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ITN Source signs exclusive deal to represent footage from Australia’s Nine Network
The London based stock footage archive, ITN Source, has announced an exclusive worldwide distribution deal with Australian broadcaster Nine Network. Nine Network is one of Australia’s most popular television channels and its flagship news service, National Nine News is historically the country’s highest-rated national news program. The distribution deal includes footage from such noteworthy programs as, National Nine News, Nightline, A Current Affair, The Today Show, Sunday, Business Sunday, and locally-produced 60 Minutes stories. In addition ITN Source will represent clips from Nine Network’s historic news archives, including the following: unique coverage of the Beaconsfield Miners’ rescue; what is believed to be the only interview with cult leader David Koresh before the Waco siege; dramatic pictures of Australia’s bushfires and stunning native wildlife; historic material of the Japanese midget submarine relic and exclusive footage of Australia’s most famous celebrities including Kylie Minogue and Olivia Newton-John.
“We are delighted to be representing this wealth of content from Australia’s most popular commercial broadcaster. ITN Source already represents the world’s largest and most diverse selection of footage libraries, but this latest international partnership extends our catalogue so that our global customer base can now enjoy the best in Australian footage.” stated Sue Thexton, Managing Director of ITN Source.
Martin Hersov, Director of Commercial Development, Nine Network, had this to say about the deal: "For 50 years, the Nine Network has been the leader in television news and current affairs in this country. From the amazing rescue of the miners at Beaconsfield, gripping footage of bushfires to celebrity interviews, Nine's cameras have captured it all. We are thrilled that our partnership with ITN Source will now enable the global creative market to easily access Nine's wealth of high quality Australian news and current affairs content.”
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