Foxtel are going to sell the individual football channels (MUTV/Liverpool TV/Chelsea TV) from September
They tried that in the first few years of the original Fox Footy Channel in 2002. It failed, and eventually it was put in the sports package.
The 2016 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship starts today. The tournament will get expanded media coverage this year, with Fox Sports broadcasting two games each weekend on television (Saturday and Sunday at 3pm AEST) with the two remaining games (Saturday and Sunday at 1pm AEST) available to stream LIVE via foxsports.com.au and FOX SPORTS Now via Apple TV and Telstra TV. The fixture can be found at rugby.com.au
DEDICATED NRL FINALS CHANNEL ALL SEPTEMBER LONG
LIVE, AD BREAK FREE DURING PLAY AND HD COVERAGE OF EVERY NRL GAME IN SEPTEMBER
THREE NEW FINALS SHOWS
NRL 360 MOVES TO FOUR NIGHTS
In 2016, FOX SPORTS will show every NRL Finals match LIVE across September for the first time ever and to celebrate fans will receive a dedicated Rugby League channel all month long on Foxtel.
On September 5 at 4am AEST, FOX SPORTS 501 will switch to NRL, and NRL only as it showcases every match LIVE, with no ad breaks during play and in HIGH DEFINITION.
Complemented with a week-long line up of entertainment, it’s a taste of what league fans have to look forward to in 2017 with FOX SPORTS switching on a dedicated 24/7 NRL channel.
^ Just to qualify, Fox Sports will only show the first three weeks of NRL finals live and in HD. The grand final will be exclusively shown live on Nine.
Looks like Fox Sports will be the only place to see tomorrow night’s World Cup soccer qualifier between Australia and Iraq from Perth. The FTA networks have not indicated whether they bought the rights from Fox Sports.
due to FOX Sports in exclusive negotiating period with the FFA. Until a TV deal is struck it will remain exclusive to Pay TV.
Details of NRL Channel
LIVE, AD BREAK FREE DURING PLAY AND HD COVERAGE OF EVERY NRL GAME IN SEPTEMBER
THREE NEW FINALS SHOWS
NRL 360 MOVES TO FOUR NIGHTS
In 2016, FOX SPORTS will show every NRL Finals match LIVE across September for the first time ever and to celebrate fans will receive a dedicated Rugby League channel all month long on Foxtel.
On September 5 at 4am AEST, FOX SPORTS 501 will switch to NRL, and NRL only as it showcases every match LIVE, with no ad breaks during play and in HIGH DEFINITION.
Complemented with a week-long line up of entertainment, it’s a taste of what league fans have to look forward to in 2017 with FOX SPORTS switching on a dedicated 24/7 NRL channel.
There will be extra insight and analysis across September with NRL 360, hosted by Ben Ikin and Paul Kent, kicking off the week each Monday at 6.30pm to dissect all the weekend’s action.
Then Foxtel’s no 1 entertainment show, Monday Night with Matty Johns, returns to deliver more entertainment at the earlier time of 7.30pm with couch regulars, Matty Johns, Gorden Tallis, Bryan ‘Fletch’ Fletcher, Nathan ‘Hindy’ Hindmarsh and Lara Pitt.
The NRL Finals Channel will include three new shows to bring viewers closer to the September action than ever before.
Fans will hear from those closest to the game with players, coaches, league legends and club CEOs joining host Andrew Voss to discuss all the big talking points each Tuesday (7.30pm) on NRL Roundtable.
Each Thursday night (7.30pm), viewers can relive the greatest Finals moments in history, from the triumphs to the unsung heroes, on Finals Fever hosted by Braith Anasta and Tara Rushton.
There will be plenty of laughs on the all new Saturday Night Show on FOX, with host Tony Squires joined by ‘Fletch & Hindy’ along with Monday night’s ‘The Professor’ to wrap up the day’s action.
On Thursday 29 September, an NRL 360 Grand Final special LIVE from the Opera House, will look at the decider from every angle with a host of guests joining the desk.
From Friday to Sunday, Finals Footy on FOX SPORTS will deliver all the LIVE action with the best pre, half and post-game show coverage guiding fans through the Finals Series.
FOX SPORTS CEO, Patrick Delany, said: “Last year’s breakthrough broadcast deal delivered Rugby League fans unprecedented coverage in 2016 and it only gets better, with the NRL Finals channel set to take things to a whole new level.
“The channel will give fans a taste of what’s to come as we gear up for our dedicated league channel launching in 2017, building on our promise to fans - your team live every week, with no ad breaks during play and in high definition.”
“We will mix it up across September with a fresh look, new shows, plus more of our favourite faces. Our Finals coverage is going to be game-changing, while offering just a glimpse of what 2017 has in store,” Mr Delany said.
FOXTEL CEO, Peter Tonagh said; “This great new initiative is a huge win for Foxtel subscribers who love NRL. Only Foxtel can provide a specially programmed dedicated 24 hour channel giving our viewers an offering like no other.
“With this never before seen level of coverage, news and insightful commentary and analysis, the channel is a perfect entree to the dedicated NRL channel which will launch in 2017.”
FOX SPORTS News 500 will continue to deliver all the latest and breaking NRL news with foxsports.com.au the place to keep up-to-date with live stats, scores and the best opinion and analysis.
THE 2016 NRL FINALS POP UP CHANNEL WILL INCLUDE:
• Every game LIVE before the Grand Final with no ad-breaks during play and in HIGH DEFINITION for the first time ever.
• Three new shows: NRL Roundtable, The Saturday Night Show on FOX and Finals Fever.
• NRL 360 moves to four nights.
Finals Entertainment Show Line Up:
Mondays
NRL 360: 6.30pm, encore 8.30pm - Ben Ikin and Paul Kent; Journos Night
THU 29 SEP: NRL 360 GRAND FINAL SPECIAL LIVE FROM THE OPERA HOUSE
Monday Night with Matty Johns: 7.30pm - Matty Johns, Gorden Tallis, Bryan Fletcher, Nathan
Hindmarsh, Lara Pitt
NRL Tonight: (Monday – Friday) 5.30pm and 9.30pm - Megan Barnard and Louise Ransome with James
Hooper on FOX SPORTS News
Tuesdays
NRL 360: 6.30pm, encore 8.30pm - Players Night with Benji Marshall and Michael Ennis NRL
Roundtable: 7.30pm – Andrew Voss
Wednesdays
NRL 360: 6.30pm, encore 8.30pm - Coaches Night with Kevin Walters & Laurie Daley
On the Couch with Sterlo: 7.30pm - Peter Sterling, Braith Anasta, James Hooper & Corey Parker
Thursdays
NRL 360: 6.30pm, encore 8.30pm - Legends Night with Billy Moore & Geoff Toovey NRL Finals Fever:
7.30pm – Tara Rushton and Braith Anasta
Fridays
Finals Footy on FOX Pre Game from 7.00pm
Saturdays
Finals Footy on FOX Pre game from 5.00pm
The Saturday Night Show on FOX: 9.45pm – Tony Squires, Fletcher, Hindmarsh and ‘The Professor’.
NRL Tonight: (Saturday and Sunday) 11.30am and 10.30pm on FOX SPORTS News
Sundays
Finals Footy on FOX Pre Game from 3.15pm (Week 1)
Greg Alexander filling in for Ben Ikin as anchor of NRL 360 tonight.
The National Basketball League announced yesterday that every game of the 2016-17 season would be shown live on Fox Sports, as well as a new subscription service called NBL TV.
Very interesting article from Fox Sports chief Patrick Delany (speaking at Fox Footy HQ in South Melbourne, ahead of the massive AFL final):
Viewers have been locked-out of the Australia v Ireland ODI in South Africa tonight after Fox Sports decided against buying the game which was seperate from the 5-match ODI series with the Proteas beginning on September 30 that Fox will show. http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1059313.html
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Pretty poor form.
Especially when it’s a worthy enough event for other networks to use footage sourced from illegally uploaded YouTube clips for their sports reports.
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Is perfectly acceptable in that context.
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Fox Sports Bathurst Channel is using the split screen this weekend like this:
Why would this be? This occurs when Channel 10 goes to an ad break.
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Most likely part of the rights agreement (could also be the anti-siphoning law) . This also happens during the Australian Formula One Grand Prix.
Here’s the official explanation:
FOX SPORTS will continue to provide Supercars fans with the best coverage of their sport during the 2016 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, with continuous LIVE coverage of the event all weekend.
The broadcast arrangement means Supercars qualifying and race coverage, and support categories simulcast on Network TEN (for this weekend only) will include TEN’s commercial content.
However FOX SPORTS will ensure fans don’t miss any of the racing, with qualifying and race action continuously available LIVE through a split screen feature, integrating Network TEN ads with FOX SPORTS’ non-stop coverage.