About Us

The Text Media Group is an independent and creative Australian media company that creates innovative, original, editorially vibrant and commercially successful media products. Products developed with passion by a team that values editorial excellence, compelling content and powerful design. Source: http://www.textmedia.com.au/atm_fset.html April 2004 Text Media is a diversified Australian media company established in 1990 by Eric Beecher and Diana Gribble. With offices located in Melbourne and Sydney, Text Media employs a permanent staff of approximately 130 managers, editors, designers, advertising sales staff, marketing and support staff. The group publishes over 80 different titles in its own right and on behalf of clients. These include custom media publications, major glossy suburban newspapers The Melbourne Weekly, The Melbourne Times, The City Weekly and The Emerald Hill Times, books and corporate documents. The group's ability to create a range of diverse media products for defined audiences has translated into commercial success and strong acceptance from advertisers. Text Media currently has annual revenues of approximately $40 million. External capital raisings, strategic alliances and joint venture arrangements have financed the growth of the company. Text Media will continue its rapid growth by developing new publications; expanding its online and electronic media products; forging strategic alliances and joint ventures with a range of partners; and making selective acquisitions where its expertise can add quality and value. Source: http://www.textmedia.com.au/atm_fset.html April 2004