PERTH: Seven West Media has picked up a 33 percent shareholding in the digital media brand Starts at 60.<\/p>\n
Seven West Media\u2019s investment will support further expansion of the independent business in content, technology and operations and see them launch a range of brands and service offerings that go beyond media over the coming months. Starts at 60 was founded by Rebecca Wilson in 2013 and now delivers more than 1.5 million unique browsers and hit 5 million pageviews per month globally. The digital brand targets those approaching and beyond 60 years old in Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n
Tim Worner, CEO and managing director of Seven West Media, said: \u201cWe are delighted to partner with and support the growth of Starts at 60. It is a great business in a growing, influential and affluent market and expands our connection with our audiences and delivers those audiences to our advertising partners. Starts at 60\u2019s young, energetic style, and invigorating outlook for the emerging Baby Boomer generation is something we also embrace across our television and magazine brands.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clive Dickens, Seven West Media\u2019s chief digital officer, said: \u201cWe are pursuing opportunities to build our company through key strategic investments in new ventures which can grow rapidly with the benefit of aggressive promotion and Starts at 60 is right in that category. Our media assets are increasingly forming an ecosystem where broadcast television and our publishing content are the cornerstones as we use to expand and commercialize new platforms. Consumer behavior and content engagement and consumption is changing. Television will continue to be the cornerstone for engaging with mass audiences and will underpin our plans to further engage with our audiences. Starts at 60 underlines our commitment to build beyond those strengths and allow us to have [one-on-one] conversations with our audiences. Starts at 60 is building a true online community with powerful channels that connect with the audience in a way that has become rare in today\u2019s media. Rebecca and the team really care about this generation, and that connection is special and we\u2019re excited to invest in its growth.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are enormously passionate about serving baby boomers as the young, vibrant, energetic people they are with regular, inviting, respectful and engaging content. Our team is proud to be breaking the mold of 60 being old that is so well entrenched in the media industry,\u201d said Wilson. \u201cSeven shares our values on this, which we are delighted about. Seven\u2019s investment brings enormous synergies to support our growth in Australia, and the funding will be used to create the best media and service offerings we can for this generation that has embraced us online.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe partnership formed between Seven and Starts at 60 reinforces our position as the number one digital mature brand and the voice of the over 60 which it has become online and we\u2019re excited by what comes next,\u201d added Wilson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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