THE Nine Network has announced a series of exciting new developments that will transform the way viewers watch and engage with TV.

From Thursday, November 26, Channel Nine will be simulcast in high definition (HD).

The network’s online catch-up site Jump In will be retired in 2016 and be replaced with 9Now. The free service will allow viewers to stream all of Nine’s channels live in HD on any device.

It will also provide an online catch-up library with videos on demand.

“It delivers Nine’s premium programs from sport and news to drama and big event shows to audiences when they want it and where they want it,” Nine chief executive officer David Gyngell said in a statement.

Along with the streaming service, which is expected to launch in early 2016 for desktop and mobile, the network also announced a new channel.

Nine Life will be a free channel offering “the best in lifestyle and reality content” from around the world. The international versions of shows like The Bachelor and The Real Housewives are slated to air on the channel when it launches.

Announced at the network’s annual “upfronts” presentation, which details programming for the following year, a series of new and returning shows were also confirmed.

Hey Hey It’s Saturday’s Daryl Somers will return to Nine with the new entertainment show, You’re Back In the Room.

Based on the UK game show, contestants will battle it out for cash prizes while being under the power of hypnotism.

“It’s full of laughs and allows for ad lib moments, which was the big attraction for me,” Somers said in a statement.

Sophie Monk and Offspring star Eddie Perfect are also confirmed as the final two judges to join Australia’s Got Talent when it’s revived next year.

The network revealed the two Aussie performers will join the previously announced judges Kelly Osbourne and Ian “Dicko” Dickson on the judging panel. Dave Hughes was confirmed earlier this week as the new host of the show, replacing Julia Morris.

The Voice will also be back next year, but there is no word on who the coaches will be.

Both The Block and Reno Rumble will return, with the latter being described by the network as being “supercharged”.

New program This Time Next Year, another format borrowed from the UK, will feature ordinary people who go on a mission to transform their life within a year.

Rounding out Nine’s reality line-up, the surprising ratings winner Married At First Sight will return with eight new strangers who will be scientifically matched and married, and six new farmers will find love on Farmer Wants a Wife.

Married At First Fight Clare and Lachlan's married life gets off to a rocky start when they both want to do different things. Courtesy: Married At First Sight/Channel Nine

The network’s drama offerings for 2016 also look to be strong, with a number of new shows and returning fan-favourites.

Along with Love Child and House Husbands, Here Come The Habibs adds to the network’s homegrown content. The comedy series centres around a Lebanese migrant family who win $22 million and move to Sydney’s most exclusive suburb.

The rise, fall and rise again of Alan Bond will also be portrayed in House of Bond, from the creators of the Gina Rinehart miniseries House Of Hancock.