AFL broadcast rights 2025-2031

[JasonF]

Report: Seven, Foxtel set to announce AFL deal. | TV Tonight

[TV.Cynic]

From News Corp - but the article is all “According to The Age” - you’d think they could find out for themselves!

AFL signs record TV rights deal, richest deal in Australian sport history, $500m a year, Channel 9, Channel 7, Paramount | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site

Also reported in The Australian.

Business Review

Reported news conference at 3pm.

[Nicholas]

@TV.Cynic

"According to The Age” - you’d think they could find out for themselves

I’d laugh if the headline this arvo is “Historic deal made with Nine Network”

[Nicholas]

Kevin Perry

[akymbo82]

So the question to nine is, do they continue with the footy shows etc on the network, or pull up stumps with those shows? 9 more years with the current hosts, why should nine bother?

[4KSports]

Kevin Perry reporting 4.5 bill over 7 years

[parano1a]

@akymbo82

So the question to nine is, do they continue with the footy shows etc on the network, or pull up stumps with those shows? 9 more years with the current hosts, why should nine bother?

Nine have been running its footy shows since the 1990s without holding the TV rights for all but a five year period. If the shows rate and/or are profitable for the network, why would they not continue?

[John.S]

I’d hope they don’t, but fully understand if they do.

Depends on how well they rate and whether the money is worth it.

[Nicholas]

642m per year??? Wow

[John.S]

$640m a year. Wow

[utaussiefan]

The majority of the increase is being paid by Foxtel.

Kevin Perry

[akymbo82]

That’s $2.3m per game! holly Molly thats a crazy figure to show AFL!

[turdall]

I’m just hoping my membership will lead to a cheaper Kayo subscription. Sending close to $750 to watch football every year is just way too much.

[parano1a]

@akymbo82

That’s $2.3m per game! holly Molly thats a crazy figure to show AFL!

Without the AFL rights Foxtel basically would have closed down.

[JasonF]

I’m just hoping that Foxtel forking out so much $$$ won’t leave them weak for other shows . and leave foxtel as a sport streaming service and that’s it

[meee]

@turdall

I’m just hoping my membership will lead to a cheaper Kayo subscription. Sending close to $750 to watch football every year is just way too much.

if you went to every game each week - what would that cost?

[parano1a]

@meee

if you went to every game each week - what would that cost?

It’s not physically possible to go to every game. Some games overlap and there is significant travel time between states. But for access to all Victorian games I think an AFL membership costs around $500.

[4KSports]

Herald Sun reporting that it’s 3.85 bill cash and contra. 2025-2030. 6 year deal

[TV.Cynic]

[JohnsonTV]

It is inevitable that the increase in rights fees that fans, as well as hotels and restaurants that show the matches live, will have to pay more to subscribe to Foxtel and/or Kayo. Given the current cost of living situation it is not a good look.

@parano1a

Without the AFL rights Foxtel basically would have closed down.

Foxtel still has the rights to NRL, F1, netball and cricket, and also has program deals with Warner Bros/HBO. It won’t close down that easily.