Apparently according to this article Nine is expecting earnings to fall $100-110 million for FY23 compared to the previous year
Points from the article:
- Nine is expected earnings to fall $100-110 million compared to the previous year
- Nine says it’s full year EBITDA will fall between $590 million and $600 million compared to FY22
- 9Now showed 22 percent revenue growth in the March quarter
- Advertising revenue is expected to be down “in the very low single digits”, percentagewise compared to 2022, with costs rising by 7%
- Nine calls it a “ strong outcome against the backdrop of a weak economy, reflecting ongoing revenue share gains”
From Nine:
Statement about Ben Roberts-Smith defamation judgment
We welcome the Federal Court’s judgement that investigations by The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald were correct in their reporting that Ben Roberts-Smith committed war crimes.
The finding by Justice Anthony Besanko today that Roberts-Smith participated in the execution of Afghans confirms our reports that the Victoria Cross recipient breached the Geneva Convention, and is a critical step towards justice for the families of the murder victims.
The judgement is a vindication for journalists Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters, who began reporting this difficult and complicated story more than seven years ago.
It is a vindication for the many people in our newsrooms and our organisation who supported this important public interest journalism.
And, most importantly, it’s a vindication for the brave soldiers of the Australian Defence Force’s SAS who served their country with distinction and then had the courage to speak the truth about what happened in Afghanistan.
Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters painstakingly pieced together these investigations, and today’s judgement exemplifies how the exhaustive public interest journalism of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald serves our community.
The series of stories at the centre of this trial will have a lasting impact on the Australian Defence Force and how our soldiers conduct themselves during conflict.
Today is obviously a pivotal moment in this story and we are very pleased with the result - but it’s critical to acknowledge that it goes on beyond this judgement. We will continue to hold people involved in war crimes to account.
The responsibility for these atrocities does not stop with Ben Roberts-Smith.
Publishing a story of this magnitude is never easy, but high quality investigative journalism is vital to a thriving democracy.
Nine’s unequivocal backing of this reporting and our defence of it is a clear demonstration of its commitment to quality journalism.
James Chessell, Nine’s Managing Director, Publishing
Tory Maguire, Executive Editor, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
Australia’s largest youth publisher comes of age with a bang
PEDESTRIAN, Australia’s largest and spiciest youth media group, officially turned eighteen and put on a birthday party for the ages to celebrate.**
In an all-day banger, PEDESTRIAN threw the doors open at the House of Music and Booze on Saturday, June 10th. A packed crowd of 300 readers, fans and personalities whipped themselves into a dancey, sweaty throng of party as 12 DJs set the vibe high early and didn’t relent for 8 frenetic hours. Mowgli May, Deepa, Diva Cups and many more hit the 1s and 2s so hard they all melded into 3s.
Josie Rozenberg-Clarke, PEDESTRIAN Head of Editorial, said of the event “PEDESTRIAN may have come of age but after 18 years of spicy content, we’re still as bratty as ever. We proved this by throwing a massive all-day banger with all our mates for our 18th birthday. Don’t tell mum and dad.”
With key sponsors White Claw, Uber Eats, and Tinder coming aboard to make the dang thing happen, and with additional support from friends Swanning Around, Remedy Kombucha, 19 Crimes, and Mountain Culture, PEDESTRIAN 18th will go down in the annals as one of the all-time greats. An all-encompassing hootenanny of sights, sounds, and big, big vibes.
Happy birthday, ya spicy animals! Here’s to the next 18 years.
Hinting at the channel with the PTV bits?
Also, graphic was made in Canva.
Good spotting there 
Cameron King appointed Nine’s Director of Product, Commercial and Sales Platforms
Nine has today announced the appointment of experienced media executive Cameron King to the newly created role of Director of Product, Commercial and Sales Platforms within its Product division.
This new function is the next step in the growth of Nine’s Product capability across the broader business. Working closely with Bec Haagsma, Nine’s Chief Product Officer, King brings 20+ years’ of strategy, sales and product experience to the role and will be focussed on the products and experiences to support our commercial and sales operations across the Nine group.
For the past few years, King has been based in the US working as a consultant on the intersection of technology and media sales, and was previously Chief Technology and Transformation Officer at Group M in Sydney. Prior to this, he held a range of senior positions at News Corp Australia, including Managing Director of Digital Revenue, alongside chairing the IAB – the peak trade association for the online advertising industry in Australia. King has returned to Australia to lead the creation of this new function for Nine.
On King’s appointment, Nine’s Chief Product Officer, Bec Haagsma, said: “I couldn’t be happier to welcome Cam to Nine, and am really looking forward to setting up a new product function with him. Super experienced, he will bring his leadership and industry capabilities to the business and we will continue to differentiate what we do, and just as importantly, how we do it, with Cam’s appointment.”
Cameron King said: “I’m excited to be back in Australia and joining the team at Nine. This represents a unique opportunity to work alongside Nine’s market leading sales teams and identify new products and capabilities that can help accelerate their growth.”
Cameron King commences his role as Director of Product, Commercial and Sales Platforms on Thursday 15 June, and will complete the senior leadership team.
Key sport promotions announced as Nine heads into massive year of sport
Nine has promoted Anne Gruber and Matt Hair within its sport content solutions and commercial leadership team, in a move that further strengthens Nine’s sports marketing platform as it prepares for a huge sporting year ahead.
As Director of Content Partnerships – Sport, Olympic and Paralympic Games, Gruber will lead Nine’s sport content partnerships arm across all marquee sport assets including rugby league, tennis, rugby, cricket, golf and the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The role will see her continue to provide content and integrated opportunities for brands and partners across Nine’s unrivalled sport ecosystem utilising the powerhouse creative solutions division Powered.
Hair has been appointed as Director of Sales – Sydney Sport and Rugby League, continuing to lead Nine’s sport proposition in the Sydney market. He will also take on additional responsibility for rugby league assets across Nine.
Both will report to Director of Sales – Sport, Olympic and Paralympic Games, Matthew Granger.
The new roles represent another step in Nine’s investment in sport as a powerful content platform across a Total Television, Total Publishing and Total Audio landscape, underpinned by the unrivalled Powered.
Nicki Kenyon, Director of Powered, said: “It’s fantastic to see this further investment in sport at Nine, which reinforces the role sport plays in our solution for clients. Powered sits in a unique place in the Australian market, and I’m excited about the next year ahead as we provide opportunities for brands across some of the most prestigious sporting events on the calendar.”
Matthew Granger, Director of Sales – Sport, Olympic and Paralympic Games, said: “Both these promotions are reflective of the depth of talent within our business here at Nine, they represent a critical investment in growing Nine’s mega sport marketing platform. Anne Gruber over the last eight and a half years has played an integral leadership role in the development and delivery of Nine’s sport content and integrated solutions for brands, which have included internationally awarded and market leading contextual content solutions. Anne is an outstanding executive, and I am excited to see where Anne, working with the incredible Powered team and Team Sport take the opportunities for brands across our assets”
“Matt Hair has led the Sydney Sport team for seven years and played an integral role in the evolution of Nine’s proposition for brands across our sport ecosystem. Matt’s broader marketing experience, business knowledge and leadership makes him the perfect person to lead our rugby league proposition and the evolution of sport within the Sydney market.”
Both commence in their roles effective immediately.
Hair as the surname and he is bald 
Maybe his hair would be Matted if he had any.
Nine Appoints Chief Data Officer in newly created role to accelerate value of data asset
Nine has today announced the appointment of Suzie Cardwell as Chief Data Officer; a newly created role which will enable Nine to accelerate its lead in the market by leveraging data as a strategic asset across the group, positively impacting consumer and commercial experiences, as well as identifying future opportunities.
An seasoned media executive of more than 20 years, Cardwell brings a wealth of consumer and commercial experience and expertise in media, digital and data to the role. With a proven track record in leading successful data-driven change programs, she has held prominent leadership roles in other large media organisations, including News Corp and Foxtel, prior to joining Nine.
As Chief Data Officer, Cardwell will report to Nine’s Chief Digital Officer, Alex Parsons, and be the single point of accountability for data for Nine, covering governance, strategy and planning with execution on data projects, aligned to the group strategy.
Alex Parsons said: “We are delighted to welcome Suzie as our new Chief Data Officer. Her extensive experience and strong leadership in data strategy and planning in the media market makes her the ideal candidate to drive our data strategy. We believe that her expertise will play a pivotal role in optimising our operations and enhancing our consumer and commercial engagement across all of our digital platforms.”
Of her appointment, Suzie Cardwell said: “I am thrilled to join Nine as the Chief Data Officer and work with Alex and the talented team. Data has the power to revolutionise the media and entertainment industry, and Nine has a huge existing data asset and I am excited to leverage its potential to drive innovation, enhance consumer experiences and fuel business growth. I look forward to contributing to Nine’s digital transformation journey.”
Cardwell’s appointment underscores Nine’s commitment to both data and digital transformation. She will work closely with the leadership team and all business units to shape Nine’s data vision and strategy and ensure it is core to the future growth and success of the organisation.
Suzie Cardwell will join Nine as Chief Data Officer in July 2023.
Looks like it’s only 2 days in, and already someone has stolen 3 of Nine’s dots!
Nine’s annual upfronts will be held on Wed September 6, confirmed by Nine’s Chief Sales Officer, Michael Stephenson this morning.
Johnnie Walker and VICE join forces to extend ‘The VICE Guide To Being Better’
Pedestrian Group and Johnnie Walker have announced season two of ‘The VICE Guide To Being Better’; a digital content series exploring a diverse range of human experiences. The momentum of season one, in partnership with agency partners Foundation and DRUM, has been rapid since its February 2023 launch.
The first iteration of ‘The VICE Guide To Being Better’ offered audiences an intimate glimpse into the lives of remarkable individuals including Caroline Cull, Red Ray, Demon Derriere, Rowi Singh, Keiynan Lonsdale, Sabrina Frederick and Brittany Long, exploring their pivotal roles in pushing society forward. Through candid conversation, these inspiring individuals shared their personal journeys, reflecting on the challenges and triumphs they’ve experienced in their pursuit for positive change.
The campaign and dedicated VICE vertical immersed audiences in a world of content, with themes including asexuality, women in sport, cultural representation, fat liberation, accessibility and more. Embracing diverse perspectives, the vertical sparked meaningful conversations and toasts to a future characterised by inclusivity and collective progress.
Spyros Asteriou, Head of NSW Agency Partnerships at Pedestrian Group said, “We raise our glasses to the Johnnie Walker team, a true partnership facilitated by Drum and Foundation, where they allowed us to push the boundaries and challenge Aussies to keep walking towards progress. The partnership uses VICE’s iconic voice to uncover stories for us all to look at things from a new POV, all whilst giving us a guide to being better. We’re excited to continue our partnership in telling humanfirst stories for a second phase.”
Jodi McLeod, Marketing Manager at Johnnie Walker said, “We’re so excited to be working with VICE, Foundation and DRUM for a second year in a row, continuing to celebrate and amplify the voices of those who are leading the charge for societal progress. Johnnie Walker has always represented a strive for progress, and with this partnership we continue the legacy of ‘Keep Walking’.
Pedestrian Group is proud to partner with Johnnie Walker, Foundation and DRUM to bring this next instalment to life and continue to drive collective progress.”
Erin Fletcher, DRUM Director of Entertainment Partnerships said, “Foundation and DRUM are incredibly excited to Keep Walking into year two of this momentous partnership bringing Australians into the Johnnie Walker world of collective progress.”
“It’s incredible when two iconic brands come together like this, Johnnie Walker and Vice, in a shared effort to drive more progressive conversations in Australia. We’re energised to continue to push boundaries, celebrate diverse groups and drive positive conversations in culture.” Kim Dolengowski, Head of Strategy, Foundation.
Any possibility of a Nine News Channel being announced today? 
Nine appoints new Group Director of Cybersecurity
Nine has today announced the appointment of Garry Bentlin as its new Group Director of Cybersecurity. Bentlin will be responsible for leading the ongoing development, implementation and embedding of the cybersecurity strategy and roadmap for Nine.
An exceptional cybersecurity leader, Bentlin brings more than two decades’ of security experience to Nine, honed from IT environments across critical infrastructure and energy, mining, financial services, airlines and transport, major sporting events, and government. His key strengths include developing enterprise cybersecurity visions and implementing programs of work to protect organisations’ data, people and systems.
Bentlin was most recently a Partner with PwC Australia, with previous roles including Chief Information Security Officer at TransGrid, National Cybersecurity Director at Deloitte, and various security positions at IBM. He is also currently a member of the Executive Advisory Board for Cyber (EABC) at Deakin University.
Nine’s Chief Information and Technology Officer, Memo Hayek, said: “Garry’s exceptional expertise and proven track record of delivery in cybersecurity are invaluable assets to our organisation. With his leadership, we are poised to elevate our digital resilience, enhance our capabilities, nurture our people, and continuously safeguard our digital assets”.
Garry Bentlin said: “I am excited to be part of Nine and look forward to working with the broader organisation and cybersecurity team to continue uplifting our capability and ensuring the continued resilience of our operations”.
Garry Bentlin will commence his role as Group Director of Cybersecurity at Nine on 11 October.