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| Country | Australia |
| Broadcast area | Australia |
| Headquarters | Chippendale, New South Wales |
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| Language | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Australian Digital Holdings |
| Key people | Alan Jones (host) Jack Bulfin (CEO and founder) Maurice Newman (chairman) |
| History | |
| Founded | 25 November 2021; 3 years ago (2021-11-25) |
| Links | |
| Website | adh |
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ADH TV (Australian Digital Holdings) is astreamingnews channel based in theSydney suburb ofChippendale.[1] The channel featureslibertarian andconservative presenters and airs live content for five hours every weekday. The channel'schief executive officer and chairman are Jack Bulfin and businessmanMaurice Newman respectively.[2][3]
ADH TV was launched in 2021 by Jack Bulfin and two friends including Jake Thrupp[3] after the channel's parent company Australian Digital Holdings was registered with theAustralian Securities & Investments Commission on 25 November 2021.Alan Jones was announced as its first host on 10 December, having leftSky News Australia in November.[4] His show −Alan Jones: Direct to the People − aired its first episode on 13 December.[5]
The channel relocated to purpose-built studios inChippendale, an inner city suburb ofSydney on 2 May 2022, and came at the same time as Jones returning to the channel for a show with his name.[1]
In July 2023,Billionaire businessman and investorJames Packer invested in ADH TV, although the total value is unknown.[6]
In November 2024, ADH offered to buy the 93free-to-air television stations owned bySouthern Cross Austereo.[7]
In December 2024, it was announced that ADH TV would become a local version ofNewsmax in 2025.[8]
On 27 February 2025, it was announced that ADH TV had purchased the remaining televisions assets ofSouthern Cross Austero. These assets included7 Network regional affiliates in Tasmania, Darwin, Spencer Gulf, Broken Hill, Mt Isa, and Remote Central and Eastern Australia, as well asNetwork 10 regional affiliates in Tasmania, Darwin, Spencer Gulf, Broken Hill, Mt Isa, and Remote Central and Eastern Australia andNine Network regional affiliates in Spencer Gulf and Broken Hill.[9] It was announced in May 2025 that the deal with SCA had fallen through, and the channels will be acquired bySeven West Media.[10]
Not one to invite sympathy, he is much more animated when talking about his next project: resurrecting his digital television show Alan Jones, which will go live four nights a week starting on Monday. This time Jones is broadcasting from impressive, purpose-built studios in inner-city Chippendale.
Jones has been in London since before Christmas, however was due to return in February to take up his role on ADH, before later cancelling his plans, as reported by this masthead. ADH TV was launched by Bulfin and two friends in 2021, one of those being Jones' protegee Jake Thrupp, who he is currently with in London. Former ABC chair Maurice Newman is the network's chair.
The announcement was made in front of a wall bearing the logo for a company called Australian Digital Holdings, registered on November 25.
He was due to return to his on-air role on ADH TV (Australian Digital Holdings) at the end of this month.
