FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED

FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED

Fairfax Media Limited [ASX:FXJ] is Australasia's leading media company. In May, 2007, Fairfax Media and Rural Press Limited completed their merger, creating the largest integrated metropolitan, rural and regional, print and online digital media company in Australasia, with publications and websites in every State and the ACT in Australia, and throughout New Zealand.

In Australia, mastheads include The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Australian Financial Review, The Canberra Times, BRW, The Sun-Herald, and The Land.

Its New Zealand mastheads include The Dominion Post, The Press, The Sunday Star-Times, TV Guide, NZ House and Garden, and Cuisine.

In addition, Fairfax Media publishes regional and community newspapers, financial and consumer magazines, radio licenses in metro and regional Australia and several agricultural publications in New Zealand and the United States.

Fairfax Media has leading online businesses Fairfax Digital in Australia (including the #1 online news sites smh.com.au and theage.com.au, and leading classified and transaction websites) and Trade Me and stuff.co.nz in New Zealand.

In November 2007, Fairfax Media acquired key assets of Southern Cross Broadcasting (Australia) Limited, including 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.