Murdoch's first international purchase was shares in(iirc) the Dominion, which is a NZ newspaper based in the capital, Wellington (now known as the Dominion Post), where he competed with a Canadian and a domestic buyer.
It is quite possible that if he had not done this, at this point, then the NZ newspaper consolidation would have happened rather differently. Although if he stays around as a big Australian player he is still likely to get NZ involved in his later pay tv or magazine units given that NZ has a high general degree of consolidation with Australian businesses.
If he goes entirely, or stays only in Australia, then NZ would have to find a new patron to push for pay tv as well as consolidation. This would be either British Telecom (owner of Clear), Telecom NZ, Telstra Australia (owner of TelstraClear) or the state broadcaster (BCNZ/TVNZ/RNZ)
Any of which would have a substantial impact on NZ's media in 2011, given that there are two large private (foreign/Australian owned or controlled) media companies and the state and pretty much nothing else but small regional independents
It is quite possible that if he had not done this, at this point, then the NZ newspaper consolidation would have happened rather differently. Although if he stays around as a big Australian player he is still likely to get NZ involved in his later pay tv or magazine units given that NZ has a high general degree of consolidation with Australian businesses.
If he goes entirely, or stays only in Australia, then NZ would have to find a new patron to push for pay tv as well as consolidation. This would be either British Telecom (owner of Clear), Telecom NZ, Telstra Australia (owner of TelstraClear) or the state broadcaster (BCNZ/TVNZ/RNZ)
Any of which would have a substantial impact on NZ's media in 2011, given that there are two large private (foreign/Australian owned or controlled) media companies and the state and pretty much nothing else but small regional independents