David Gyngell is the CEO of Australian commercial broadcasting network Channel Nine

Nine Network

The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...

. He is currently serving his second stint as CEO after resigning from the job in May 2005. After a period of declining ratings compared to Channel Seven

Seven Network

The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...

 he returned to the job in October 2007, succeeding Eddie McGuire

Eddie McGuire

Edward Joseph "Eddie" McGuire AM is an Australian television presenter and businessman known for his long association with Australian rules football and the Channel 9 television network....

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Gyngell is the son of Australian television pioneer Bruce Gyngell

Bruce Gyngell

Bruce Gyngell was a hugely influential Australian television executive, prominent for 50 years in both Australian and U.K. television. Although Gyngell began his career in radio, in the 1950s he stepped into the arena of early television broadcasting, helping to set up Channel 9, the first...

, the best man and former flatmate of James Packer

James Packer

James Douglas Packer is an Australian businessman.Packer is the son of the late media mogul Kerry Packer and grandson of Frank Packer. He inherited the family company, Consolidated Press Holdings Limited, which controls investments in Crown Limited, Consolidated Media Holdings and other companies...

 whom he first met at Cranbrook School

Cranbrook School Sydney

Cranbrook School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys, located in Bellevue Hill and Rose Bay, both eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....

, the former owner of Channel 9. In 2004 he married Channel 9 journalist and presenter Leila McKinnon

Leila McKinnon

Leila McKinnon is an Australian journalist.McKinnon is currently co-host of Weekend Today an is also a reporter and fill in presenter for Nine News and A Current Affair.-Career:...

. David's second cousin is Kym Gyngell

Kym Gyngell

Kym Gyngell is an Australian AFI award winning comedian and film, television and stage actor...

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