Are Media have announced the appointment of Nisar Malik as head of sales, Victoria, effective May 26, 2025.
With over 25 years of experience across digital, television and cross-platform sales, Nisar will play a pivotal role in Are Media’s continued digital transformation.
In his new role, Nisar will lead sales operations in Victoria, driving growth across Are Media’s portfolio, which spans digital, print and programmatic solutions.
Despite this claim of blatant puffery, the revenue booked clearly doesn’t match the claim as Are Media continue to close titles at a disturbingly quick rate.
Inside Mail and now Mediaweek report that Are Media is for sale.
In a statement provided to Mediaweek, an Are Media spokesperson said: “Further to recent speculation, and on the back of a number of market enquiries and approaches, we can confirm that a decision has been made to commence a sale process for Are Media, Australia’s leading omnichannel content company for women. KPMG Corporate Finance has been engaged to run a formal sale process.”
Mercury Capital, led by venture capitalist Clark Perkins, acquired the local arm of Bauer Media for an estimated $40–50 million in 2020.
That deal came just eight years after Bauer had paid $525 million for ACP Magazines, once the crown jewel of Australia’s consumer publishing sector.
Are Media’s portfolio includes The Australian Women’s Weekly, Woman’s Day, New Idea, TV Week, Who, and Take 5.
Are Media, Australia’s #1 women’s lifestyle network, and Freedom have joined forces to launch Re-Emergence, a bold new wall art collection for the home.
The innovative partnership marks the first time Are Media and Freedom have worked closely together on launching a new artwork collection. Re-Emergence is being sold in Freedom stores online.
The launch is being backed by a fully integrated editorial campaign across Are Media’s market-leading marie claire, Australian House & Garden and Home Beautiful brands, plus digital and social platforms.
Print remains core as Are’s Australian Women’s Weekly launches podcast
Australian Women’s Weekly executives have told Mumbrella their masthead is “incredibly strong” in terms of profit, as they launch a podcast for the first time and spruce up the title in preparation for the sale of Are Media.
Jessica Rowe is on the cover of the March issue of AWW, and she and husband Peter Overton are the first guests of AWW’s new podcast Love Stories.
When I Launch iOS apps for WHEELS Australia magazine (when it was by Are Media) after iOS 18/26 update it crashes and goes back to my iPhone/iPad Home screen page. Is it because it’s retired?
Magazine giant Are Media continues hunt for buyer while launching new digital membership
The new boss of Australia’s biggest magazine publisher, Are Media, insists its stable of titles won’t be sold off as individual brands, despite the company struggling to generate any serious interest from buyers since it was put on the market 10 months ago.
Sally Eagle, who was appointed CEO of Are Media in March, said the publishing company – which boasts more than 20 well-known titles including Australian Women’s Weekly, Woman’s Day, New Idea, ELLE, marie claire, Better Homes and Gardens, and Gourmet Traveller – was still looking for the “right buyer”.
Ms Eagle also ruled out any rationalisation of Are Media titles that are competing for the same audience and the same advertisers, such as Woman’s Day and New Idea.
As part of its strategy, Are Media will on Monday announce “an acceleration of its direct-to-consumer strategy”, with The Australian Women’s Weekly introducing a paid digital membership offering. For $4.99 a month, members will receive access to weekly recipe plans – plus the magazine’s recipe archives – as well as invitations to monthly digital masterclasses and exclusive dining events. The rest of the magazine’s content will remain in front of the paywall. The print copy of the magazine has a cover price of $9.20 and will not increase this year, Ms Eagle said.
Are Media marketing head among redundancies in ‘limited restructure’
Are Media has reportedly made up to 30 staff redundant, confirming “a limited restructure” within the publishing company.
The redundancies include director of marketing Carly Bowra, who had been in the role from 2024.
The Daily Mail reports that 30 redundancies have been made throughout the week, naming creative director Clare Catt, who has been with the company for over a decade, and creative lead Sarah Cooper among those let go.
According to the Mail, a company-wide announcement was made on Wednesday afternoon “via a seven-minute call on Microsoft Teams.”