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Nine Network



Further information: Nine's Wide World of Sports

Channel Nine broadcasts all sporting events under the Wide World of Sports brand. The flagship sports of the brand are National Rugby League, Cricket and formerly Australian rules football until Nine lost the rights in 2006. NRL games are broadcast in prime time in New South Wales and Queensland on Friday nights, however are usually screened after midnight (or not at all) in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.

Nine's other popular recurring sporting events include the Rugby League State of Origin, Telstra Swimming Championships, British Open, US Golf Open, US Tennis Open, Wimbledon, Commonwealth Bank Series Cricket, and Test cricket. As well as this, the Nine Network, in joint partnership with subscription television provider Foxtel, has broadcast rights for the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics.[15]

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Availability

The Nine Network is simulcast in analogue, standard definition and 1080i high definition. Nine is broadcast in metropolitan areas via Nine Network owned-and-operated stations, including TCN Sydney, GTV Melbourne, QTQ Brisbane and NTD Darwin, and by affiliate Channel Nine stations NWS Adelaide and STW Perth. Nine Network programming is also carried into regional Australia by affiliate networks WIN Television, NBN Television, and Imparja Television.

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Logos

The Nine Network became a nationalised network in 1970, with a shared logo produced and used across the metropolitan stations, featuring the numeral nine beside nine dots.[16] This logo has remained in use on the network, in differing forms across the decades, with various exceptions. In 1977, the nine dots were removed from the logo.[16] This lasted a decade until 1988, when Bond Media purchased the network and reinstated the nine dots, with STW Perth becoming a Nine Network owned-and-operated station.[4] In 1998, the dots were changed to spheres. Three-dimensions were added to the numeral nine in 2002, coinciding with a revamp of the network's on-air identity.[16]

On January 30, 2006, the network and its affiliates relaunched their logo's to coincide with Nine's fiftieth year of broadcasting. The new logo designed by Bruce Dunlop Associates saw the removal of the nine dots, with a non-solid blue coloured square added to behind the numeral nine. In 2007 this was modified to become a solid blue colour and also a cube, not the 2006 2D square. The rebranding of Nine also saw National Nine News, A Current Affair, Today, Nightline and the Wide World of Sports receive new designs. However, on May 19, 2007, the Nine Network reintroduced the nine dots, visible when the logo animated. In addition to this in 2008, the nine dots were reinstated into the static logo and modified from spheres to discs.[17]

1970 - 1976 1977 - 25th January 1988 26th January 1988 - 29th January 2006 30th January 2006 - 13th January 2008 Since 14th January 2008[17]

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References

  1. ^ a b Knox, David (2007-11-30). Putting the Heart back into Nine. TV Tonight.
  2. ^ Enker, Debi (2007-12-13). The stars of 2007. The Age Online.
  3. ^ Knox, David (2007-12-03). 2007: Ratings Report. TV Tonight.
  4. ^ a b Webb, Richard. "Sunraysia settles STW-9 purchase", Australian Financial Review, 1989-04-20. 
  5. ^ Digital TV to commence on 1 January 2001. Australian Broadcasting Authority. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
  6. ^ http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au Channel Nine Website
  7. ^ Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (2006-10-18). "PBL Media Release". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
  8. ^ SP Telemedia seals sale of NBN to PBL. AAP. theage.com.au (2005-05-10). Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
  9. ^ PBL sells a 25% interest in PBL Media to CVC. PBL (2007-06-01). Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
  10. ^ "Gyngell to lead network revival", Herald Sun, 2007-09-27. Retrieved on 2007-09-27. 
  11. ^ Knox, David (2008-03-10). Nine HD launches March 17, to be sure, to be sure.... tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
  12. ^ Knox, David. "Nine acquisitions target younger viewers", TV Tonight, 2007-06-01. Retrieved on 2007-10-14. 
  13. ^ Knox, David. "Nine acquisitions target younger viewers", TV Tonight, 2007-06-01. Retrieved on 2007-10-14. 
  14. ^ Seven Network (2005-11-28). "Year in review". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-07-01.
  15. ^ Nine, Foxtel to broadcast Olympics. Herald Sun (2007-10-13). Retrieved on 2007-10-13.
  16. ^ a b c Brooklyn Ross-Hulands. Nine Network History. AusTVHistory. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
  17. ^ a b Mission incredible. The Age (2007-11-29). Retrieved on 2007-11-29.

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