Regional audiences to lose Network 10, as licensee warns of TV's future
After a three-month reprieve, WIN confirms Network 10 will go from Mount Gambier, the Riverland and Griffith.
Regional audiences in South Australia and New South Wales will lose access to Network 10 terrestrial channels on October 9, 2023, after the network and its license holder WIN failed to reach an agreement. Audiences in Mount Gambier and the Riverland in SA, and Griffith in NSW, will no longer receive 10, 10 Drama, and 10 Comedy. Network 10 and WIN had been negotiating for months, but the deal did not materialize.
WIN spokesperson stated that maintaining services in regional areas is challenging due to high transmission and infrastructure costs, as well as declining audiences and advertising revenue. The move follows the loss of Seven Network channels in the same regions last year, which were later restored after a multi-day shutdown. Network 10 remains committed to serving regional audiences but acknowledges the financial challenges of regional broadcasting, which have previously led to the closure of MDT in Mildura, Victoria in 2024.
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