Nine is a publicly owned media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered in Australia. Founded in 2006, the company employs approximately 3,420 individuals and reported $815.1M in revenue as of 2025, functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company specializes in broadcast television and radio, operating as Australia's largest locally owned integrated media and entertainment conglomerate. Originally incorporated in October 2006, evolving out of legacy PBL and Fairfax Media structures, Nine operates a cross-platform empire across television, digital streaming, publishing, and radio. Trading on the ASX under the ticker NEC, the company reaches over 20 million Australians monthly. Headquartered at 1 Denison Street in North Sydney and led by CEO Matt Stanton, the enterprise leverages its national scale to command a significant share of the country's advertising spend, utilizing premium sports rights (such as the NRL and the Australian Open) and investigative journalism to transition its traditional analog footprint into a digital subscription and addressable video ecosystem.
Nine recently revealed its strategy on September 17, 2026, to extend its Publishing influence beyond its traditional pages, aiming to connect brands with Australians through high-value lifestyle ecosystems, live brand experiences, and deep commercial specialization. Unveiled at its Upfront showcase, the model is designed to transform active reader engagement across its publishing titles into real-world action. Previously, on September 15, Sarah Abo announced her departure from the Nine Network at the end of the year, concluding her time as co-host of Today to pursue other opportunities. This followed news from September 14, which indicated Nine’s audience displayed conflicting emotions such as frustration, anxiety, calmness, hopefulness, and stress, alongside pessimism and skepticism, as the national mood remained predominately negative with a slight increase in net negative emotions.
Nine offers 7 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Nine's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio and media and TV services.
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Nine's revenues were $815.1M in 2025. Caretta Research has split Nine's revenue into 5 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (national channel groups), which represents 32% of Nine's revenue.
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Nine currently holds 48 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including horse racing, golf, soccer | association football, ironman (surf lifesaving), basketball, multi-sport, ice hockey, tennis, winter sports, rugby union, netball, cricket, rugby league, motorsports and aquatics and swimming.