Foxtel Rolls Out Doco Channel As Aussie Interest Soars
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September 2, 2021
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Foxtel is launching a new dedicated documentary channel as research shows Australian interest in documentaries is the highest ever. The launch of... Read More
Kayo Arrives On PlayStation
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August 11, 2021
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Foxtel’s sport streaming service Kayo has launched on PS4 and PS5 consoles via a new app. The move means PlayStation gamers with... Read More
Foxtel Celebrates 140 Emmy Nominations
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July 14, 2021
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Foxtel is hailing a successful year ahead of the Emmy awards, with more than 140 Primetime Emmy nominations for series available on... Read More
NRL 2021 Opening Round Biggest Ever, Says Foxtel
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March 15, 2021
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The opening round of this year’s NRL season has been a smash hit for Foxtel, becoming the highest-rating first round in subscription... Read More
Foxtel Nabs Super Netball In Five-Year Deal
Foxtel has inked a five-year broadcast deal with Netball Australia and the Super Netball League Commission, which will see Suncorp Super Netball... Read More
Telstra, Foxtel & Kayo Team Up For Sports Streaming Package
Long-time Foxtel partner Telstra is cuddling up with sports streaming service Kayo for a new, more affordable all-access experience. Foxtel-owned Kayo, which... Read More
Foxtel Hires New Chief Customer, Marketing & Revenue Officer As Kieren Cooney Departs For TPG
Foxtel has hired Hilary Perchard as the new Chief Customer, Marketing & Revenue officer after his predecessor Kieren Cooney departed to TPG... Read More
Foxtel Investing Big In Entertainment With Stellar 2021 Line-Up
Foxtel has announced a huge 2021 line-up of premium entertainment, with new original and syndicated content to be streamed on the box.... Read More
News Says No Thanks To “Blank Cheque” For Foxtel
News Corp reportedly turned down a “blank cheque” offer from a US firm to invest in Foxtel in the middle of this... Read More
News Corp Records 10% Revenue Decline, Foxtel Subscribers See Healthy Boost
News Corp has released its September earnings, reporting a 10% decline overall while other operational segments including its Foxtel subscribership saw a... Read More
Supercars Race Out From Behind Kayo Paywall
Foxtel’s streaming service Kayo will move a number of sports out from behind its paywall, including Supercars. Patrick Delany, CEO of Kayo,... Read More
Foxtel Roll-Out Advanced Voice Search For Remote Control
Foxtel has ramped up the intelligence of its remote control by deploying new, advanced voice command capabilities. The pay-TV provider has today... Read More
Foxtel Adds Nifty Voice Control Feature In System Upgrade
Foxtel has upgraded its iQ3/4 system with a new voice-activated system which will allow users to control TVs with the sound of... Read More
Foxtel, Nine Rugby Rights Battle On Home Stretch
Negotiations for Rugby Australia broadcast rights are reportedly on the home stretch, with a deal potentially to be struck with Foxtel or... Read More
Foxtel Publicity Director Departs Amid “Difficult Changes”
Foxtel has announced its long-standing Group Director of Publicity and Talent Relations Jamie Campbell will depart at the end of this week,... Read More
Supercars Inks $200m, Five-Year Broadcast Deal With Foxtel And Seven
Seven will officially reclaim its status as the free-to-air home of the Supercars in 2021 as part of a $200m, five-year deal.... Read More
Foxtel Gets Fast-Tracked Govt. Funds
CANBERRA: Foxtel – jointly owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Group and Telstra – received a $10 million extension – plus early payment... Read More
Kayo Pushes Foxtel Sports To Record Subscribers
Premium pay-TV provider, Foxtel Group, has reportedly notched a record number of sports subscribers, with streaming service Kayo accelerating uptake following the... Read More
Foxtel CEO Ramps Up ‘Tier One’ Sports Focus
Foxtel Chief Executive, Patrick Delaney, has advised the pay TV-provider will only focus on ‘tier one’ sports in the future, remaining defiant... Read More
Foxtel Now A Technology Company that Delivers Content
As Nine Entertainment’s Stan, struggles to get new content deals over the line, archrival Foxtel which is fast becoming a technology Company... Read More
Foxtel Signs Major Licensing Agreement With Entertainment One
Foxtel has reached a new agreement with Entertainment One (eOne), which will see a host of critically acclaimed and award-winning feature films... Read More
Optus Extends Foxtel Deal For Satellite Use To 2031
SYDNEY: Optus has extended its longstanding partnership with media company Foxtel for the provision of satellite services until 2031. Optus Satellite owns... Read More
Foxtel Commit $2.5M To Support Mental Health Charities
Foxtel has announced a two-year, $2.5-million commitment to raise awareness and support for community mental wellbeing, through relationships with Raise Foundation, ReachOut... Read More
Foxtel Launching Complimentary DreamWorks Pop-Up Channel
In conjunction with NBCUniversal International Networks, Foxtel is giving its residential customers exclusive access to a DreamWorks pop-up channel in June at... Read More
Netflix Has A New Competitor: Foxtel’s ‘BINGE’ Launches Monday
Foxtel’s new video streaming service BINGE, set to rival Netflix and Stan, will launch on Monday (25th May), with pricing ranging from... Read More
Foxtel To Launch New Streaming Service Next Week
Foxtel has confirmed that it will launch its new streaming service next Monday, the 25th May, which will offer more than 10,000... Read More
Foxtel Subscribers Revealed, Call For Total Reset Of TV Sports Rights By News Corp
Foxtel has 2.2 million subscribers in Australia despite a hit from the closure of pubs and clubs and the shutdown of sport... Read More
Disney+ Hits 54.5M Subscribers In Under 6 Months
Disney+ has further accelerated its campaign against Netflix, notching 54.5 million subscribers as at May 4, despite a slight slowdown in the... Read More
No Sport, Leads To Massive Expansion Of Foxtel Services, No Additional Charges
As AFL and NRL Football disappears from our screens, Foxtel has moved to crank up their home entertainment packages, NBN unlimited data... Read More
Foxtel Enters ‘Next Stage Of Transformation’ With Senior Appointments
Foxtel has announced today that two of its senior executives, Les Wigan and Lesley Portwain, will move into newly created roles reporting... Read More
Rugby Walks Away From Foxtel, Optus Sports Reportedly Sole Bidder
It’s a moment of truth for Rugby Australia and the future of rugby union in Australia after the embattled code walked away... Read More
Protests Grow As Musk’s SpaceX Heads For Oz Skies, Foxtel Object
Elon Musk’s SpaceX satellite broadband service has taken its first step into the Australian market. The communications regulator has added the company... Read More
Quibi Bolsters Public Awareness Campaign With Super Bowl Ad
Quibi, the lovechild of Hollywood and Silicon Valley, is still widely unheard of. Despite the powerful and experienced forces behind the upcoming... Read More
Foxtel Pass, Eurosport Now On Fetch TV
Fetch TV will now be the home of Eurosport on 1 February after Discovery Inc signed a new broadcasting deal for its... Read More
Foxtel Inks New Multi-Year Deal For Discovery Docos
Foxtel and Discovery have announced the completion of a new multi-year agreement covering premium factual, lifestyle and entertainment content from Discovery Channel,... Read More
Jobs On The Chopping Block In Foxtel Restructure
Thirty jobs across promotions, production and commercial at Foxtel are reportedly hitting the chopping block as the pay-TV provider moves to consolidate... Read More
Optus Score Exclusive FIFA World Cup Rights
Optus Singtel will be looking to right the wrongs of its previous FIFA World Cup coverage with the company purchasing the exclusive... Read More
Rugby Australia Sidestep $20M Foxtel Deal, Optus To Try $30M
Rugby Australia has reportedly walked away from Foxtel’s $20 million broadcast deal to broadcast Tests and Super Rugby, instead the sporting authority... Read More
Foxtel Future Secured, As Secret New Drama Streaming Service Revealed
Korean Media has revealed that Foxtel has locked in their financial future with the refinancing of $1.6bn of debt, it’s also been... Read More
Foxtel Brings ABC iview App To iQ3 & iQ4
Foxtel has announced the arrival of the ABC iview app on iQ3 and iQ4 set top boxes, as part of its continuing... Read More
Kayo Sports Sends In Customer Service Einstein Bots
Get ready to speak to ‘advanced natural language processing’ Einstein Bots set to take over Kayo Sports customer service as the sports... Read More
Disney+ For Free? Telstra & Optus In Talks
Optus and Telstra customers may be able to receive Disney+ for free, as sources reveal the US entertainment giant seeks to use... Read More
Foxtel Score Major NBC/Universal Content Deal As Questions Raised About Stan Showtime
Foxtel has scored a new content deal with NBCUniversal, the owners of popular shows such as Law & Order and movies such... Read More
Foxtel Sign NBCUniversal Deal – Discovery, Viacom and Turner Next
Foxtel has reportedly signed a massive content deal for access to US studio NBCUniversal’s back catalogue of movie and TV series as the... Read More
Foxtel On A Roll After Major Restructure Kayo & Foxtel Now Subscribers Up
The Rugby World Cup, and increased demand for live sport appears to have been good for Foxtel with their Kayo Sports streaming... Read More
Foxtel Get Into The Glue Business Ahead Of Disney + Launch
Foxtel has got into the glue business ahead of an emerging battle to hold onto subscribers with a brand new Foxtel First... Read More
Chromecast The Digital TV Service Of Choice For Oz
The latest Roy Morgan data shows that Google Chromecast is Australia’s most popular digital television service, with 12.1% of consumers owning the... Read More
Foxtel Launch New FOX-Branded Channels
Foxtel has expanded on its entertainment offering with the launch of four new and exclusive FOX-branded channels including a huge lineup of... Read More
New Foxtel Experience iQ3 Updates Commence
Foxtel has confirmed that it has completed its New Foxtel Experience roll out to iQ4 set top boxes and updates to the... Read More
OZ Content Market Set To Get ‘Complicated’ Claims Deloitte
Consumers are starting to get confused as they face making choices as to which streaming service they will invest in as the... Read More