Fairfax exploits Canterbury market share to shut out local paper, Chch Star says

Fairfax exploits Canterbury market share to shut out local paper, Chch Star says
Sophie Boot
By Sophie Boot July 21 (BusinessDesk) - Star Media, the Christchurch-based publisher of giveaway local newspapers, says Fairfax Media uses its community paper for predatory advertising pricing and shuts The Star out of advertising deals. In its submission to the Commerce Commission critical of the proposed merger of Fairfax and NZME, Star Media says Fairfax is dominant in Canterbury and uses that position to undercut its competitor.  Star publishes titles The Star, Nor'West News and Pegasus Post. "Fairfax are aggressive in locking d...