Austria 9
| Country | Austria |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ProSiebenSat.1 Media |
| History | |
| Launched | 12 December 2007 |
| Closed | 3 July 2012 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Austria | available free-to-air on digital terrestrial television |
Austria 9 was an Austrian free-to-air generalist television network, owned by the German conglomerate ProSiebenSat.1 Media. Regulator RTR granted a license on 6 December 2007; broadcasts started at 12:12pm on 12 December 2007.[1] The channel broadcast from the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna.
It closed on 3 July 2012, being replaced by a local version of Sixx.[2]
History
Austria 9 started regular broadcasts on 12 December 2007. In November 2009, the station was acquired in its totality by businessman Conrad Heberling and the Andmann Media Holding.[3]
The station provided a mostly family-friendly line-up, with Austrian and German films, American film and television productions, such as Will & Grace, The X-Files and reruns of the German series Bergdoktor. Teleshopping programs were also broadcast. The channel also carried newsmagazines from the states of Austria, the 9 being a reference to the number of states.[4]
As of 2011, the channel's market share was of just 1% in the 12-49 demographic.[5]
In April 2012, it was announced that ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG was set to acquire the channel, renaming it as Sixx Austria in the process.[6][7][8] On 3 July 2012, the channel closed.
References
- ^ Happy Birthday: AUSTRIA 9 TV wird zwei Jahre!. APA Originaltextservice ots.at. Accessed 2 February 2010
- ^ "Österreich: ProSiebenSat.1 startet im Juli Sixx Austria". DIGITAL FERNSEHEN. May 8, 2012.
- ^ "Burda verkauft Austria 9-Anteile"|zugriff=2018-10-09 Website medianet.at. Accessed 2 February 2010
- ^ Mit „Schau rein – Das Kärnten Magazin“ baut AUSTRIA 9 TV die regionale Magazinschiene zügig aus. ots.at. Accessed 2 February 2010.
- ^ Über AUSTRIA 9 at austria9.at (Error: unknown archive URL) (archived (Date missing))
- ^ "Deutsche ProSiebenSat.1-Gruppe hat Austria 9 gekauft". derStandard.at. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ tv digital: ProSiebenSat.1 kauft Austria 9 at tvdigital.de (Error: unknown archive URL) (archived 6 October 2022)
- ^ DWDL.de: „ProSiebenSat.1 startet Sixx-Ableger in Österreich“, accessed 9 May 2012