NZME, Fairfax reviewing rejected merger appeal, play up alternative strategies

NZME, Fairfax reviewing rejected merger appeal, play up alternative strategies
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Dec. 19 (BusinessDesk) - NZME and Fairfax Media are playing up the alternative strategies they've run since the Commerce Commission first rejected their planned merger, and are reserving their position on whether to appeal a High Court decision upholding the block.  New Zealand's dominant newspaper publishers received the judgment rejecting their appeal yesterday, with the full ruling expected before the end of the day once commercially sensitive information has been removed from the public document. Both media companies ex...