ACP Magazines (formerly Australian Consolidated Press), a member of the
PBL Media group, is an
Australian media company. It publishes the
Australian Women's Weekly and the Australian edition of
Woman's Day.
Consolidated Press was formed in 1936, combining ownership of
The Daily Telegraph and
Frank Packer's
Australian Women's Weekly. It was renamed Australian Consolidated Press (ACP) in 1957, and acquired
The Bulletin in 1960.
Cleo was founded in 1972, the same year
The Daily Telegraph was sold to
News Limited. Two years later, Frank Packer died, and his son
Kerry took over the company.
Australian House & Garden, Wheels & Motor, and Belle & Mode were acquired in the 1980s; in 1988, ACP acquired
Fairfax's magazines (including
Woman's Day,
People,
Dolly, and
Good Housekeeping).
In 1994, ACP merged with the Nine Network to form
Publishing and Broadcasting Limited. In 1999, PBL acquired
Crown Limited, and in 2002, it combined ACP and Nine into a new division,
PBL Media.
CVC Capital Partners acquired PBL Media in 2007.
The magazine has many tie-ins with other PBL Media companies, such as Nine Network programs (
Burke's Backyard and
Good Medicine).
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