Who owns Seven Network?
Seven Network is owned by Southern Cross Media Group (Australia, ASX: SXL), which has owned the brand since 7 January 2026.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Southern Cross Media Group Limited Annual Report 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Southern Cross Media Group Limited reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇦🇺 Australia, Melbourne
- Origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Film & television › Television networks
- Parent ticker
- ASX: SXL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian commercial television network, made up of Channel 7 and the channels 7two, 7mate and 7flix. It was the most-watched network in Australia in the year to June 2026, with a 42.5 per cent audience share, and holds the broadcast rights to AFL football and to cricket. Its programmes include Sunrise, Home and Away and My Kitchen Rules. It came to Southern Cross Media Group with the acquisition of Seven West Media, completed on 7 January 2026.
Ownership timeline of Seven Network
- 2026 – present Southern Cross Media Group [1] reported
Where Seven Network sits in Southern Cross Media Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Southern Cross Media Group
Southern Cross Media Group controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
Other brands in television networks, and who owns them
The 86 brands in television networks on Brandtree belong to 27 owners. The largest is Sun TV Network, with 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini TV | Sun TV Network | 🇮🇳 India |
| Global Television | Corus | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| BET | Paramount Skydance | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bounce (Scripps network) | Scripps | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cartoon Network | Warner Bros. Discovery | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Canal+ | Canal+ | 🇫🇷 France |
| AMC | AMC Networks | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Astro | Astro | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
About the owner: Southern Cross Media Group
Southern Cross Media Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as ASX: SXL.
Southern Cross Media Group is an Australian media company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, with its registered office in South Melbourne. Its audio business, SCA, owns 104 radio stations under the Triple M and Hit brands and the LiSTNR digital audio service. On 7 January 2026 it completed the acquisition of all the shares in Seven West Media, which brought it the Seven Network, the 7plus streaming service and West Australian Newspapers, publisher of The West Australian, The Sunday Times, PerthNow and The Nightly. It says its brands now reach more than 20 million Australians a month.
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🇦🇺 Seven Network and other Australian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 203 brands that began in Australia. 59 of them (29%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Seven Network is not one of them.
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- Adbri — CRH 🇮🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Seven Network?
The parent company of Seven Network is Southern Cross Media Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Australia.
Is Seven Network Australian?
Yes. Seven Network originated in Australia and its owner, Southern Cross Media Group, is also headquartered in Australia.
Since when has Southern Cross Media Group owned Seven Network?
Southern Cross Media Group has owned Seven Network since 7 January 2026.
Is Seven Network still owned by Southern Cross Media Group?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Seven Network is still owned by Southern Cross Media Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Southern Cross Media Group Limited Annual Report 2026 — Southern Cross Media Group Limited, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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