Signing off: How Marks turned Nine into a multimedia giant

Dumping cricket coverage in favour of tennis was one of many shocking changes the TV-loving former lawyer made at the broadcaster. It was topped by the acquisition of Fairfax.

Outgoing Nine CEO Hugh Marks. James Brickwood

Max MasonSenior courts and crime reporter

Mar 25, 2021 – 12.00am

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It’s clear Hugh Marks is nervous.

He’s not yet a well-rehearsed, trained, seasoned and confident media chief executive who has done thousands of interviews.

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Max MasonSenior courts and crime reporterMax Mason covers financial crime, courts and corporate wrongdoing. A Walkley Award winner, Max’s journalism has also received awards from the National Press Club of Australia, the Kennedy Awards and Citibank. Message Max on Signal https://tinyurl.com/MaxMason