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<\/p>\nUp to 20 roles across Nine\u2019s TV news and current affairs division will be axed in a restructure from the media giant.<\/p>\n
The changes form part of Nine\u2019s multi-year \u201cFuture News\u201d transformation, which will impact all roles across the division and run through to the end of the 2028 financial year.<\/p>\n
The first phase of redundancies will affect up to 20 positions within a workforce of around 800 staff nationally, with voluntary redundancies expected to be offered.<\/p>\n
The cuts follow earlier reductions flagged late last year, when Nine announced up to 50 roles would be axed across its streaming and broadcast division.<\/p>\n
Under the latest restructure, more than 100 existing job titles across news and current affairs will be reduced to just nine broader roles, including story editor, digital story editor, rundown editor and multimedia journalist.<\/p>\n
Newsrooms in Sydney and Canberra, foreign bureaus and the\u00a0Today\u00a0show \u2013 which employs around 315 staff \u2013 are among the first areas to enter consultation.<\/p>\n
In a note to staff following a town hall briefing, Executive Director of News and Current Affairs\u00a0Fiona Dear\u00a0said the scale of the changes would be felt across the entire division.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019ve said from the beginning that this will touch all roles in some way, shape or form,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo leverage the new technology, workflows, and the story-centric model, we must evolve our structure and the roles we perform within that structure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dear sought to frame the changes as an industry-driven shift rather than a cost-cutting exercise.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis isn\u2019t about doing the same work with fewer people to save money; it\u2019s about acknowledging that the work itself is changing across our industry and we must adapt to survive and thrive,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to be very clear that cost is not driving our decision-making.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sources have told\u00a0Mediaweek\u00a0that while the team have known the changes were coming \u201cfor a while,\u201d the \u201ctransparency is kind of refreshing even if it is worrying\u201d.<\/p>\n
Nine said it has been investing in new technology, training and equipment as part of the Future News project, which aims to modernise production and enable new commercial opportunities.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re investing heavily in this project \u2013 in new technology, training, equipment, and in our people,\u201d Dear said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFuture News will also deliver growth and revenue opportunities for us as we find new ways to commercialise our content on different platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, she acknowledged efficiencies would come with the transformation.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we\u2019ve said, all roles are touched by this program of work\u2026 we anticipate approximately 20 fewer roles will be required in our first market,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The formal consultation process is now underway for Sydney News, the Video Content Team, Today, Canberra and foreign bureaus, and is expected to take up to four weeks.<\/p>\n
Employees will go through team briefings, followed by one-on-one discussions, before final decisions are made.<\/p>\n
Once implemented, the new structure will take effect on 5 August 2026 for most affected teams and on 21 October 2026 for the Today show.<\/p>\n
Dear said the transition would fundamentally reshape how Nine produces and delivers news.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe permanence and depth of the change we\u2019re delivering will fundamentally alter the way we produce and deliver news at Nine,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Dear acknowledged the disruption but positioned the shift as necessary.<\/p>\n
\u201cFuture News is a bold and ambitious transformation program,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis program is going to stretch us all in new ways and will fundamentally change the things we know and have done for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n