Channel Nine will air another segment on Sally Faulkner and the Beirut child snatch operation but the content has yet to be determined, a spokeswoman has confirmed.
The confirmation came after Fairfax Media queried the accuracy of claims reportedly posted by Ms Faulkner on social media that Nine would be doing a 90-minute special on the case on May 4.
60 Minutes television presenter Tara Brown and producer Stephen Rice arrived at Sydney International Airport on Thursday. Photo: Daniel Munoz
"Tonight on 60 Minutes a quick mention of the home coming from this week. Then on Wednesday 4th of May is a 90-minute special about what really happened," said the post reportedly published on the Brisbane mother's Facebook page on Sunday.
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When the claim was put to a Nine, a spokeswoman replied: "We haven't made a decision on what the show will be or when - not sure why she (Faulkner) said that bit - but we will be telling her story soon".
The spokeswoman said the network had not made the editorial decisions around content "because we are still not across what material we have from Beirut that is still being resolved".
'I don't care about the money': Ali Elamine. Photo: Getty Images
The network may not be able to use certain images associated with the incident.
Last week the father of the two children at the centre of the row Ali Elamine said there had been an agreement with Nine not to use any video of the snatch.
"My (agreement) with Sal (Faulkner) and Channel Nine was that Sal drops the custody charges in Australia and Channel Nine doesn't use that footage they filmed in the process of ... and don't bring up the kids' names," he told Channel Ten's The Project program.
Sally Faulkner with her daughter Lahala.
The judge presiding over the case in Beirut has warned that there could still be further court action relating to the 60 Minutes crew despite their release.
"There was a crime that happened and everyone had a role in the affair, so they will be treated as each one, what he did in this crime," said Judge Rami Abdullah.
The child recovery expert involved in the operation, Adam Whittington, and three associates remain in a Beirut jail potentially facing long jail terms for kidnapping offences.
And last week an internal investigation was launched at the Network delving into who approved the job and how it was undertaken.
Fairfax Media understands one issue that some in the network believe should be examined in any probe is why the Nine cameraman appeared to be in the car with the recovery crew - closely linking him to the snatch.
Another issue could relate to what risk assessments, if any, were undertaken prior to the operation which was taking place in an area controlled by the powerful militant group and political party Hezbollah.