Nine and Fairfax Media conquer final hurdle, merger cleared

Zoe Samios

November 27, 2018 1:17

The Federal Court has approved the Fairfax Media and Nine merger, making way for one of the biggest consolidation moves in media history.

At a hearing in Sydney this morning, Justice Gleeson cleared the merger, despite ongoing efforts from former Domain CEO Antony Catalano to stop it going ahead.

Fairfax Media CEO Greg Hywood and Nine CEO Hugh Marks on the day of the merger

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Zoe Samios worked at Mumbrella between 2016 and 2019, finishing up as senior media reporter in March 2019.

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Fundie 27 Nov 18

Looks like a large funeral pyre with the reputations of various directors and execs on top.

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