Nine (Southern Cross)

Re Nine acquiring TDT - can’t happen due to the type of licence they both operate under - when aggregation was introduced across larger markets, the only way for regions like Tasmania, Mildura and Darwin could have another license was to allow for two station markets where there are two different owners to apply, either separately or jointly, to operate a digital-only third station. These are known as “Section 38B” licences, and were created by the Broadcasting Services Amendment. For Nine to acquire a Section 38B Licence, and if both parties approve and application is needed to change the classification.