- Seven Network Limited
Infobox_Company
company_name = Seven Network Limited
company_
company_type = Public (asx|SEV)
owner =Kerry Stokes > 40% substantial shareholder [2006 Annual Report]
foundation = 1956
location = flagicon|AUSSydney ,Australia
key_people =Kerry Stokes , Executive ChairmanDavid Leckie , CEO
industry = Media
products =Television
homepage = [http://www.sevencorporate.com.au sevencorporate.com.au]Seven Network Limited, or Seven, is one of
Australia 's major media companies. It is headquartered inSydney ,Australia . In December 2006, company shareholders voted to support an arrangement to form a joint venture withKohlberg Kravis Roberts namedSeven Media Group . [cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/seven-shareholders-approve-media-spin-off/2006/12/22/1166290716303.html |title=Seven shareholders approve media spin off |date=December 22, 2006 |publisher=The Age |accessdate=2007-02-04]Assets
While originally focusing on running a television network, Seven has recently diversified into a range of other media areas over the past decade. Below are some of the businesses it has run, or is involved with:
Current
* A 50% share of the
Seven Media Group , which in turn owns:
** TheSeven Network television network.
** Magazine publishing businessPacific Magazines .
** A 50% share inYahoo! 7 .
** A 33% share of pay-television channelSky News Australia .
* It operates theAustext teletext service.* A 33% share in mobile solutions enabler
m.Net Corporation , making it a major shareholder along withTelstra andAlcatel .
* A 17.3% stake inWest Australian Newspapers Holdings Limited .
* A 34% stake inEngin .
* A 3-5% stake in Fairfax.Past
* It owned a large stake in the
Telstra Dome (previously Colonial Stadium)stadium inMelbourne .
* It was a former stakeholder in the Optus TV consortium.
* It owned a part ofMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Once during the Christopher Skase ownership through Qintex in 1989 and again with Kerry Stokes in 1997.
* It was a former partner in theAOL7 Internet joint venture withAmerica Online andTelecom New Zealand subsidiaryAAPT . This venture is now owned byPrimus Telecom and has been renamed "Primus-AOL", but Seven continues to supply it with content.
* It ownedTicketmaster7 , a ticketing company.
* It owned a majority stake inB Mobile , amobile phone retailer but has now sold out.
* It owned the (now defunct)i7 portal.
* It was a partner inSports Vision , a company that ran the now defunctSports Australia channels.
* It ownedAustralia Television (nowAustralia Network ), an FTA satellite service broadcasting to Asia and the Pacific.
* It andGranada Television each owned half of theRed Heart production company. The two companies retain close ties.
* It ownedC7 Sport , which had a number of subscription sport channels. The service was originally available onOptus Television andAustar plusFoxtel during theOlympic Games inSydney References
External links
* [http://www.sevencorporate.com.au/ Seven Network Limited]
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