Pacific Magazines
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Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
publisher operating in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, owned by Seven Media Group. It has it roots in the Southdown Press, the publishers of New Idea
New Idea
New Idea is a long-running Australian weekly magazine published by Pacific Magazines and aimed at women.-History:The magazine was first published in 1902 by Fitchett Bros. Southdown Magazines purchased Fitchett Bros...
and long owned by the Murdoch
Keith Murdoch
Sir Keith Arthur Murdoch was an Australian journalist and the father of Rupert Murdoch, the CEO and Chairman of News Corp.-Life and career:Murdoch was born in Melbourne in 1885, the son of Annie and the Rev...
family. When News Limited
News Limited
News Limited is one of Australia's largest diversified media companies. The publicly listed company's interests span newspaper and magazine publishing, Internet, Pay TV, National Rugby League, market research, DVD and film distribution, and film and television production trading assets.News Limited...
acquired the Herald and Weekly Times in 1987, the Australasian and Argus titles (Australasian Post
Australasian Post
Australasian Post, or "Aussie Post," was Australia's longest-running weekly picture magazine.The origins of Australasian Post date back Saturday 3 January 1857 to the first volume of the publication Bell's Life in Victoria and Sporting Chronicle...
, Home Beautiful, Your Garden) were added.
Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch
Keith Rupert Murdoch, AC, KSG is an Australian-American business magnate. He is the founder and Chairman and CEO of , the world's second-largest media conglomerate....
spun off his Australian magazine holdings in 1991 into a new company, Pacific Magazines and Printing (PMP). Seven Media Group acquired Pacific Magazines in 2002, leaving PMP as solely a printing business. Two years later, Seven bought Murdoch Magazines, a former corporate sibling in News Limited
News Limited
News Limited is one of Australia's largest diversified media companies. The publicly listed company's interests span newspaper and magazine publishing, Internet, Pay TV, National Rugby League, market research, DVD and film distribution, and film and television production trading assets.News Limited...
, from Matt Handbury.
Publications
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, a monthly home/lifestyle magazine. - Bride to Be, a bridal magazine
- Diabetic Living, a bi-monthly lifestyle magazine aimed at people suffering from diabetes.
- Family CircleFamily CircleFamily Circle is an American women's magazine published 15 times a year by Meredith Corporation. It began publication in 1932 as a magazine distributed at supermarkets such as Piggly Wiggly and Safeway. Cowles Magazines and Broadcasting bought the magazine in 1962. The New York Times Company bought...
, a bi-annual women's magazine aimed at mothers. - Famous, a weekly celebrity tabloid magazine.
- Girlfriend, a monthly magazine for teenage girls.
- Home Beautiful, a monthly home decorating magazine.
- K-ZoneK-ZoneK-Zone is a magazine in Australia, New Zealand, The Philippines and Malaysia. It is aimed at children aged 8–16...
, a monthly children's magazine dealing with toys, gaming, anime, sport and entertainment. - Marie ClaireMarie ClaireMarie Claire is a monthly women's magazine first published in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages. While each country shares its own special voice with its audience, the United States edition focuses on women around the world and...
, a monthly women's fashion magazine. - Men's HealthMen's Health (magazine)Men's Health , published by Rodale Inc. in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, United States, is the world’s largest men’s magazine brand, with 44 editions around the world. It is also the best-selling men's magazine on U.S. newsstands. It covers fitness, nutrition, sexuality, lifestyle and other aspects of...
, a monthly men's lifestyle magazine. - Monument, a bi-monthly architectureArchitectureArchitecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
and design magazine. - New IdeaNew IdeaNew Idea is a long-running Australian weekly magazine published by Pacific Magazines and aimed at women.-History:The magazine was first published in 1902 by Fitchett Bros. Southdown Magazines purchased Fitchett Bros...
, a weekly women's magazine. - Practical Parenting, a monthly parenting magazine.
- That's Life!That's Life! (Australian magazine)That's Life! is an Australian magazine published each Wednesday by Pacific Magazines. TL! is a reality-based magazine, with most stories contributed by its readers. It was originally aimed at a 25+ female demographic, but it appeals to all ages and genders, especially the puzzle section, where one...
, a weekly lifestyle magazine. - Total Girl, a monthly magazine for preteenPreteenPreadolescence is a stage of human development following early childhood and prior to adolescence. It may be defined as ending with the beginning of puberty or with the beginning of the teenage stage, the time frames in which adolescence is considered to begin. In terms of age in years,...
girls. - TV Hits, a monthly entertainment magazine for teenagers.
- InStyle, a monthly fashion, lifestyle and entertainment magazine.
- Who, a weekly celebrity magazine, sister to the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
weekly PeoplePeople (magazine)In 1998, the magazine introduced a version targeted at teens called Teen People. However, on July 27, 2006, the company announced it would shut down publication of Teen People immediately. The last issue to be released was scheduled for September 2006. Subscribers to this magazine received...
. - Women's HealthWomen's Health (magazine)Women's Health, published by Rodale in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, is a magazine focusing on health, nutrition, fitness, sex, and lifestyle. It's published 10 times a year in the United States and has a circulation of 1.5 million readers...
, a monthly women's lifestyle magazine. - Your Garden, a quarterly gardeningGardeningGardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants. Ornamental plants are normally grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance; useful plants are grown for consumption , for their dyes, or for medicinal or cosmetic use...
magazine.