Kyle confirmed for Australia's Got Talent Headline-maker: Kyle Sandilands. The Nine Network has confirmed the worst kept secret in showbiz: it has signed controversial shock jock Kyle Sandilands to be a judge on its bells-and-whistles reboot of Australia's Got Talent. Fairfax flagged Nine's intention to sign Sandilands earlier this week, along with details of Nine's plans to hire the singer/dancer Timomatic for the show. Nine confirmed Timomatic the next day. The pair join Dawn French and former Spice Girl Melanie Brown on the series, though Brown's involvement is the subject of legal action from the Seven Network, where she was employed as a judge on The X Factor. Nine has unveiled the judges for its Got Talent reboot by naming one every night this week. Sandilands was saved for last, presumably because his controversial history made his inclusion in the show potentially sensitive. But Seven's move to stop Nine from taking Mel B - who had been contracted by Seven as a judge on its successful X Factor franchise - has overshadowed that. "I'm really excited to be joining the bigger and better Australia's Got Talent on Nine," said Sandilands in a prepared statement. I have loved working on the show before and I will love working on the re-invented version with Channel Nine. I can't wait to see what talent Australia has in store." he said. Sandilands was previously a judge on Seven's version of Australia's Got Talent, along with Dannii Minogue and Brian McFadden. He had been ruled out of contention when Nine first poached the format from Seven, with sources saying Nine wanted to reboot the show with a clean slate of new judges. But he emerged from the shadows in the last few weeks as a serious contender. Sources say Nine is keen to capitalise on his radio popularity and his familiarity to fans of the format. "This line up with Mel B, Dawn French and Timomatic will provide great television," Nine's director of television Michael Healy said. They are all supremely well-credentialed in their own field and we are looking forward to the dynamics they will bring to our audience.