38 Facts About Nine Network

Nine Network is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network.

Nine Network's first broadcasting station was launched in Sydney, New South Wales, as TCN-9 on 16 September 1956 by The Daily Telegraph owner Frank Packer.

In 1978, Nine Network switched its slogan to "Still the One", which lasted until a decline in ratings in January 2006.

Meanwhile, National Nine Network News was overtaken by Seven News for the first time ever, while Today was beaten by Seven's fledgling Sunrise program.

In 2006, Nine Network continued on its downward trend, losing most news weeks to Seven News and just winning the year thanks to its coverage of the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

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In May 2007, Nine Network partially reintroduced the Nine Network dots, which resulted in the square logo changing into a three-dimensional cube that rotates, with the dots visible on every second side of the cube.

Nine Network expanded into Northern NSW with the acquisition on NBN Television in May 2007.

Nine Network launched a break-out hit, Underbelly, which attracted over 2.

In March 2008, The Nine Network launched a high definition channel called Nine HD on channel 90 until 2010.

In 2009, Nine started relatively strongly due to the top-rating Australian drama Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities and the Twenty20 Cricket series until Nine lost the rights in 2018, but could not hold its audience after Network Ten's MasterChef Australia became a hit.

Nine Network expanded its news strand with the reintroduction of a late-night bulletin, an extended morning bulletin and weekend editions of Today.

In 2010, Nine Network obtained the rights to exclusive coverage of the Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks.

On 26 September 2010, Nine Network launched their third digital channel GEM on Channel 90.

In 2011, the Nine Network announced a new "Home of Comedy" line-up with comedy shows such as Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, and other American sitcoms, along with the launch of a live comedy show Ben Elton Live From Planet Earth, which was cancelled after only three episodes due to low ratings.

Nine Network brought back This Is Your Life with Eddie McGuire as host, although the series was cancelled after airing four episodes.

The Nine Network had success in the ratings in the second half of 2011 with The Block, Underbelly: Razor, and The Celebrity Apprentice Australia.

On 24 November 2011, the Nine Network announced the line-up for 2012, with a focus on reality programs, including an Australian version of The Voice, the return of Big Brother, Excess Baggage, and The Celebrity Apprentice Australia.

The Nine Network aired coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

On 26 March 2012, the Nine Network launched Extra, a new channel aimed at delivering home shopping, brand funded, religious, community, educational and multi-cultural programming content created by advertisers.

On 27 January 2014, the Nine Network have stopped using the Supertext logo and have switched to their own Closed Captioning logo.

Nine Network relaunched 9HD, in November 2015, an HD simulcast of their primary channel, on channel 90 and launched new lifestyle channel 9Life on channel 94.

Nine Network finalised supply deals with WIN for South Australia and Griffith on 29 June 2016 after long negotiations, with a deal for Tasmanian joint venture TDT secured the following day after long negotiations.

In June 2018, it was announced that Nine Network would enter into a joint venture with Australian News Channel to create Your Money, a business news channel that was replaced the Sky News Business Channel on Foxtel channel 601 and available free-to-air through Nine Network on channel 95, replacing Extra.

The Seven Network had won every ratings year between 2007 and 2018 inclusive due to lower than expected ratings, and a launch of new programs not performing as hoped, this allowed Nine to regain lost ground during the most competitive times of the ratings period which resulted in Nine's first win in the first quarter since 2009.

In 2020, despite drastic and last minute changes to most network's programming schedules in light of the COVID-19 pandemic the Nine Network has managed to retain the number one lead by a considerable margin.

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On 5 April 2020, Nine Network launched 9Rush as a joint venture with Discovery Inc, which features action and adventure-themed reality series targeting a young adult male audience.

On 12 March 2021, Nine Network announced that it would return to WIN Television as its regional affiliate in most markets beginning on 1 July 2021, in a deal that will last at least seven years.

British programs on Nine include the U K game shows Pointless and Tipping Point.

On 11 March 2015, Nine Network revived their rights for Nickelodeon International because the studio now allows new broadcast rights, but they share with 10 and ABC.

Nine Network regained its news dominance at the conclusion of the 2013 ratings year.

Nine Network has posted journalists overseas to cover major European stories following the closure of its European bureau in late 2008, with the last European correspondent, James Talia, being redesignated to his former role as a senior Melbourne Nine Network News journalist.

The flagship sports of the brand are cricket until Nine Network lost the rights in 2018, Australian Open Tennis, National Rugby League, and formerly Australian Football League, until Nine Network lost the rights in 2006, and Super League while it existed.

On 26 May 2010, Nine Network became the first free-to-air television channel in Australia to broadcast in 3D.

In 2018, Nine Network signed the rights to the Australian Open and several other tennis tournament.

Nine Network is simulcast in standard and high definition digital.

In 2013, the Nine Network switched their captioning provider from Red Bee Media to Ai-Media.

Nine Network originally launched a high definition simulcast of their main channel on channel 90 on 1 January 2001 alongside the introduction of digital terrestrial television in Australia.

On 14 January 2008, Nine Network completely reinstated the nine dots logo, but with a different design.