News: Foxtel completes Austar aquisition

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    Consolidated Media Holdings Limited (ASX:CMJ) has announced Foxtel and Austar United Communications Limited (ASX:AUN) have completed their merger transaction.



    Foxtel received Australian Competition and Consumer Commission approval for the $2 billion takeover in April.



    Foxtel’s chief says, the scale of the new business means it will have the resources to keep innovating and improving its services.



    Telstra Corporation Limited (ASX:TLS) has a 50 per cent stake in the pay-tv provider with the remainder equally divided by News Corporation(ASX:NWS) and Consolidated Media.



    Consolidated Media Holdings posted a net profit of $42.1 million in the first half of the 2012 financial year.
 
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