David Mott, the man who put Masterchef on Ten ‘set for Nine Perth gig’

Tim Burrowes

August 17, 2013 7:16

Ten’s former programming boss David Mott is set to return to television as boss of the newly purchased Nine Perth, The Australian reports.

Mott was ousted from Ten as ratings began to fall during the short-lived tenure of James Warburton as CEO.

The first anniversary of Mott’s departure will be in a week’s time.

Nine agreed to buy the Perth network from affiliate WIN in July.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.