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Please note, all dates and amounts shown are preliminary and subject to change without notice. Data covered represents a selection of the market only and should not be considered to be complete. Sentinel Financial Group accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of these details.

Stock in Focus - Seven Network (SEV)

Seven Network is a commercial television broadcaster in Australia, operating nation wide. Aside from Seven's interest in television it also has a complete ownership interest in Pacific Magazines. The Company also has publishing and entertainment through investments in Text Media. They have recently demonstrated an interest in forming alliances with internet based and other media companies.

In December, Seven announced that they had formed a joint venture with Telecom New Zealand which will be called Yahoo! Xtra. The site will provide online content and application services for New Zealanders and is expected to be a premium provider of such content. Telecom will have a 49% equity stake in the joint venture with Yahoo 7, which is again another joint venture between Yahoo! Inc and the Seven Network holding 51%. The move will see Seven expand its reach into NZ and develop a foothold in the ever increasing online content and application sphere.

A little closer to home, Seven also released confirmation that it had acquired a 14.9% equity holding in West Australian Newspapers Limited, as the government relaxed its media cross-ownership laws. The move makes it the top shareholder in WAN.

The company's stock price responded well to both announcements and moved from the $10.40 mark early in the month to a $11.30 in the last days of December.

Source: Sentinel Financial Group, AEGIS and IRESS. Sentinel Financial Group accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of these details.

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