they have shown off a refresh occasionally at upfronts in the past. I remember seeing them announce the current multichannel logos at an upfronts…
I understand that but it’s now 2021 and a lot more to cover that generates revenue than a logo colour update
Given the half-hearted way in which Seven has rolled out their current branding, I’d personally rather wait for brand new look Nine which has been well thought out, encompasses all elements of the network (including News, Sport, etc.) and is actually good enough to last 5-6 years!
About the standard for FTA now.
More of the same for Nine really, another Underbelly series and another forgettable series which likely won’t make it to S2.
I would’ve expected more from former Stan boss Mike Sneesby, he seemed to do well with drama commissions for the streamer.
Quality dramas from the Nine Network, only on Stan.
Quick thoughts on today’s upfronts.
Integration is the theme - from merging of WIN’s sales department into Nine, to acquisition of US Open rights to complete a historic Grand Slam, to the new online shop for Sunday Life magazine.
Seems that Nine commissioned more lifestyle programs to provide more variety to its line-up and reduce its reliance on movies on Saturday nights. No mention of David Attenborough’s BBC documentaries.
US Open and UCI Road World Championships are the only two major additions to WWOS line-up for 2022. No mention of Commonwealth Games, 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia, or the rescheduled 2022 Rugby League World Cup. No surprise about Nine showing the 2023 Ashes tour from England though.
I think Nine bought the rights to 2022 UCI Road World Championships because 1. it will be held in Wollongong and 2. the dates (September 18-25) is smack bang in the middle of NRL finals. Theoretically, Nine could show the women’s elite race live on September 24, up against the AFL Grand Final on Seven.
And what a missed opportunity to fast-track new NBC prehistoric/sci-fi drama La Brea on the main channel (it will be on 9Now). Nine could have used “Made in Melbourne” as the major selling point.
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Was announced last year, wasn’t it?
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I stand by everything I said yesterday about watching upfronts. For those who do want to watch Nine’s upfront presentation though, they have uploaded it to their ‘Nine for Brands’ website:
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The CEO isn’t great in front of the camera.
Nine has bought the rights to upcoming BBC nature documentary Green Planet, as part of the partnership deal between the two broadcasters.
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American singing game show I Can See Your Voice is coming to 9GO! next year according to an article on TV Tonight.
I Can See Your Voice debuted on FOX in the US in September 2020 and is hosted by comedian and Masked Singer judge Ken Jeong. Singer Adrienne Houghton and actress Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm) are regular panellists.
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Shall Channel 9 adopt a Local Version?
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No. It looks terrible.
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Raymond also moving to 9Go! from 10 Peach.
unlike jbar i hope 9 does adopt a local version
Nine should’ve just paid more money to keep rights to the actual Voice (if you know what I mean) than commission what sounds somewhat like a lame ripped off version.
I’m not sure what makes a tv show expensive but would singing songs make a show more expensive to produce?
In the TV Blackbox interview with Hamish Turner, towards the end Hamish has this to say about their consistent schedule and returning franchises next year:
“… we’re developing a few new shows, which we hope to bring into the schedule next year, none of those have been announced as yet”.
Hopefully it will be some investments in drama and comedy or maybe even an additional reality tentpole to give their lineup a bit more diversity. But realistically it will probably be more lifestyle/true crime shows/factuals.
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I’d imagine that in addition to the production standards, there’s also a fee for all the songs they use that they have to pay to the company which would probably add to the cost.
Whereas Celebrity Apprentice and likes only really pays B/C/D grade celebrities who wouldn’t be even worth half of that in some cases.
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