Southern Cross Media Group is an Australian media conglomerate based in South Melbourne that specializes in broadcast television, radio, print and online publishing. It owns Southern Cross Austereo and the Seven Network, Australia's second-largest commercial television network, as well as the newspapers The West Australian and The Sunday Times. It was announced in September 2025 that Southern Cross Media Group and Seven West Media were planning to merge by early 2026. The merger was completed on 7 January 2026. Wikipedia