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Nine gets ready to eat Fairfax. What makes it tasty?

The Nine and Fairfax deal is logical and prudent for shareholders etc, but what about the real stakeholders, the citizens who need the news?

26 Jul 2018

David Tiley

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Image: Photo by Becky Hood of a Goblin at Gringotts Money Exchange Diagon Alley.

The implications of the Nine-Fairfax merger are huge. As the news spread around the pundit tree, words like ‘Holy Crap!’ are being used freely. And, ‘They’ve been planning this for a while’, and ‘Now it all makes sense.’

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David Tiley

David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.