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Nine Entertainment

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AUS
Rating
Criticism, some praise

Media

Previously known as PBL Media. Four divisions of free-to-air television, digital publishing, video-on-demand 'Stan' (advertising and subscription) and content production. Listed on ASX in December 2013.

Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd   AUS     website   email      

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd
Business Ethics 15/100 S&P Global ESG Score
This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 15/100 in the Media category of the 2019 SAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment, an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices. The rankings are based on an analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, environmental reporting, climate strategy, human rights and labour practices.
Source: S&P Global (2019)
Business Ethics Political donations
According to the democracyforsale.net website, this company donated $204,300 to Australia's major political parties between 2012 and 2018, as disclosed to the Australian Electoral Commision (AEC).
Source: Democracy For Sale (2018)
Business Ethics Anti-competitive behaviour
In 2011 Ticketek was fined $2.5 million by the Federal Court for anti-competitive behaviour towards Lasttix, a start-up rival. The Sydney court ruled that Ticketek took advantage of its strong market position on four occasions to prevent Lasttix from supplying its own services to event promoters. Ticketek was a subsidiary of Nine Entertainment at the time.
Source: news article (2011)
Social Gender equality
This company appears on the 2020 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, signifying a commitment to supporting gender equality through policy development, representation, and transparency.
Source: Bloomberg (2020)

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Company Details

Type Public company
Revenue $1.85 billion in 2019
Employees 3,100 in 2019
Subsidiaries Fairfax Media Ltd 

Media

Founded in 1841 as John Fairfax and Sons, and controlled by the Fairfax family until 1990. Publisher of digital, print and radio media across Australia and New Zealand. Including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age (Melbourne), The Australian Financial Review; in rural and regional Australia; national and community papers and digital in New Zealand; Domain Group Real Estate; a 54.5% interest in Macquarie Radio Network in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. Also commenced Stan, a subscription video on demand service in 2014 via StreamCo, a joint venture with Nine Entertainment Co. Merged with Nine Entertainment in 2018.


Stan Entertainment Pty Ltd 

Video streaming service

Originally a 50:50 joint venture between Nine Entertainment and Fairfax Media. Both companies committed AU$50 million to create the Stan video streaming service, which launched in early 2015. Nine has since bought Fairfax, making Stan wholly-owned by Nine. Operates only in Australia, with over 2 million subscribers.

Contact Details

Address 24 Artarmon Rd, Willoughby, NSW, 2068, Australia
Phone 02 9906 9999
Fax 02 9965 2215
Website www.nineentertainmentco.com.au

Products / Brands

Stan
Stan Video Streaming


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