Editing Network 10 (section)

===1995–2007: Recovery and success===
With the network having financially recovered, [[Ten Network Holdings]] floated on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1998. At this time, Ten had affiliate broadcasting agreements with [[Southern Cross Broadcasting]] in southern New South Wales, regional Victoria and Tasmania, and with Telecasters Australia in northern New South Wales and regional Queensland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ten Network Holdings Limited 1998 Annual Report|url=http://tencorporate.com.au/library/documents/TEN_annual_98.pdf|publisher=Ten Network Holdings|access-date=13 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013141015/http://tencorporate.com.au/library/documents/TEN_annual_98.pdf|archive-date=13 October 2009|pages=1–6|date=1998}}</ref>

In 2001, Ten opened the doors to the ''[[Big Brother Australia]]'' house and, with it, reality television. The opening night of ''Big Brother'' became the most-watched program of the night. ''Big Brother'' became synonymous with the network in the 2000s, with the series lasting 8 season. Even after iterations on rival networks, ''Big Brother'' is set to return to 10 in 2025. The trend was then followed by the launching of the Australian version of the reality singing competition format [[Idols (TV series)|Idols]] called ''[[Australian Idol]]'' in 2003. ''Australian Idol'' was a hit for several years, lasting until 2009.

In 2004, Network Ten enjoyed its best year since the 1970s{{fact|date=September 2024}}, winning two rating weeks (out of 40) and finishing second nationally only behind the [[Nine Network]] and well ahead of the [[Seven Network]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/nine-wins-year-again-20041202-gdz3pr.html|title=Nine wins year again|date=2 December 2004|first=Ross|last=Warneke|publisher=[[The Age]]|access-date=8 February 2022|archive-date=9 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209042815/https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/nine-wins-year-again-20041202-gdz3pr.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This was a departure from previous years; it has typically placed third behind Nine and Seven in most other rating years since 2000.

In 2005, Canwest was in discussions with newspaper publisher [[Fairfax Media|John Fairfax Holdings]] about a possible sale of the network, after the federal government indicated it may consider relaxing Australia's media cross-ownership laws. Previously, newspaper owners could not own television stations in the same city. Fairfax owned the Seven Network until 1988 and had been looking for a way back into television for a long time.

On 21 August 2005, the network celebrated its 40th birthday with a two-hour highlights package called ''Ten: Seriously 40'', which was hosted by [[Bert Newton]] and [[Rove McManus]].

On 27 October 2005, Network Ten announced that its long-running morning talk-variety program ''[[Good Morning Australia (1992–2005)|Good Morning Australia]]'' would be cancelled at the end of the year after a fourteen-year run. This ended host Bert Newtons 14-year association with Network Ten; although he was offered ongoing employment with the network, he announced that he would be returning to the Nine Network. ''[[9am with David & Kim]]'' replaced GMA as Ten's national morning program from 2006 to 2009.

From 2006 to 2008, Ten was the official broadcaster of [[Sydney New Year's Eve]]. The rights returned to the Nine Network from 2009.

On 7 August 2007, Network Ten and [[Foxtel]] signed a new agreement allowing Ten's digital signal to be transmitted via Foxtel's cable and satellite services.<ref name="foxtel">{{Cite news| title = Ten and Foxtel sign breakthrough digital retransmission agreement| publisher = Ten Network Holdings Limited| date = 7 August 2007| url = http://www.tencorporate.com.au/library/documents/TEN,%20FOXTEL%20retransmission%207%20August%202007.pdf| access-date = 7 February 2008| archive-date = 27 February 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080227125910/http://www.tencorporate.com.au/library/documents/TEN,%20FOXTEL%20retransmission%207%20August%202007.pdf| url-status = live}}</ref> Prior to this, Ten was only transmitted via cable on Foxtel in an analogue format and [[Austar]] in standard definition digital via Mystar. Similarly in October 2007, Network Ten and [[Optus Television|Optus]] announced that Ten's digital signal would be available on its cable network from 1 December 2007.<ref name="optus">{{Cite news| title = Ten Joins Optus TV Featuring Foxtel Platform| publisher = Ten Network Holdings Limited| date = 31 October 2007| url = http://www.tencorporate.com.au/library/documents/TEN%20joins%20Optus%20platform%2031%20October%202007.pdf| access-date = 7 February 2008| archive-date = 27 February 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080227125913/http://www.tencorporate.com.au/library/documents/TEN%20joins%20Optus%20platform%2031%20October%202007.pdf| url-status = live}}</ref>

On 16 December 2007, [[10 HD|Ten HD]] was officially launched as a breakaway channel, becoming the first new commercial television channel in metropolitan areas of Australia since 1988. Ten HD ceased broadcasting on 25 March 2009 when it was replaced by what was a sports-only high-definition channel, [[10 Bold|One HD]].<ref name="launch">{{Cite news| title = New channel, new era: Introducing TEN HD| publisher = Ten Network Holdings Limited| date = 14 September 2007| url = http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/enews/ten-hd-140907.html| access-date = 14 September 2007| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070919015139/http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/enews/ten-hd-140907.html| archive-date = 19 September 2007}}</ref>