9Gem is an Australian

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digital television multichannel, launched by the

Nine Network The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television netw ...

in September 2010. The channel provides general entertainment and movie programming, from which the original name "GEM" is derived.

History

CEO

David Gyngell David Liam Barr Gyngell (born 1966), an Australian businessman, was the former Chief Executive Officer of Nine Entertainment Co. which owns a string of businesses including the Nine Network and Nine Radio. Gyngell was the CEO of the Nine Networ ...

stated "GEM is part of Nine's strategy to create a cluster of complementary channels to cover all key audiences." The channel is aimed at everyone, including lifestyle programs and movies, with additional programming drawn from a combination of new shows and other shows previously aired on its sister channels Nine and GO!. The launch of GEM followed the success of GO!. On 27 January 2014, 9Gem stopped using the Supertext logo and switched to Nine's closed captioning logo.

2015 rebrand

On 26 November 2015, the Nine Network introduced a network-wide rebrand of all of its digital channels with GEM being renamed "9Gem". Additionally, due to the rebroadcast of

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on channel 90, 9Gem was moved to channel 92 and converted from HD to SD. On 16 December 2015, 9Gem's on-air theme was changed for a continuous design across all of its channels. This included a new look for program listings, program advertisements and promos.

2016 regional media shakeup

Nine announced that it had signed a new affiliation deal with Southern Cross Austereo on 29 April 2016, replacing WIN Television as the primary Nine affiliate starting 1 July 2016. Consequently, 9Gem would be broadcast by Southern Cross into Regional Queensland, Southern NSW/ACT, Regional Victoria and Spencer Gulf SA/Broken Hill NSW on channel 52, also TDT in Tasmania on channel 52

Return of high definition

Channel 95, part of Nine's metropolitan

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multiplex, was vacated after Your Money was closed down on 17 May 2019. An MPEG-4 HD feed of 9Gem was first broadcast in Darwin on 14 June 2019 on channel 95, then in Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide on 19 June 2019, followed by Sydney and Melbourne on 20 June 2019. On 1 August, NBN upgraded 9Gem to HD in Northern New South Wales and the Gold Coast. The HD simulcast was brought in ahead of their broadcast of the 2019 Ashes and the backend of the

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. This is the first time since 2015 that 9Gem was broadcast in HD. However, the SD broadcast continued on channel 92.

2021 regional media shakeup

announced that they have re-affiliated with

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so 9Gem is now on channel 81.

Programming

The channel targets a broad range of viewers, broadcasting programs from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States, and complementing existing programming on Nine and 9Go!. Programs aired on the channel are female-skewed, but also range from a mix of genres, including crime, lifestyle, drama, classic sitcoms, comedies, live sport and repeated high definition or silver screen films. The launch of the network is led by

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programs, '' The Big C'' and a new series of '' Weeds''. Other imports include '' Birds of a Feather'', '' Bless This House'', '' Conan'' (moved to 9Go!), the '' CSI'' franchise, ''

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'', and more. Australian programs include '' Alive and Cooking'', ''

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What's Good For You ''What's Good For You'' is a Logie Award-winning Australian health and lifestyle television program that airs on the Nine Network. It investigates myths and fables concerning health and well-being. Examples of myths investigated include "Does c ...

?'', ''Amazing Medical Stories'', ''

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'', '' Getaway'' and ''

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Original programming

Current programming

Comedy

* '' As Time Goes By'' * ''

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'' * '' My Favourite Martian''

Drama

* '' Adventures in Rainbow Country'' * ''

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Chicago Med ''Chicago Med'' is an American medical drama television series created by Dick Wolf and Matt Olmstead, and is the third installment of Wolf Entertainment's ''Chicago'' franchise. The series premiered on NBC on November 17, 2015. ''Chicago Med'' ...

'' * '' Chicago Fire'' * ''

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DCI Banks ''DCI Banks'' is a British television crime drama series produced by Left Bank Pictures for the ITV network. Originally broadcast over five series in 2010–2016, the series was based on Peter Robinson's Inspector Alan Banks novels and ...

'' * '' Death in Paradise'' (shared with

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'' * '' Major Crimes'' * ''

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'' * '' Monarch of the Glen'' * ''

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'' * '' Seaway'' * ''

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) * '' Skippy the Bush Kangaroo''

Light Entertainment

* ''

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Lifestyle

* '' The Garden Gurus'' (shared with

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Sport

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'' (New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory & Australian Capital Territory only) * '' The Sunday Footy Show (NRL)'' (Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia & Tasmania only) * ''Fina world aquatics championships''

Soap Opera

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The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, Wi ...

Religious

* '' This is Your Day! with Benny Hinn'' *
The Incredible Journey
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Former programming

Comedy

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Absolutely Fabulous ''Absolutely Fabulous'' (also known as ''Ab Fab'') is a British television sitcom based on the ''French and Saunders'' sketch, "Modern Mother and Daughter", created by Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. The show was created and written by Saund ...

'' * '' 'Allo 'Allo!'' * ''

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'' * '' Birds of a Feather'' * ''

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'' * '' Bless This House'' * ''

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'' * '' Step Dave'' (cancelled after one episode, later moved to Channel 9) * ''

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'' * ''

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later on

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) * ''

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'' * '' The Young Ones''

Documentary

* '' Animal Emergency'' * ''

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'' * ''Wild Europe''

Drama

* '' The Big C'' * ''

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'' (Now on 10 Bold) * ''

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'' (Now on 10 Bold) * ''

Gilmore Girls ''Gilmore Girls'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore) and Alexis Bledel (Rory Gilmore). The show debuted on October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flagshi ...

'' * '' Heartbeat'' (moved to 7Two) * ''

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Secret Diary of a Call Girl ''Secret Diary of a Call Girl'' is a British drama television series that aired from 27 September 2007 to 22 March 2011 on ITV2, based on the blog and books by the pseudonymous Belle de Jour. It stars Billie Piper as Belle, a high-end London ...

'' * ''

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'' * '' Weeds''

Light Entertainment

* '' Conan'' (moved to

) * ''

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Lifestyle

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) * ''

Domestic Blitz ''Domestic Blitz'' is an Australian lifestyle and DIY television series that originally aired on the Nine Network from 18 May 2008 to 18 April 2010. The series is based on the format of ''Backyard Blitz'', which had previously aired on the Nine ...

'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' Wife Swap'' * ''

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News and current affairs

* '' Nine News at 7'' * ''

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Reality

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Factual

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Neighbours at War ''Neighbours at War'' (2005–2015) was a New Zealand reality series, screening on TV2. It visited New Zealand residents disgruntled with their neighbours and tried to help sort problems out. It gave an insight to everything from upset tenants ...

'' * '' RBT'' * '' RPA''

Sport

* '' Footy Classified''

News

News programming is generally not carried on 9Gem, but it has previously aired '' Nine News at 7'' from August to October 2013. The bulletin was launched in response to the launch of ''Seven News at 7.00'' on 7Two. On previous occasions, 9Gem aired replays of Nine's Newsbreak that air on the main Nine channel and from

Sports

9Gem has also aired live sporting broadcasts in various markets including various Rugby Union World Cup matches in 2011, as well as portions of Nine's Cricket telecast (whilst the 6:00 pm news airs on the main Nine channel). Since 2012, 9Gem has televised live

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(NRL) matches into Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania, therefore putting it head-to-head with

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(AFL) coverage in those states, and eliminating the need for

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fans, especially in Victoria, to have to wait until after midnight to watch their local team play (occasionally, Channel Nine Melbourne will televise Melbourne Storm matches in these timeslots on the main Nine channel, rather than 9Gem). Starting in Round 4 of the

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, for yet unexplained reasons 9Gem stopped showing the NRL on Friday nights and Sunday afternoons live into Adelaide, with the coverage for all games on Nine reverting to the after midnight 'graveyard shift'. As the change was unannounced and in Adelaide only (the rest of South Australia still receives the live coverage), this has angered many fans in the city, both South Australians and those who have re-located from NSW or Qld. In 2011, Nine also showed both matches of the Bledisloe Cup live on 9Gem into Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania whilst in New South Wales and Queensland it was live on Nine. 9Gem simulcast Nine's coverage of the 2012 London Olympic Games live in High Definition, with the exception of Friday nights between 7.30–9.30pm where NRL was telecast nationally. On rare occasions, Nine's Newsbreaks were also occasionally simulcast in HD with the main channel, while 9Gem is off air. 9Gem broadcast the 2013 Ashes series for the first time on Australian television in HD. The broadcasts were hosted from Nine's Sydney studios by Tim Gilbert and former Australian captain Mark Taylor, with pictures and commentary provided by host broadcaster

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. During Gem's telecast of The Ashes, the NRL was shown on sister channel 9Go! in Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Tasmania on Friday nights when the cricket was scheduled. 9Gem showed all matches of the 2015 World Club Series. 9Gem also broadcast every match of the 2015 Ashes series from the United Kingdom. In 2015 9Gem broadcast 17 matches of the

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including every

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match and all the finals. 2013 until 2015 9Gem has broadcast cricket matches of the

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. In late 2015 9Gem also started to show 1 weekly NBL game on Sunday Afternoons, being hosted by Bill Baxter. From February 2017, 9Gem will broadcast a Saturday Night double-header of

Suncorp Super Netball Suncorp Super Netball is the top level netball league featuring teams from Australia. In 2017 it replaced the ANZ Championship, which also included teams from New Zealand, as the top level netball league in Australia. Since 2019, the league has ...

. It will also televise every

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netball international fixture.

Availability

9Gem is available in

standard definition Standard-definition television (SDTV, SD, often shortened to standard definition) is a television system which uses a resolution that is not considered to be either high or enhanced definition. "Standard" refers to it being the prevailing sp ...

in metropolitan areas through Nine Network

owned-and-operated station In the broadcasting industry, an owned-and-operated station (frequently abbreviated as an O&O) usually refers to a television or radio station owned by the network with which it is associated. This distinguishes such a station from an affiliate ...

TCN TCN is the flagship television station of the Nine Network in Australia. The station is currently located at 1 Denison Street, North Sydney. The licence, issued to a company named Television Corporation Ltd headed by Sir Frank Packer, was one o ...

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

, GTV

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

QTQ QTQ is an Australian television station, licensed to, and serving Brisbane, Queensland. It is owned by the Nine Entertainment Co., and is part of the Nine Network. It broadcasts on VHF Channel 8 (digital). QTQ began broadcasting on 16 August 19 ...

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

, NWS

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

STW STW is an Australian television station owned by the Nine Network that is based in Perth, Western Australia. ''STW'' broadcasts from a shared facility transmitter mast located in Carmel. The station callsign, ''STW'', is an acronym of Swan Tel ...

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

and NTD Darwin, as well as NBN Northern New South Wales and other stations WIN Southern NSW/ACT,

GTS/BKN GTS/BKN are Australian regional television stations serving the Spencer Gulf of South Australia and the Broken Hill area of New South Wales. Based in Port Pirie with satellite offices in Broken Hill, Port Augusta, Whyalla and Port Lincoln, and s ...

Broken Hill NSW, AMN Griffith NSW, VTV Regional VIC, STV Mildura,

RTQ RTQ is an Australian television station broadcasting in regional Queensland in Australia. The network was owned by Star Television, before being purchased by the WIN Corporation on 5 October 1988. Network history WIN Television Queensland st ...

Regional QLD, TVT Tasmania,

Spencer Gulf SA,

SES/RTS SES/RTS, part of the WIN Television network, are Australian television stations licensed to, and serving the rural south-east portion of South Australia, including Mount Gambier, the Limestone Coast and the Riverland. The network began as two s ...

Eastern SA, WOW Regional WA and Remote Central & Eastern.

Logo and identity history

When 9Gem was launched on 26 September 2010, it was given a "glassy" logo inspired by Nine's logo at the time with a purple colour, in contrast to Nine's trademark blue. Its slogan, ''Welcome to GEM'', was also another nod to its parent channel and its slogan ''Welcome Home''. Following the channel's rebrand as "9Gem" on 26 November 2015, the channel received a completely new logo, with its appearance inspired by sister channel

's previous logo, featuring the famous "nine dots" from Nine's logo. WIN Television has a variant of the 9Gem logo with the aforementioned channel's logo above 9Gem's 2010–2015 logo. File:9Gem_logo_(2010-2015).png, 26 September 2010 - 26 November 2015 File:9Gem logo.png, 26 November 2015 – present

Identity history

*26 September 2010 – 26 November 2015: ''Welcome to GEM'' *26 September 2010 – 26 November 2015 (Alternative): ''Treat Yourself'' *2011: ''Your Time, Your Choice, Your GEM'' *26 November 2015 – present: ''Characters Belong''

References

External links

* * * {{Free-to-air television channels in Australia Nine Network Digital terrestrial television in Australia Women's interest channels English-language television stations in Australia Television channels and stations established in 2010 2010 establishments in Australia