The lawsuit was dismissed after a judge ruled that the definition of "broadcasting" in the affiliation agreement only gave WIN exclusive rights to carry Nine Network programming on free-to-air terrestrial television in its designated regions, and did not account for digital streaming.
In December 2015, following alleged disputes over fees paid to the network for regional rights to its programming, Nine and WIN had agreed to a "last-minute" extension of their current affiliation through June 2016.
Deutsche Bank reported that WIN Television was now required to pay 45% of revenue from Nine programming to the network, although these numbers were disputed.
[5][1] Following the launch of 9Now, WIN Television sued Nine Entertainment Co., alleging that the company had breached its affiliation agreement by broadcasting into regional areas via the 9Now service.
The Sydney Morning Herald reported via sources that WIN could achieve a more favourable revenue sharing deal with Ten due to the large number of Ten-affiliated stations it would own if it affiliated.