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 ASIC on 25 November 2021. Alan Jones was announced as its first host on 10 December, having left Sky 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 in Chippendale, an inner city suburb of Sydney 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 investor James Packer invested in ADH TV, although the total value is unknown.[6]
^ abKoziol, Michael (29 April 2022). "Alan Jones' election comeback: 'There will be no walking on eggshells'". Media & Marketing. The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney: Nine Entertainment. p. 7. ISSN0312-6315. ProQuest2656186014. Retrieved 16 July 2024. 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.
^ abJaspan, Calum and McClymont, Kate (1 March 2024). "'Back soon': Alan Jones' return to streaming channel on the cards". Media & Marketing. The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney: Nine Entertainment. p. 30. ISSN0312-6315. ProQuest2932871261. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024. 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.
^Gramenz, Jack (10 December 2021). "Alan Jones goes online with new show". Australian Associated Press. ProQuest2608221261. The announcement was made in front of a wall bearing the logo for a company called Australian Digital Holdings, registered on November 25.