Grant Denyer waiting patiently to see if Nine will pick up his TV concept

Grqnt Denyer is hoping for a phone call from Channel Nine…

If it comes it could be good news that Nine has picked up a new TV concept he has developed with a production company.

“I’m keen to get some of my own projects up. I’ve still got something sitting with Channel Nine at the moment, so hopefully something happens there that’s in partnership with a production company and just building some ideas,” he recently told TV Tonight.

But in the game of development and formats getting the green light can be a long waiting game. Even when you’re a Gold Logie winner.

Nine’s Head Of Content, Production & Development is Adrian Swift who has a busy slate of projects in various stages of consideration.

“I keep texting him every now and then he goes, ‘Yeah, it’s still on the boil. We still love it,’ but getting them to commit it’s a slow game, this kind of shit. I’ve been told sometimes a network can have an idea in the drawer for five years before they bring it out. So I think patience is the game.

“I’m still developing more concepts. I’ve got a few more up my sleeve now, so I’m spreading them a little bit further and wider to different networks and production companies to see what the market wants right now.”