Next Media
Encyclopedia
Next Media Limited , founded by serial entrepreneur Jimmy Lai, has more than 3,600 employees and is the largest-listed media company in Hong Kong
.
Subdivisions include Next Media Interactive. The corporation
is known for introducing tabloid-style journalism into Hong Kong and Taiwan
that set trends in both markets. Apple Daily was the first newspaper to use the massive graphics, bold headlines and full colour pages now common to all best-selling papers in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Next Media publications are also known for highly academic articles which attract a wide range of readers, including critics. Next Media has often taken a clear and sometimes proactive support for democratic groups in Hong Kong. Some companies with ties to the government of China never advertise in any papers or magazines owned by Next Media.
The bold style of journalism seems to trigger constant troubles with the triads with incidents of criminal damages at the offices of Next Media. Apple Daily and its parent company Next Media are thought to be pioneer of paparazzi
and yellow Journalism
in Hong Kong. A recent notable incident happened last year when Gillian Chung
, a member of singing group Twins (band), was shot changing clothes at the backstage by spy camera installed by a subsidy magazine of Next Media. The case triggered debated over paparazzi acts in Hong Kong and regulation of paparazzi was considered.
Monday Book - A set of four magazines sold together for HK$12 on Monday mornings that are more thematically male and commerce focussed.
Friday Book - A set of three magazines sold together for HK$12 on Friday mornings that are more thematically female and leisure focussed. Next Media has ceased to hold any shares of these three magazines in the end of 2008 and the editorial affair of these magazines has tied-up with TVB Weekly (the official magazine of Television Broadcasts Limited
and owned by a joint venture between Malaysian media conglomerate company Astro All Asia Networks plc
(Astro) and Albert Yeung
's Emperor Group
) in early 2009.
Publication websites
Vertical/community portals
In addition to original exclusive content and social networking tools, these sites aggregate content from all other sites.
Vertical/community portals
There are four committees established by the Board, granted for different kinds of duties.
Apple Daily Online Limited
Apple Daily Printing Limited
Cameron Printing Company Limited
Database Gateway Limited
Easy Finder Limited
Easy Finder Hong Kong Marketing Limited
Easy Media Limited
Eat and Travel Weekly Company Limited
Next Magazine Advertising Limited
Next Magazine Publishing Limited
Next Media Group Management Limited
Next Media Hong Kong/Publication Publishing Limited
Paramount Printing Company Limited
Rainbow Graphic & Printing Company Limited
Sudden Weekly Limited
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
.
Subdivisions include Next Media Interactive. The corporation
Corporation
A corporation is created under the laws of a state as a separate legal entity that has privileges and liabilities that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct business. Early corporations were established by charter...
is known for introducing tabloid-style journalism into Hong Kong and Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
that set trends in both markets. Apple Daily was the first newspaper to use the massive graphics, bold headlines and full colour pages now common to all best-selling papers in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Next Media publications are also known for highly academic articles which attract a wide range of readers, including critics. Next Media has often taken a clear and sometimes proactive support for democratic groups in Hong Kong. Some companies with ties to the government of China never advertise in any papers or magazines owned by Next Media.
The bold style of journalism seems to trigger constant troubles with the triads with incidents of criminal damages at the offices of Next Media. Apple Daily and its parent company Next Media are thought to be pioneer of paparazzi
Paparazzi
Paparazzi is an Italian term used to refer to photojournalists who specialize in candid photography of celebrities, politicians, and other prominent people...
and yellow Journalism
Yellow journalism
Yellow journalism or the yellow press is a type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers. Techniques may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism...
in Hong Kong. A recent notable incident happened last year when Gillian Chung
Gillian Chung
Gillian Chung is a Hong Kong based singer and actress. She is a member of Cantopop group Twins, along with Charlene Choi.-Early life:...
, a member of singing group Twins (band), was shot changing clothes at the backstage by spy camera installed by a subsidy magazine of Next Media. The case triggered debated over paparazzi acts in Hong Kong and regulation of paparazzi was considered.
Hong Kong Publications
- Apple DailyApple DailyApple Daily is a Hong-Kong-based tabloid-style newspaper founded in 1995 by Jimmy Lai Chee Ying and is published by its company, Next Media. A sister publication carrying the same name is published in Taiwan, Republic of China under a joint venture between Next Media and other Taiwanese companies...
- Published daily, one of Hong Kong's largest circulation newspapers. - Next MagazineNext MagazineNext Magazine is a Chinese weekly magazine, published in Hong Kong and Taiwan with different versions. Owned by Jimmy Lai , both magazines are the number one news magazines in both markets in terms of audited circulation and AC Nielsen reports...
- Published on Wednesday evenings, one of Hong Kong's largest circulation news and entertainment magazines. - Easy FinderEasy FinderEasy Finder was a weekly Chinese tabloid magazine which was first published on September 13, 1991 in Hong Kong. Published by Next Media Limited which is owned by Jimmy Lai. It stopped publishing on May 23, 2007. Easy Finder was commonly known to participate in Yellow journalism Easy Finder...
- A teen focussed entertainment magazine. - Sharp DailySharp DailySharp Daily is a free Chinese-language tabloid newspaper, published in Taipei, Taiwan by Next Media.Launched on October 24, 2006 as a rival to Cola , another free tabloid published by United Daily Newspaper , Sharp Daily shares news content with the Taiwanese Apple Daily...
- A free daily newspaper
Monday Book - A set of four magazines sold together for HK$12 on Monday mornings that are more thematically male and commerce focussed.
- Face - Gossip, entertainment and fashion
- Ketchup - Gadgets, gaming and mobile
- JobFinder - Jobs and recruitment magazine (sales assistant-level jobs)
- AutoExpress - Used cars, auto insurance, dating advertisements, car license plates for sale.
- Trading Express - Classified ads for products, small companies, second-hand watches.
Friday Book - A set of three magazines sold together for HK$12 on Friday mornings that are more thematically female and leisure focussed. Next Media has ceased to hold any shares of these three magazines in the end of 2008 and the editorial affair of these magazines has tied-up with TVB Weekly (the official magazine of Television Broadcasts Limited
Television Broadcasts Limited
Television Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as TVB, is the second over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong. It commenced broadcasting on 19 November 1967...
and owned by a joint venture between Malaysian media conglomerate company Astro All Asia Networks plc
Astro All Asia Networks plc
Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd is a Malaysia investment holding media and entertainment company that began in the form of a pay digital direct broadcast satellite radio and television service, Astro.- Corporate Information :...
(Astro) and Albert Yeung
Albert Yeung
Albert Yeung , born in 1944 with ancestry in Chaozhou, Guangdong, China, is a well known entrepreneur in Hong Kong. He is now the Chairman of Emperor Group.-Early years:...
's Emperor Group
Emperor Entertainment Group
Emperor Entertainment Group is one of the largest entertainment groups in Hong Kong founded by Albert Yeung Sau-Shing in and established in Wan Chai in 1986, along with Music Icon Entertainment Limited and Emperor Motion Picture Group, EEG operates under the major conglomerate Emperor Multimedia...
) in early 2009.
- Eat and Travel Weekly - Sold to Astro in November 2006.
- Sudden WeeklySudden WeeklySudden Weekly is a magazine in Hong Kong founded by Jimmy Lai's Next Media Limited.-Lam Woon-kwong incident :Issue 493 of the magazine carried a story that included photographs of Director of the Chief Executive's Office Lam Woon-kwong with a woman outside a hotel in Tokyo and an interview...
- Women-oriented entertainment magazine. Sold to Astro in November 2006. - Me - A cosmetics and fashion magazine. Founded by Astro in December 2006.
Hong Kong Websites
The Atnext.com network is the #1 online Chinese new, information and current events portal from Hong Kong and reaches more than 2 million users per month, audited by Neilsen//Netratings.- atnext.com - Homepage and entry point for the publications
Publication websites
- Apple Daily Online - Site for the daily newspaper
- Next Magazine - Site for the weekly news magazine
- Sudden Weekly - Site for the weekly entertainment magazine
- Face magazine - Site for the weekly teen and young adult magazine
- Eat and Travel - Site for the weekly leisure magazine
Vertical/community portals
In addition to original exclusive content and social networking tools, these sites aggregate content from all other sites.
- Lady - Female focused portal with strong community
- Travel - Traveler site
- Education - education guide for students of all levels
- Motor - Car vertical covering auto reviews and more
- Life - lifestyle guide on everyday city living
- Racing - a subscription-based horse racing guide focused on HK and Macau races (HK$1,888 per year)
- Soccer - soccer fan’s guide to everything soccer
- Health - a vertical channel provide rich information on medical and health
Taiwan Publications
- Apple Daily (Taiwan)Apple Daily (Taiwan)The Apple Daily is a tabloid-style newspaper printed in Taiwan and owned by Hong Kong-based Next Media. Next Media is based in Hong Kong and also prints the Apple Daily . The publication is well known internationally for its animated news stories on pop culture outside Taiwan.-History:Apple Daily ...
- Published daily, one of Taiwan's largest circulation newspapers - Sharp DailySharp DailySharp Daily is a free Chinese-language tabloid newspaper, published in Taipei, Taiwan by Next Media.Launched on October 24, 2006 as a rival to Cola , another free tabloid published by United Daily Newspaper , Sharp Daily shares news content with the Taiwanese Apple Daily...
- A free daily newspaper - Next MagazineNext MagazineNext Magazine is a Chinese weekly magazine, published in Hong Kong and Taiwan with different versions. Owned by Jimmy Lai , both magazines are the number one news magazines in both markets in terms of audited circulation and AC Nielsen reports...
- Published on weekly, one of Taiwan's largest circulation news and entertainment magazines - Me! (Taiwan version) - A weekly magazine
Taiwan Websites
Publication websitesVertical/community portals
Structure of Next Media
The top management committee of the company is the Board. The Board is responsible for overseeing the successful of Next Media and devising the company’s future strategy. The Board delegates the running of Next Media’s day-to-day operations to carefully chosen Executive Directors and Senior Management. The Board looks to the Management to ensure it appraised of all significant developments that may affect the company and its operations.There are four committees established by the Board, granted for different kinds of duties.
- Executive Directors: for the purpose of approving issues and allotment of shares
- Audit Committee: mainly to assist the Board in its oversight of the integrity of the Company’s financial statements; the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; the external auditor’s qualifications and independence; and the performance of the Company’s internal audit function and external auditors.
- Remuneration Committee; to review and develop policies in relation to the remuneration of directors and senior management of the Company; to make recommendations to the Board from time to time as may be necessary in relation to such policies.
- Ad hoc Sub-committee; made up of the financial heads of all major operation subsidiaries.
Subsidiaries
Apple Daily LimitedApple Daily Online Limited
Apple Daily Printing Limited
Cameron Printing Company Limited
Database Gateway Limited
Easy Finder Limited
Easy Finder Hong Kong Marketing Limited
Easy Media Limited
Eat and Travel Weekly Company Limited
Next Magazine Advertising Limited
Next Magazine Publishing Limited
Next Media Group Management Limited
Next Media Hong Kong/Publication Publishing Limited
Paramount Printing Company Limited
Rainbow Graphic & Printing Company Limited
Sudden Weekly Limited
See also
- Media in Hong Kong
- Newspapers of Hong KongNewspapers of Hong KongThis is a list of newspapers in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is home to many of Asia's biggest English and Chinese language newspapers. The territory has one of the world's largest press industries and is a major centre for print journalism.-Popularity:...
- List of Chinese companies
- Next Media AnimationNext Media AnimationNext Media Animation is a Taiwan-based subsidiary of Next Media, a Hong Kong media conglomerate, which is purposed toward creating CGI-animated, humorous re-enactments of recent news stories...
External links
- Official website
- Company Profile
- Celebrities seek tougher privacy laws (The Standard, 1 February 2007) http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=37330&sid=11995233&con_type=1
- Source: Pinyin translated with CozyChinese.COM