Nine TV and streaming boss leaving after less than two years

Nine’s managing director of streaming and broadcast, Amanda Laing, is departing from the business after less than two years in the job.

The powerful executive reported to chief executive Matt Stanton and oversaw Channel Nine, free online video platform 9Now, and premium streaming service Stan. Nine sources said she was departing in a move related to a restructure.

She joined the company, which also owns this masthead, in April 2025. Laing had previously been a senior executive at pay television company Foxtel and had sat on the Australian Rugby League Commission.

The move came after a day of change for Nine, which announced on Wednesday that Australian Financial Review editor-in-chief James Chessell was leaving to join independent media site Rampart. He is being replaced by the Review’s editor Cosima Marriner.