Media group APN sees 9% profits jump
Media group APN News & Media, in which Independent News & Media has a 41.8% shareholding, today announced a record interim after-tax profit of AUS$72.1m (€43m) for the six months ended June 30 2006, up 9% on the same period last year.
APN publishes 23 regional daily newspapers and more than 100 non-daily publications across Australia and New Zealand.