APN bids lodged as News Corp and Fetch Plus make their play for regional news

June 20, 2016 9:54

The sale of APN News and Media’s regional arm, ARM, has attracted a host of bidders as the company moved through its demerger process.

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Bids for the regional business, which includes 12 daily newspapers and 60 community newspapers in Queensland and northern New South Wales, closed on Friday with APN now assessing the offers.

News Corp and Singapore-based Fetch Plus are understood to be among those who have lodged bids for the business, which also boasts more than 30 regional news websites and mobile sites, according to The Australian.

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Simon Canning was Mumbrella's marketing and advertising editor from 2015-2017. In a career spanning journalism and communications over more than 30 years Simon has become one of Australia’s most respected analysts and commentators on the advertising, marketing and media industries. A regular commentator on radio and TV, Simon has also worked in media in the US and UK .

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