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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 20 August 1987 |
| Defunct | 5 November 2007 |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | Fairfax Media Macquarie Media Group |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Australia |
Key people | Tony Bell, Managing Director John Dahlsen, Chairman |
| Products | Television Radio |
| Website | www scb |
Southern Cross Broadcasting (Australia) Limited was a diversified Australian media company, that owned and operated a variety of media businesses, primarily in radio and television.
Tony Bell was managing director of the business between 1993 and 2007, when it was purchased to become Southern Cross Media Group, and retired from the subsequent company's board of directors in 2014.
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