Updated: Hugh Marks announces departure from Nine

November 14, 2020 3:36

Nine CEO Hugh Marks has announced his intention to depart Nine during the second half of FY21.

Marks has led Nine for five years. The abrupt announcement comes after a big week for Nine where it launched Stan Sport, announced deals with Rugby Australia as well as Wimbledon and Roland Garros, and held a successful AGM that saw Marks predict a 15% uptick in metro free-to-air ad revenue for the December quarter.

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Damian Francis

I take care of the operations and subscription content at Unmade. I was previously head of content at Mumbrella and prior to that, editor of AdNews. I have been a journalist since 2004.