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Hamish and Andy sign with Nine

Hamish & Andy have confirmed a two year television deal with the Nine Network -but no word on the worth of the deal nor how many shows.

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Hamish & Andy have confirmed a two year television deal with the Nine Network.

The comedy paid announced the deal between their production company, Radio Karate and Nine on their radio show.

So far there are no details on how many shows they are committed to nor the format.

“We don’t really know what the show will be yet, but we are super excited that Channel Nine will press play on the VCR, as we’ve decided to stick with VHS as our format of choice. The fact that the Nine Network has the London Olympics next year was a big draw card, mainly because we might score a couple of free tickets to see the Latvian synchronized swimming team,” they said.

The deal also avoids confirming a fee rumoured to be between $15 – $17m.

“Unfortunately for us the figures reported in the paper were way off, but the fact Channel Nine has agreed to foot the bill for our next adventure is great.

Nine’s Director of Television, Michael Healy said, “We’re really excited about the boys joining Channel Nine. They’re great guys and a great fit with Nine’s plans for 2011.”

The duo have pulled good ratings with their specials on TEN, including the Caravan of Courage series. Earlier productions including Real Stories were less successful, but produced before attracting a following on radio. Their earliest work includes a short-lived Hamish and Andy series on Seven.

Snaring the team is a coup for Nine as it continues its 2011 campaign in comedy and entertainment.

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  2. No one watches Nine, so this will fail for them big time. Could be the beginning of the end for them. No one seems to watch Ten either, but those that do like Hamish & Andy.

  3. I think we have to remember that Hamish & Andy were able to create their radio show their way despite being on FOX FM, the most god-awful of all the radio stations. If they can survive the FOX, there’s hope for them at Nine.

    Still, it’s a shame they’re not with Ten.

  11. These guys and nine can’t expect to keep selling the same brand, as working class man/boys, now they’re millionaires. They can’t have it both ways, it just doesn’t work like that. The viewers will reject them, so 10 has dodged a bullet.

  17. Shut Up Guys!!! man your all annoying as Hell!!!! You guys never stop talking about how bad channel 9 is. And trust me they will Go good!! and they will eventually be back as the #1 channel and i can’t wait until that happens because i for sure will laugh! at all of you people Hahahahaha!!!! Just wait and see hahah!!

  20. No! I love them but they are such a better fit to channel 10, or even ABC, they could probably get a loyal fan base on ABC. Channel 9 will just ruin them like always, I never trust nine with any of the shows I might potentially watch.

  23. I am not convinced that viewers from Ten will migrate over to watch them on Nine.

    I can’t remember the last time Nine has launched a successful comedy project.

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