9Life
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Network | Nine Network |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Nine Entertainment Co. |
| Links | |
| Website | 9now.com.au |
9Life is an Australian free-to-air digital television multichannel owned by Nine Entertainment Co. The channel airs mostly foreign lifestyle and reality programs, with the channel having a licensing agreement with Scripps Networks Interactive for the distribution of many formats.[1]
History
The channel was first announced on 28 October 2015, and began broadcast on 26 November 2015 and broadcast 24 hours a day on channel 94.[2] 9Life replaced the main broadcast of datacasting channel Extra, which was moved to channel 95 to replace its timeshift channel Extra 2.[1]
9Life began being included in the official OzTAM ratings on 1 December 2015, where it recorded a 2.3% primetime share, nearly double that of sister channel 9Gem, which has been the biggest channel launch since 9Go! in 2009.[3]
NBN Television announced on 16 February 2016 on their website that they would carry 9Life from 1 March 2016 on channel 84.[4]
Regional affiliate WIN Television announced on 10 February 2016 it would launch 9Life in the coming months.[5] It was later confirmed the channel would launch on 1 March 2016 on channel 84.[6] Four WIN regions were excluded from the 1 March launch date. Griffith, Tasmania, and Eastern South Australia did not receive the channel until 2 March 2016 due to technical issues.[7][8] In addition, the Regional WA station did not launch the channel until 10 March 2016.[7][9]
On 29 April 2016, Nine announced that it had signed a new affiliation deal with Southern Cross Austereo, dumping WIN Television as its primary affiliate starting 1 July 2016.[10] 9Life will be broadcast by Southern Cross into Regional Queensland, Southern NSW/ACT, Regional Victoria and Spencer Gulf SA/Broken Hill NSW on channel 54. However, 9Life will not commence broadcasting until 17 July 2016 while Southern Cross waits for the delivery and installation of new broadcasting equipment.[11][12]
Programming
The majority of programming comes from Scripps' Bravo lifestyle and reality shows produced for an American audience, some of which have already aired through the Foxtel platform.[1]
- Come Dine with Me - UK (Also on 9Gem)
- The Bachelor U.S.[1][13]
- The Bachelor UK
- The Bachelorette[1][13]
- The Block 2012
- The Block: Sky High
- The Real Housewives[13]
- Fixer Upper[13]
- Flip or Flop[1][13]
- Flipping Out[13]
- The Garden Gurus
- House Hunters[13]
- House Hunters International[1][13]
- The Millionaire Matchmaker[1][13]
- Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles[1][13]
- Million Dollar Listing New York[1][13]
- Tiny House, Big Living[13]
- Top Chef[13]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Barrett, Dan (28 October 2015). "Nine 2016 Upfront: Plans to broadcast in HD and launch new lifestyle FTA channel". Mediaweek. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ Knox, David (28 October 2015). "Nine Upfronts 2016: Nine goes HD, new lifestyle channel -and Daryl Somers returns". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ Knox, David (1 December 2015). "New channels up and rating for Nine and SBS". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "New Digital Television Services coming to NBN". NBN Television. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (10 February 2016). "No 7flix for Prime, new channels "soon" for WIN". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (26 February 2016). "WIN HD, 9Life launch for regional viewers March 1st". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ a b "WIN HD and 9LIFE". WIN Television. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ @WIN_TV (1 March 2016). "To our Tas, Griffith & S.A viewers, the roll-out of #WINHD & @9LIFE will be delayed until tomorrow, we apologies for the inconvenience" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Knox, David (10 March 2016). "WIN HD and 9Life now in regional WA". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ White, Dominic (29 April 2016). "Nine and Southern Cross in multi-year affiliation deal". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "SCA Affiliation Agreement with Nine Entertainment Co., FAQ". Southern Cross Austereo. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Nine On 5 FAQ". Southern Cross Austereo. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "SAY HELLO TO AUSTRALIA'S FIRST FREE - TO - AIR LIFESTYLE CHANNEL" (PDF). Channel Nine Publicity. Nine Entertainment Co. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.