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.
On August 26, 2026, Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Limited reported growth across revenue, EBITDA, and EBITDA margin for its fiscal year 2026. The company's continuing business revenue reached $2.2 billion, yielding an EBITDA of $379 million, a 17% increase. On a pro forma basis, Nine reported a group EBITDA of $516 million, up 6% from the prior comparative period. The company intends to pay an unfranked final dividend of $0.03 per share and noted a net debt of $658 million, translating to a leverage of 1.7x. Management highlighted profit growth from outdoor mastheads and streaming and broadcast operations, despite a significant portfolio realignment and a soft advertising market.
Nine offers 7 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Nine's product portfolio comprises of media and TV services and broadcast television and radio.
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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 48% of Nine's revenue.
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Nine currently holds 47 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including soccer | association football, aquatics and swimming, multi-sport, golf, rugby union, motorsports, ice hockey, horse racing, tennis, ironman (surf lifesaving), rugby league, cricket, basketball, winter sports and netball.