys, Lansdowne and Ure Smith publishing
houses
1984
sells 50% of Lansdowne-Rigby to Kevin Weldon, forming
Weldon-Hardie
1987 Northern Star buys CTC-7 Canberra
1988
Southern Star formed through MBO of Taft-Hardie
1993 4BC sold to Lamb Family (2UE radio group)
radio
1994 Southern Cross Broadcasting buys 6PR
television
1994 Southern Cross buys Charles Curran's Capital Television
(Ten affiliate)
1997
Southern Star buys UK-based Circle Communications
1997 Southern Star acquires 40% stake in UK drama producer
Carnival (Films & Theatre) Ltd
2001 buys radio stations 2UE and 4BC (and Sky Radio) from
Lamb family's Broadcast Investment Holdings for $90m
2001 buys Telecasters Australia
2002
Southern Star sells Duplitek unit
to Thomson Multimedia
2002 DMG buys Brisbane radio 4BH
from APN
2003 Southern Cross buys radio station 4BH in Brisbane
from DMG
2003 buys 10.68% stake in Data & Commerce Ltd (operator
of radio stations 3AK and 3MP in Melbourne)
buys Southern Star
2004 buys Southern Star film/video production and distribution
group
2004 Southern Star Entertainment UK plc (UK subsidiary
of Southern Cross Broadcasting) agrees to increase 40%
stake in Carnival (Films & Theatre) Ltd to 75% for
£3.6m
2004
merges Oxford Scientific Films arm with Photolibrary stills
image library business
2006 Macquarie Media pays
$165m for 13.8% stake in Southern Cross Broadcasting
2007 WIN agrees to buy Adelaide's
Channel 9 from Southern Cross Broadcasting for $105m
2007 Macquarie Media and Fairfax
Media announce joint $1.35bn acquisition of Southern Cross,
with Fairfax acquiring radio stations 2UE in Sydney, 3AW
and Magic 1278 Melbourne, 4BC and 4BH Brisbane, and 6PR
and 96fm in Perth, the Southern Star television production
and distribution business, Satellite Music Australia and
other associated businesses
2008 NBC Universal agrees to acquire
UK production agency Carnival Film & Television from
Southern Star (75%) and Carnival CEO Gareth Neame (25%),
with Southern Star receiving $48.3m
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