Just as the director intended.
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As Aurora gets at, it just looks very strange, viewers expect ads, not to stop it for half a minute to do all that and resume just to allow for (I think) the immediately preceding ‘shoot out’ scene not to be butchered.
That’s correct, as has been the case for at least a couple of decades now with the ACMA’s commercial Code.
Which is why it’s so bizarre, as a network either does one of two things:
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If they really want to air an M movie before 8:30pm (be it for ratings or the scheduling works better), it is edited and that version airs in full, even if starting at 8:25pm for example (yes it happens)! Not do what Nine did.
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Or, the reason I think Nine did it, is because normally this particular movie would’ve been too hard to edit (hence the split) and just waited for an 8:30pm or after zone to air uncut. But for some reason, Nine didn’t want to do that, but when it came to the more graphic scenes later must’ve found it impossible to edit (be it too much and/or if edited would completely ruin the narrative - as Seven’s reasoning in the “Hannibal” ACMA investigation).
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It’s clearly nothing to do with ratings and all about classification. The novel approach seems like a win for viewers if it means they can watch a movie with less censorship.
Better than this in 1983:
Video opnes with promo:
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Walt Disney’s “Moana” (2016) FTA premiere on Nine, Saturday week.
Also, Walt Disney-Pixar’s “Finding Nemo” (2003) network premiere on 9Go! Previously on Seven.
“Ali” (2001) network premiere on 10 Bold on Sunday (Roadshow, previously on Nine).
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It’s presented as part of The Wonderful World of Disney. Good to see the Disney series back on Nine Sydney.
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Are Nine monetising this (who’s on sponsor billboards)?
Very reminiscent to Seven’s Season of Magic last year (where they did special intros with cast, graphics and had “Crimes of Grindlewald” theatrical release sponsoring it paid by Roadshow).
Not watching because of the footy, but would’ve otherwise, never saw this Beauty and the Beast at the cinemas
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Are you asking if a commercial television station has sold advertising during a program?
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No, as in specially monetizing the Wonderful World of Disney with a principal partner, like with the aforementioned example
The FTA premiere of Beauty and the Beast did pretty well last night. I think Seven is regretting letting the Disney deal lapsing and picked up by Nine. Also, had Presto (streaming service owned by Foxtel and Seven) been still in the business, it could have been streaming Disney movies rather than Stan.
This was at the end of “Legends of the Fall” (1994) on Nine, must be a new copy as it had the newer logo of Sony at the end:
sorry for quality, had to get right angle due to glare on Plasma
NB/ Sony seem to be the only TV distributor still attaching such logo to the end of their movies licenced to TV networks globally.
Disney (formerly Buena Vista) used to and logos can still be seen at the end of some movie copies on Seven from mid-2000s and also Criminal Minds.
Roadshow also used to for movies on Nine.
But 20C Fox don’t seem to, neither do Paramount.
I have seen the odd Universal Television logo at the end of some movies on TV, most recently “Lucy” on Seven.
Why? It was their choice as you say. Probably saving a lot of money too.
They’ve instead been licenced a stack of Warner Bros catalogue titles, including popular “Harry Potter” movies which by your reasoning Nine must also be disappointed to no longer have…
Movies recently from other distributors such as “The Dressmaker” premiere, Indiana Jones re-runs and even Disney re-runs Seven still air have rated similar for them.
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Second Marvel movie to have FTA premiere on Nine.
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It’s on 9Go next Friday night in case you want to watch it
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FTA premiere, from Seven’s 20C Fox deal.
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Yes, despite covering up any branding on the post-mix machine you can still vaguely see Pepsi Max-branded cups in the background! 
Perhaps cinema aficionados might also know exactly which one Nine would’ve filmed these segments in.
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Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace, Cremorne.
Does Mike Walsh still own that?
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Which city? There’s at least two of them.
There’s only one Hayden Orpheum, which narrows it down to one.
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