BNET Industries

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.6B
- Public
- AU
Dow Jones Description
It has nine lives! Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (Australian: PBL), based in Sydney, Australia, runs the Nine Network, providing television news, entertainment, drama, and sports broadcasting. It also has an interest in publishing, distribution, gaming and entertainment. Its Burswood, Perth, entertainment facility has a gaming floor, nightclubs, bars, convention center, indoor stadium, restaurants, golf course and two hotels, InterContinental Burswood and Holiday Inn Burswood. It also owns the owns the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne. Founded in 1933, this company has revenue of more than $2.6 billion and employs about 10,000 people. In March 2006 the company acquired its own Macau Casino Subconcession from Wynn Resorts
CEO, Nine Network
David GyngellNumber of Employees 2,500
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Television Broadcasting: 515120
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Gaming pumps PBL.(AUSTRALIA)(Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd.)(Brief article)
Publishing Broadcasting PBL reported a 25.7% rise in annual net profit to A$610 million ($465 million), due mainly to strong gaming interests, while TV revenue was off 3.7% to $663 million on a weaker ad market. Earnings at flagship web Nine...
Chisholm quits PBL board.(Sam Chisholm)(Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd.)(Brief article)
Sam Chisholm, one of Oz's toughest and longest serving media execs, has quit the board of Publishing and Broadcasting, the company has announced. Chisholm joined the board in September 2004 and the next year was recruited as interim topper of the...
Packer nixes split-up.(Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd.'s split not in the near future)(company earnings)(Brief article)
SYDNEY -- Publishing & Broadcasting chairman James Packer has poured cold water on the idea of splitting the company's media interests from its other activities. He made his comment during the group's half-year profit announcement on Thursday. PBL reported that earnings...
Will TV biz be sent packing? Packer conglom looks to future.(Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd.'s James Packer )
What next for Australia's Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd. now that James Packer has inherited the media conglom from his father, Kerry, who died Monday? It is widely believed that Packer fils does not have the same love of the TV and...
Oz rolls legal dice: Stokes claims collusion by Murdoch, Packer.(Kerry Stokes, Murdoch and Kerry Packer's Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd., Trade Act of 2002)
SYDNEY -- In Oz's biggest media trial, the owner of terrestrial web Seven is seeking A$1.1 billion ($840 million) in damages against 22 media rivals, including Rupert Murdoch's News Ltd., plus two sports bodies, claiming they forced his fledgling feevee sports channel C7 out of business....
PBL content for Optus subscribers.(BUSINESS)(Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd.)(Brief Article)
Optus and Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd. PBL have signed a deal to enable users of 3G access to download consumer-friendly content. Optus has entered into an alliance for the same with the Internet portal Ninemsn of PBL. The mobile and broadband subscribers of Optus will receive...
PBL dives deep for Macau casinos.(Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd.)(Melco International Development Ltd)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2005 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) Australian company, Publishing & Broadcasting Limited PBL, has plans for a large investment in Macau. PBL will develop a casino and resort in a joint venture with Asian company, Melco International. The construction of the...
PBL, Ho plan new casino in Macau.(Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd.)(Stanley Ho)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2005 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) Australia's Publishing & Broadcasting and Melco International Development have announced plans for a new casino. They have acquired a site on Macau's Cotai Strip for $US214 million ($A277 million). The development will include...
Price talk of PBL A$300 million.(Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd.)(Brief Article)
May 02, 2005 (The Australian Financial Markets Newsletter - INSTO - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Publishing & Broadcasting PBL concluded a two-day roadshow in Brisbane and Melbourne on 29 April 2005. The Australian media company is preparing for a $A300 million transaction, to be jointly lead...
PBL wins fight to see records.(Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd.)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2005 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) Publishing & Broadcasting Limited PBL has had a legal victory. PBL owns the Nine TV network in Australia. On 29 April 2005, a judge granted PBL the right to see some important documents. PBL can now...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Gyngell | CEO, Nine Network |
| Martin Dalgleish | CEO, Convergent Media |
| Tony Faure | CEO |
| Geoffrey Kleemann | CFO |
| Joe Pollard | Director, Sales & Marketing |
| Eddie McGuire | Head, Nine Network |
| Robert B. Davis | Assistant Secretary |
| Stephen J. Wright | Secretary |
| Richard W. Turner | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Chris Anderson | Deputy Chairman |
| Andrew M. Leitch | Board of Directors, International |
| Ashok P. Jacob | Board of Directors |
| Chris Corrigan | Board of Directors |
| Chris Mackay | Board of Directors |
| David Lowy | Board of Directors |
| Frank Lowy | Board of Directors |
| Geoff Dixon | Board of Directors |
| Graham A. Cubbin | Board of Directors |
| Laurence Muir | Board of Directors |
| Robert M. Whyte | Board of Directors |
| Rowen Craigie | Board of Directors |
| Rowena Danziger | Board of Directors |
| Sam Chisholm | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | CEO, Nine Network | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | CEO, Convergent Media | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | CEO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | CFO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | Director, Sales & Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | Head, Nine Network | Current |
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| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | Assistant Secretary | Current |
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| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | Secretary | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | Deputy Chairman | Current |
| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | Deputy Chairman | Current |
| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
Andrew Leitch's career spans 28 years in public accounting, including 20 years as a partner at Deloitte & Touche, as well as holding senior executive positions with a number of private companies. He was Vice Chairman of Deloitte's Management Committee in Hong Kong, and Director of Mergers and Acquisitions for all of Asia. He has lived and worked in Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong prior to retiring from public practice and relocating to San Diego. Not one to slow down, Mr. Leitch currently serves as an independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of several NASDAQ listed companies, including Wireless Facilities, Blackbaud, and Aldila Inc.
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| Talkingstocks.Com, LLC | Partner | Current |
| Aldila, Inc. | Certified Public Accountant, Private Business Man | Current |
| Cardium Therapeutics, Inc | Chairman | Current |
| Cardium Therapeutics, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Aldila, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | Board of Directors, International | Current |
| Tissue Repair Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Blackbaud, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| STR Holdings, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. | Independent Director and Chairman | Former |
| Talkingstocks.Com, LLC | Chairman of Audit Committee & Designated Financial Expert | Former |
| Aldila, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Deloitte & Touche USA LLP | Vice Chairman, Management Committee, Hong Kong | Former |
| Consolidated Press, Inc. | Board of Directors, International Group | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Mrf, Inc. | Director | Former |
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| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
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| American Express Company | Director, Product Management - OPEN | Current |
| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Echospin LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | Director | Current |
| Pain Management Institute | Director | Current |
| Mirvac | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ernst & Young | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Publishing and Broadcasting Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| News Corporation | Executive Director | Former |
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