Nine Entertainment Co

TV.Cynic · June 20, 2025, 3:57am

NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR NINE’S STREAMING AND BROADCAST DIVISION

Nine’s Streaming and Broadcast division has today outlined its strategic direction as a new function, including a new leadership team and ways of working.

The move, unveiled by Nine’s Managing Director Streaming and Broadcast, Amanda Laing, is designed to drive growth and revenue opportunities for Nine and accelerate key initiatives as part of the Nine2028 transformation program. It follows the new Group Operating Model and the creation of the Streaming and Broadcast Division announced in January.

The key changes include the creation of new roles with expanded responsibility for Channel 9, 9Now and Stan for the first time, including:

Executive Director - Entertainment

Michael Healy’s four decades of experience creating successful local content that resonates with Australian audiences will be leveraged across our free and subscription broadcast and streaming products. Michael has an innate sensibility of what Australian audiences want to watch, the talent they love, and the stories that will strike a chord.

Executive Director - Entertainment Content Acquisitions

Led by Cailah Scobie who has extensive experience across free and paid platforms, excellent credentials as a negotiator and deal-maker, and an ability to identify content which will drive advertising and subscription revenues.

Executive Director - News & Current Affairs

Fiona Dear will continue to lead News & Current Affairs and drive this integral division and its storytelling across all brands, as well as the transformation of 9News.

Sport

Sport is at the core of Nine’s DNA and the biggest single area of investment across the Nine Group. Wide World of Sports and Stan Sport are the foundation of our world-class reputation in sport production. To realise the full potential of this and drive efficiencies, these production teams will be brought together under the leadership of Brent Williams.

Amanda Laing will lead a strategic program across all other elements of the Nine Group’s sport business to identify further opportunities for efficiencies and growth across advertising and subscription revenues, rights, and partnerships.

Chief Strategy Officer - Streaming and Broadcast

A newly created position to help drive strategic analysis, planning, decisions and execution across our suite of free and paid products. Nine will soon commence recruitment for this position.

Chief Marketing Officer - Streaming and Broadcast

A newly created role to lead a coordinated marketing team of passionate brand specialists working across multiple platforms and channels. Nine will soon commence recruitment for this position.

Nine’s State Managing Directors

In QLD (Kylie Blucher), WA (Clive Bingwa) and SA (Sean O’Brien) will now report to Amanda Laing, to enable the growth of all Streaming and Broadcast businesses in those markets.

Complementing these structural and operational changes, three executives will have accountability for the P+L and strategic goals of Nine Group’s streaming and broadcast products.

Executive Director - Channel 9, 9 multi-channels and 9Now

Hamish Turner will have responsibility for the P+L of these free television and free streaming businesses.

Executive Director - Stan

With Stan a core growth opportunity for Nine, Dan Taylor will be responsible for the P+L of Stan.

Managing Director - Radio

As an important part of the Nine Group, Radio will continue to operate as it does today, delivering revenue and EBITDA contributions to the Nine Group under Tom Malone’s leadership.

Nine Managing Director Streaming and Broadcast, Amanda Laing said: “There is immense opportunity to drive growth for the Nine Group and strong momentum already underway.

“While Nine’s streaming and broadcast brands have enjoyed independent success, our strength lies in the power of the Nine Group and today’s changes are the first step in unlocking that potential.

“We’re lucky enough to have some of the industry’s top talent and I’m excited to leverage their experience across our streaming and broadcast brands.”

These changes are effective 1 July 2025 and all roles will report directly to Amanda Laing.

Nick · June 20, 2025, 4:13am

Do the NSW and VIC state directors already report to Laing, or are Sydney and Melbourne considered “the network” so they don’t have state directors?

Sully · June 20, 2025, 4:30am

I interpreted it as this

Jeffmister · June 21, 2025, 3:46am

This reads to me (especially referring to efficiencies not once but twice) that Stan Sport will eventually cease being a separate entity that does its own thing and either be merged into WWOS entirely or integrated into it.

Additionally, the review into (among other things) rights and partnerships is interesting considering Nine’s sports rights spending spree over the last few years and rights processes coming up over the next few years (particularly NRL in the short-term).

Jeffmister · July 20, 2025, 11:48am

According to The Australian, Bruce Gordon is considering whether to make a takeover bid for Nine after it finalises selling its stake in Domain.

However, he’s more likely to take advantage of the creep exception to 20% individual acquisition limit and increase his stake in Nine (which will be just over 25% by November) by 3% every six months after the Domain sale has concluded.

Regardless of what he decides to do, the newspaper is reporting Gordon intends to seek greater representation on Nine’s board.

TV.Cynic · July 21, 2025, 10:36pm

Today covered the story this morning “Bruce Gordon - very handsome”.

Nick · July 22, 2025, 2:28am

Looks like a gust of wind could almost finish him off

ando9185 · July 22, 2025, 4:12am

On the contrary I doubt there’d be many 96 year olds looking as well as he does and still being so heavily involved in their business. I know I’ve suffered from much of his WINness (mappy etc…) but thinking about how old he is and the decisions he’s still making shows he’s still very much with it. Whether he can see out all his plans or not his body will decide eventually but I’m rather impressed at what he’s still doing.

Moe · July 22, 2025, 8:55am

I’m sure Bruce will live as long as is needed for him to see the “you’re watching the WIN Network” promo airing on TCN.

ElCapitanCranky · July 22, 2025, 9:14am

Don’t encourage him. Him and Rupert Murdoch is proof there is a devil as they’ve both signed contracts for long life.

Aurora · July 25, 2025, 6:32am

Hope the Gordons go all in with a bid next year. They’ll probably have to take on some debt to achieve it but they have the assets to make it happen. The business will have enough cashflow to pay that off in the next few years.

Privatise the business which will allow them to streamline management then merge the WIN assets in. They’ll be in broadcast, streaming and have a larger radio business. Finally secure on a national level.

If the pandemic showed anything, it was the continued strength of radio which should continue to be very complimentary.

Nick · July 25, 2025, 7:05am

I thought it was the podcasting sphere and at-home style of production that the Late Night shows rushed to adopt which showed its strength in the pandemic?

Aurora · July 25, 2025, 7:12am

I don’t recall Nine/WIN displaying this? WIN Radio helped keep the lights on during the pandemic so not as dead as may have thought.

medianz · July 25, 2025, 8:29am

Nine is selling its building and site in New Zealand - currently used by Stuff Publishing as a printing plant for its newspapers (in Wellington’s Petone).

JohnsonTV · July 25, 2025, 9:37am

Surely Stuff should have the first right to buy the site from Nine?

OnAir · July 25, 2025, 9:48am

It’ll be sold and turned into apartments probably.

Of little value to Stuff to own the land - they’ll probably just lease somewhere smaller.

JohnsonTV · July 25, 2025, 11:37am

Foreign investment board gives green light to Domain takeover

The Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) has greenlit the proposed $3 billion takeover of Domain by US property listings giant Costar.

In an ASX listing by Domain, it confirmed that Costar had received written notice from FIRB, stating that the Commonwealth Government “has no objections to the proposed scheme”. This would see the US company pay $4.43 per share for the remainder of Domain, resulting in its 100% ownership by Costar.

Domain shareholders will vote on the sale on August 4. The Domain Board “unanimously recommends” its shareholders vote in favour, with the company’s directors “each intend[ing] to vote all the Domain shares held or controlled by, or on behalf of, them in favour of the scheme.”

Majority owner Nine Entertainment, which holds 60.05% of the shares, has also confirmed “it intends to vote all of the Domain shares it holds or controls in favour of the scheme in the absence of a superior proposal.”

TVHead · July 25, 2025, 1:16pm

A privately owned Australian company owning Nine would be the ideal end result, all credit to him.

JohnsonTV · August 4, 2025, 9:48am

Domain shareholders vote for sale

Shareholders in Domain have overwhelmingly voted in favour of selling the online property classified company to US-based property group CoStar.

The deal, approved by 99.98% of the votes cast by Domain shareholders, is scheduled to be implemented on Wednesday, August 27.

JohnsonTV · August 5, 2025, 10:47pm