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“Nine has invested hundreds of millions in this game over decades and we now find they have profoundly wasted those funds with very little to fall back on.”
Net profit is down by 9% https://www.nineforbrands.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ASX-Release-H1-FY20.pdf
Net profit is down by 9% https://www.nineforbrands.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ASX-Release-H1-FY20.pdf
This is despite Channel 9 winning the ratings in 2019 for the first time in 12 years. Nine's yearly share for 2019 concluded at 29.4%, a 2.1% increase from 2018 (27.3%) compared to Seven's 29.0%, a 1.7% decline from 2018 (30.7%). https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/nine-emerges-from-the-ratings-wilderness-to-snatch-seven-s-lead-with-a-steady-ship-20191201-p53fu2.html
Channel 9 have a poor track record of fiscal management, once having $2.7b in senior debt and requiring a capital injection from hedge fund CVC Asia Pacific when former owner James Packer exited: https://www.ft.com/content/a759ab96-d257-11e1-abe7-00144feabdc0
In contrast, 2019 NRL revenue is up 6% and posted a higher than expected surplus: https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/nrl-reports-a30m-surplus-in-2019/
At this point we need some humour: Channel 9 CEO David Gyngell once brawled in the street with former owner James Packer: https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/media/exclusive-photos-james-packer-nine-ceo-david-gyngell-in-street-brawl/news-story/27f87313765dadb888bcfe1184ac4f1b
getting back to it:
“At Nine we had hoped to work with the NRL on a solution to the issues facing rugby league in 2020, brought on so starkly by COVID-19,” a spokeswoman said.
This is Channel 9s idea of working with the NRL on competition restructuring: https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/andrew-johns-floats-radical-plan-to-reduce-number-of-nrl-clubs/a140122b-d9b6-4de1-9cb6-efae12c09a3a
“At Nine we had hoped to work with the NRL on a solution to the issues facing rugby league in 2020, brought on so starkly by COVID-19,” a spokeswoman said.
This is Channel 9s idea of working with the NRL on competition restructuring: https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/andrew-johns-floats-radical-plan-to-reduce-number-of-nrl-clubs/a140122b-d9b6-4de1-9cb6-efae12c09a3a
"We now find ourselves with a contract that is unfulfilled by the code. We hoped we could talk though a long-term plan."
Channel 9 have always put themselves first in contract situations: https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-final-on-delay-as-nine-reneges/news-story/5aff902dd11c7ef9753c9c6165ade610
Channel 9 have always put themselves first in contract situations: https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-final-on-delay-as-nine-reneges/news-story/5aff902dd11c7ef9753c9c6165ade610
Comment from @alphahub : Channel 9 has a long history of putting #AFL above the #NRL 
despite denials, and mostly with respect to expansion into Melbourne and coverage into Adelaide and Perth.
despite denials, and mostly with respect to expansion into Melbourne and coverage into Adelaide and Perth.
Channel 9s commitment to AFL, which is the NRLs main rival, is alive and well as a direct undermining of the product they claim to support:
Nine launches additional AFL shows: https://wwos.nine.com.au/afl/nine-announce-new-afl-programs-for-2020-footy-classified-sunday-footy-show/942baa24-3007-4437-abf3-abcff40db777
Nine cancels NRL Footy show: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-02/channel-nine-axe-nrl-footy-show/10328922
Nine launches additional AFL shows: https://wwos.nine.com.au/afl/nine-announce-new-afl-programs-for-2020-footy-classified-sunday-footy-show/942baa24-3007-4437-abf3-abcff40db777
Nine cancels NRL Footy show: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-02/channel-nine-axe-nrl-footy-show/10328922
“(Ending) the NRL Footy Show was a slightly easier decision because we went rugby league coverage into The NRL Footy Show which pushed it out until 9.45pm and it just started to be a lot of money spent late at night,” Marks said. (continued)
“The Melbourne Footy Show is a different equation. Our commitment to Melbourne, our commitment to (AFL) football — we have to maintain that focus. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/television/channel-9-to-ramp-up-footy-show-discussions/news-story/446544e90084add4bcf34de80f7cb6de
NINE DROPS THE BALL
The NRL is not just blaming bad player behaviour for poor TV ratings from the recent Indigenous v Maori All Stars game. (continued)
The NRL is not just blaming bad player behaviour for poor TV ratings from the recent Indigenous v Maori All Stars game. (continued)
A confidential report blames Channel 9. The internal report says: “Channel 9 did not promote awareness of the game on their channels and there was a general lack of awareness for the match.” https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/monday-buzz-weekend-highlights-lowlights/news-story/cd9043b102b25f81aad7f7629570c23c
Today Show’s AFL crapfest will only kill it quicker as ratings continue to spiral: http://the81stminute.com/2019/03/today-shows-afl-crapfest-will-only-kill-it-quicker-as-ratings-continue-to-spiral/
...time for some more humour:
Channel 9 once appointed Eddie MacGuire as their CEO, who was also the CEO of AFL club Collingwood. He quit a year later: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-05-18/mcguire-quits-as-nine-ceo/2551762
Channel 9 once appointed Eddie MacGuire as their CEO, who was also the CEO of AFL club Collingwood. He quit a year later: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-05-18/mcguire-quits-as-nine-ceo/2551762
MacGuire has a history of racism: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/may/29/eddie-mcguire-adam-goodes-remarks
MacGuire has a history of misogyny. He and once “boned” female journalist Jessica Rowe and joked about drowning reported Caroline Wilson:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4107060/Eddie-McGuire-reflects-boning-drama-Jessica-Rowe.html https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-20/eddie-mcguire-apologises-caroline-wilson-drowning-comments/7524748
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4107060/Eddie-McGuire-reflects-boning-drama-Jessica-Rowe.html https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-20/eddie-mcguire-apologises-caroline-wilson-drowning-comments/7524748
