Foxtel broadcasting two La Liga matches each week in 4K starting with LaLiga El Clasico matchup between Barcelona and Real Madrid.
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Foxtel kicking goals in 4K
- Australia’s first ever 4K football broadcast – Barcelona v. Real Madrid
- Continued 4K coverage of select matches of the 2018/2019 LaLiga season
- Heralds Foxtel’s summer of sport with exclusive live cricket in November
Foxtel today continued its drive to deliver ground-breaking sports coverage to Australians like never before, announcing the country’s first ever 4K football broadcast with the upcoming LaLiga El Clasico matchup between Barcelona and Real Madrid, in partnership with beIN SPORTS. The game will broadcast live and in 4K ultra high definition at 2AM (AEDT) Monday October 29 on Foxtel’s dedicated 4K channel (444).
The news comes on the heels of Foxtel’s recent, history-making, broadcast of the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 in 4K, and comes just weeks before Foxtel brings Australians the first ever live 4K cricket broadcast, which also arrives with Foxtel’s exclusive coverage of Australian cricket throughout November
The 4K broadcast of the Barcelona vs Real Madrid game adds a third major sport series to Foxtel’s 4K line up and comes as part of Foxtel’s long-standing relationship with beIN SPORTS, who are partnering with Foxtel to supply 4K footage of the LaLiga series.
The move will also see ongoing 4K coverage of two LaLiga games every round of the 2018/2019 season, continuing from 4 November for Foxtel Sports subscribers with the HD pack and an iQ4.
Patrick Delany, Foxtel CEO, said, “After blowing fans away with the twists and turns of the Bathurst 1000 earlier this month and getting the nation keyed up for the arrival of cricket in 4K on 4 November, we’re thrilled to feature select games of one of Europe’s most popular Football leagues, LaLiga, which will kick off, LIVE and in 4K with the El Clasico match between Barcelona and Real Madrid, starting 29 October.
“Foxtel has revolutionised entertainment by filling Australian living rooms with the sights of 4K and it looks amazing. Now, we’re picking up the pace by adding more incredible 4K sport to bring it to life even faster for our customers.
"And in November, the only place to watch cricket will be on Foxtel as we rev up for a spectacular summer of sport. There’s never been a better time to sign up and experience sport like never before.”
In addition to the two games that will air in 4K, fans will also be able to watch every game of the 2018/19 LaLiga season live and in HD on beIN SPORTS, which features the biggest names in international football with live coverage of LaLiga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and more.
Foxtel’s new, dedicated, 4K live channel (channel 444) comes as part of a Foxtel Platinum HD or Foxtel Sports HD subscription for customers with an iQ4.
Foxtel in 4K offers a host of 4K content including movies, documentaries, concerts and live sport. Over the next 12 months, Foxtel will continue to expand the selection of unique 4K content for subscribers, including the Australian 4K debut of live cricket, which will start with the November 4, Australia v. South Africa, as part of the Gillette ODI Series.
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Just out of curiosity is there a difference between my post above and TV.Cynic’s? Just wondered one gets 0 likes and the other 2! 
Mine was first!
Update:- I’ve now got 2 also, thanks guys! 
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Trustworthiness. 
interesting they are only showing this live on the 4K channrl - i would have thought some replays would have been slipped into the schedule
Might be of BeinSport’s doing. Hoping the audio quality is as good as the video quality because most of those games are called from Qatar.
foxtel will be showing Live: LaLiga: Rayo Vallecano v Barcelona in 4K sunday morning at 6:55am.
the first ODI is also on this day but there is nothing listed online (apparently imagine dragons live goes from 12:45 to 10:30pm on foxtel 4K)
edit: foxtel 4K tv guide shows the following (times are Qld):
12:20 ODI Pre-game
1:20 Live: ODI Aus vs RSA Game 1
4:50 Live: Odi Break
5:35: Live ODI Aus Vs RA Game 1
9:00: Live ODI Post Game
Michael Bublé
Exclusive feel good evening
Simulcast on Foxtel Smooth and Foxtel’s dedicated 4K Channel
Saturday 24 November at 8.30pm AEDT
Foxtel invites viewers to an exclusive feel good evening with multi-Grammy Award winning artist Michael Bublé who is set to release his new album
(pronounced love) on November 16, for Foxtel’s first locally produced concert performance special shot in 4K and simulcast on both Foxtel Smooth (channel 133/806) and in 4K on Foxtel’s dedicated 4K channel (444). Smooth’s Feel Good Night with Michael Bublé on Saturday November 24 at the special time of 8.30pm AEDT .
Filmed exclusively for Foxtel Smooth at Sydney’s Seymour Centre during his recent Australian visit, Bublé lights up the stage in front of an intimate audience with music from his new album
Michael Bublé is set to release
Foxtel Smooth sits down with Michael Bublé before his performance where he emotionally reflects over the last two years and recounts his time away after such a life changing experience. Bublé also talks about the new album
“How wonderful it feels to come somewhere and to never be afraid to just let yourself go and be comfortable in your skin and to feel like you are enough and that’s how I have always felt. I never have to be careful or censor myself because people have this really wonderful sense of humour and deep kind of kindness and always feel like I belonged,” Bublé said.
Michael Bublé has sold over 60 million records worldwide (with nearly 3.3 million of those in Australia alone), has performed hundreds of sold-out shows around the globe, and won four Grammys and multiple Juno Awards during the course of his extraordinary career. Australia welcomed him back with open arms during his recent visit and now Foxtel viewers can share this intimate evening- Smooth’s Feel Good Night with Michael Bublé on Foxtel Smooth and the 4K Channel, Saturday November 24 at 8.30pm AEDT.
Fraser Stark, Group General Manager of Foxtel’s Entertainment & Music Channels said, “Michael Bublé is a global superstar, and a favourite of Australian audiences, for very good reason. Naturally Foxtel Smooth jumped at the opportunity to capture his electric Australian performance - not only for the channel but for our first 4K simulcast. As we’ll all see and hear, from November 24th, the room can barely contain Bublé’s suave voice, his effusive charm and the consummate musicianship of a great talent at the height of its powers.”
seems to be an issue with with the 4K channel that I (along with a few on whirlpool) have experienced where the 4K channel is showing the “lock” symbol on the icon when scrolling though channels (giving the impression the viewer is not subscribed) but when turning on the channel it works fine
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This year Foxtel will host a dedicated channel screening 170 matches of NRL, AFL, Super Rugby, Formula One racing, A-League and women’s football across the season in 4K
Will it use the existing channel 444 or set up another channel for the sports? Also, given so many sports take place at the same time on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, not every match can be shown live in 4K.
Foxtel 4K for winter sport codes
NRL, AFL, Super Rugby and Women’s Football
Foxtel will continue to change the game in 2019 as it makes this season’s winter sport codes hotter than ever with a host of amazing sport set to arrive in 4K Ultra HD. Select match-ups across NRL, AFL, Super Rugby and Women’s Football will light up Australian living rooms in 4K Ultra HD as Foxtel secures its place as the home of sport in 4K Ultra HD.
The upcoming 4K Ultra HD fixtures will be available on Foxtel’s dedicated 4K Ultra HD channel (channel 444) and will air live, with no ad breaks during play.
Foxtel’s massive 4K Ultra HD sport expansion comes on the heels of its incredibly successful first broadcast of Supercars at Bathurst and a complete summer of cricket, which thrilled Australians with the country’s first ever 4K Ultra HD cricket broadcasts. Fans were treated to a season full of the amazing detail that only 4K Ultra HD can bring to sports and, this winter, Foxtel is continuing to deliver like never before.
Super Rugby looked fabulous in 4K Ultra HD last weekend. The stars of Foxtel’s upcoming 4K Ultra HD winter of sport are the highly anticipated 2019 NRL and AFL seasons. Foxtel will showcase more than 40 NRL games and more than 40 AFL matches in 4K Ultra HD. The NRL’s 4K Ultra HD revolution kicks off on March 15 as the Knights go head-to-head against the Sharks; and then on March 22 with the Raiders taking on the Storm.
AFL enters the 4K Ultra HD action on March 23 with Melbourne taking on Port Adelaide at the MCG; and with St. Kilda and the Gold Coast Suns battling it out in 4K Ultra HD at Marvel Stadium on March 24.
This season will mark the first time ever that these two massive sport codes will air in 4K Ultra HD in Australia. Foxtel is committed to bringing fans closer to the game than ever before, and the best way to do that is through creating the ultimate stadium experience at home with 4K Ultra HD.
The 2019 4K Ultra HD action got an early start on February 23 with Super Rugby when the Brumbies took on the Chiefs at GIO Stadium. The next Super Rugby match-up lands on March 2 with the Reds and the Crusaders at Suncorp, followed on March 9 when the Waratahs and the Reds battle it out at the SCG.
The Women’s Football: Cup of Nations will make its 4K Ultra HD debut on February 28 as Argentina takes to the field against Korea, and when our Matildas square off against New Zealand.
Additional 4K Ultra HD sport arrivals include select Wallabies games and the Hyundai A-League Grand Final.
Patrick Delany, Foxtel CEO, said, “Foxtel’s summer of cricket brought a revolutionary way to experience sport to Australian screens like never before and our subscribers loved it. But, the Foxtel in 4K Ultra HD revolution is just getting started.
“This year we’re taking another huge step forward and lighting up Australia’s favourite winter codes in 4K Ultra HD, putting fans in the centre of the action to witness incredible tries, nail-biting goals, and spectacular marks in 4K Ultra HD, and the only place you’ll be able to experience it is on Foxtel.”
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News Corp confirms Foxtel will show 46 AFL matches and 41 NRL matches in 4K this year, plus every event of Formula One World Championship and every match of this year’s Rugby World Cup already announced.
46 AFL matches equates to two matches per round of regular season (Seven will produce every match of the finals series).
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/foxtel-to-broadcast-afl-nrl-matches-in-ultra-high-definition-4k-resolution-for-the-first-time/news-story/653bc9ce5ef6140891d02b7265cd94a3
Trevor Long watching 4K yesterday on a free loan television from LG.
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Fox League’s coverage on Channel 444 also has a 4K Ultra HD tag next to the watermark. This was taken from Canberra v Melbourne last night.
Fox Footy’s 4K broadcast of Melbourne v Port Adelaide today is the same.
Is that in place of the usual No Ad Breaks During Play, or whatever it is?
Exactly. HD and SD broadcast still has the tag No Ad Breaks.
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Experience The Masters in 4K Ultra HD
Foxtel offers LIVE 4K Ultra HD coverage on selected tournament holes
FOX SPORTS presents LIVE and ad-break free coverage of all four competition rounds on a dedicated Masters channel
The Masters Channel available from April 8
FOX SPORTS will take The Masters to new heights in 2019 with 4K Ultra HD being made available to Foxtel customers, in addition to LIVE and ad-break free coverage on a dedicated Masters channel, from Sunday April 8.
In this holy-grail event for golf fans, Foxtel will provide the most comprehensive coverage of The Masters from the famed Augusta National Golf Club, with exclusive vision of Amen Corner holes 11, 12 and 13 in 4K Ultra HD on Foxtel 4K (Channel 444) for the first time.
Viewers will be able to see every blade of grass, every pain staking bunker and water hazard like never before with 4K Ultra HD available from April 12 to 15 when the world’s best golfers vie for the coveted Green Jacket.
FOX SPORTS 505 will become a dedicated 24 hour channel from Monday, April 8 providing an immersive destination for fans ahead of the LIVE and ad-break free coverage of all four competition rounds, with coverage starting from 5.00am Friday, April 12 (AEST).
Foxtel 4K will present coverage of Amen Corner, starting with the first round on Friday, April 12 from 12.45am to 8.00am. The Amen Corner cameras will follow every group as they play these three holes.
Amen Corner has played host to some of the tournament’s biggest moments.
In 1996, then tournament leader Australia’s Greg Norman missed a short putt on 11 before his tee shot on 12 rolled back into Rae’s Creek.
In 2011, Rory McIlroy saw his tournament hopes slip away with a bogey on 11, a double bogey on 12 with four putts and a hooked drive on 13.
And in 2017, defending champion Jordan Spieth sent his tee shot and then his second shot into Rae’s Creek, walking off the short par 3 hole with a seven.
FOX SPORTS’ LIVE action from Round One of The Masters swings into action on Friday, April 12, with a stellar field including defending champion Patrick Reed, World Number 1 Dustin Johnson, recent PGA winners Rory McIlroy and Paul Casey, as well as Australian hopefuls Marc Leishman, Jason Day and Adam Scott, who won the event in 2013.
FOX SPORTS’ own golf expert and former professional Paul Gow will be on the ground to provide daily news reports from the event for FOX SPORTS News.
FOX SPORTS’ digital channels will continue to deliver multi-camera coverage of the tournament with fans able to watch Featured Groups, Amen Corner (holes 11, 12 and 13) and the 15th and 16th holes via the FOX SPORTS APP or at Foxsports.com.au.
LIVE, ad-break free and HD coverage continue across the weekend culminating on Monday morning, April 15 when a new champion will be presented with the famous Green Jacket.
FOX SPORTS and Foxtel 4K are available on Foxtel.
THE MASTERS – FOXTEL 4K ULTRA HD COVERAGE OF AMEN CORNER
ON Foxtel 4K (Channel 444)
FRI 12 APR: Round One LIVE from 12.45am to 8.00am (replay from 6pm)
SAT 13 APR: Round Two LIVE from 12.45am to 8.00am (replay from 10pm)
SUN 14 APR: Round Three LIVE 1.45am to 8.00am (replay from 8pm)
MON 15 APR: Final Round LIVE 1.45am to 8.00am (replay from 4pm)
*Access to Foxtel’s 4K Ultra HD channel requires iQ4, compatible 4K TV and Sports + HD packs.
THE MASTERS – FOX SPORTS BROADCAST SCHEDULE
ON FOX SPORTS 505
MON 8 APR: Dedicated channel switches on 12.00am
THU 11 APR: Par 3 competition 5:00am
FRI 12 APR: The Masters: Round One LIVE from 5:00am
SAT 13 APR: The Masters: Round Two LIVE from 5:00am
SUN 14 APR: The Masters: Round Three LIVE from 5:00am
MON 15 APR: The Masters: Final Round LIVE from 4:00am
*times listed are in AEST
There will be no 4K telecast of AFL matches on Channel 444 this weekend, as it will show five NRL matches as part of NRL Magic Round.