I asked Foxtel and this is their reply:
The On Demand rights only allow us to have four episodes up at a time On Demand. So the limited availability is as per below:
Episodes 1-4 - 30 May until 6 June
Episodes 5-8 - 7 June until 13 June
Foxtel Now on Sony Android TVs
Foxtel Now arrives on Sony BRAVIA Android TVs as the final season of Game of Thrones approaches; puts Foxtel Now in HD for clearer, sharper pictures
Foxtel today announced a new Foxtel Now Android TV app designed for Sony BRAVIA Android TVs. The new addition brings increased flexibility and accessibility for Foxtel Now subscribers and offers the easiest way to watch exclusive HBO Dramas, Foxtel Originals, live sport, new movies and more.
Holly Knill, Foxtel Group Director, IP & Content Products, said, “Sony Smart TVs have been an incredible way for subscribers to access Foxtel via our Foxtel Play app and today we’re delighted to improve on that by bringing Foxtel Now to Sony Android TVs. Today’s move offers subscribers a massive entertainment boost that brings Foxtel’s incredible sport, movies, lifestyle and drama programming to life, and, with the final season of Game of Thrones just around the corner, there couldn’t be a better time to subscribe.”
Aki Hosoda, Head of TV, Sony ANZ added, “We are delighted to be offering Foxtel Now on all Sony BRAVIA Android TVs and provide our customers with access to an even wider variety of content, including exclusive shows such as the incredibly popular Game of Thrones .”
Foxtel Now’s arrival on Sony Android TVs adds to a growing list of supported devices that include PlayStation 4, Telstra TV, PC/ Mac, select smartphones and tablets, Chromecast and via AirPlay as well as on Foxtel’s popular Foxtel Now box.
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Is it just me or is it that last night as I was watching Foxtel Now I got severe buffering on ESPN while trying to watch the NBA Finals replay. I also got buffering on Fox Cricket, Footy Play + (AFL ch7 retransmission) and the channel that had the French Open tennis. Bear in mind I have 54 Mbps fixed wireless service, and I do not have these issues with other streaming services such as Netflix, Youtube, SBS On Demand, ABC iView, 7 Plus etc. I tried re-booting my devices and router but the problem still persists? Anyone know what the problem is?
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I reckon it would be a lot of people streaming which would cause the buffer did u take down the quality sometimes that works for me but then again I always use low quality in the Kodi media centre for the app.
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Got that same offer as well. Unless you want to watch Eurosport and/or don’t like going between multiple streaming apps, don’t know why anyone would get the sports package through Foxtel Now when Kayo is a vastly superior product
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unless you want the entertainment, lifestyle or movie channels as well!
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From 17 September, Foxtel Now customers previously using the Foxtel Now mobile app, will be directed to download the Foxtel GO app via Apple’s App Store for iPhones and iPads or Google Play for Android smartphones and tablets.
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Foxtel Now box streams Netflix
Foxtel today announced the addition of the Netflix* app to the Foxtel Now box offering subscribers the ability to experience even more great entertainment all in one place, at the best value.
The news follows the addition of Netflix on Foxtel’s iQ3 and iQ4 set top boxes earlier this year.
The Foxtel Now box is Foxtel’s easy to use ‘plug-and-play’ streaming device that provides access to Foxtel Now in HD^ along with free-to-air channels via a built-in free-to-air tuner#, with no lock-in contracts.
Netflix joins a host of apps, including YouTube; free-to-air streaming apps ABC iview, SBS On Demand, 7plus and 10 play; and subscription streaming app, Stan**; on the Foxtel Now box, providing an even richer and more exciting entertainment experience.
From today, Netflix will be available on all new Foxtel Now boxes, which will include a new remote with a dedicated Netflix button, while existing Foxtel Now boxes will begin to receive the Netflix app automatically as it rolls out progressively over the coming weeks.
With the update, customers can access Netflix’s library of original content including The Crown , Stranger Things and Ozark , alongside Foxtel’s own line up of current and upcoming hit international programming such as His Dark Materials, Catherine the Great , and Succession , as well as Foxtel originals, Wentworth, Mr Inbetween and Upright.
Alice Mascia, Foxtel’s Chief Product and Strategy Officer, said, “Since its arrival, the Foxtel Now box has become one of the most popular ways for customers to enjoy Foxtel Now and we’ve been working hard to make the experience even better with new apps and features, including other streaming apps.
“Today’s addition of the Netflix app consolidates Foxtel’s position as the ‘go-to’ aggregator for streamed content that sits alongside our own award-winning sport, drama and movies and makes a great customer experience even better.”
The Foxtel Now box also features built-in Chromecast functionality allowing viewers to ‘cast’ movies, music, video and photos from Android or iOS mobile devices, PCs or Macs straight to their television.
The Foxtel Now box is available for $99 directly from Foxtel at www.foxtelnow.com.au; via Foxtel’s eBay store or from JB Hi-Fi, Kogan, Betta Electronics Officeworks, Harvey Norman and David Jones stores nationwide.
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Bloomberg has been added to Foxtel Now (or whatever it’s called) from today.
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Voice commands arrive for Foxtel Now via the Google Assistant
Tell Foxtel what you want to watch with Google Assistant voice commands on Foxtel Now and Foxtel GO for hands-free streaming*
Foxtel are announcing today that Foxtel Now and Foxtel GO* users can stream and control their favourite shows with just their voice, using Google Assistant enabled devices like Google Nest and Chromecast. Just start with “Hey Google”, followed by a command to stream the shows you love, adjust the volume, fast forward, rewind, and turn on captions all hands-free.
This is available for all Foxtel Now subscribers and for cable/ satellite customers using Foxtel GO and who have a multiroom or multiroom casting subscription.
In order to use voice commands for Foxtel via Google Nest devices, customers will need the Google Home app installed on their smartphone or tablet, and a Chromecast device or Foxtel Now box.
Alice Mascia, Foxtel’s Chief Product and Strategy Officer, said, “We’ve been making some great changes to Foxtel Now, including adding the Netflix** app to our Foxtel Now boxes as we continue to innovate and refine the Foxtel Now experience for our customers.
“The addition of voice commands is another helpful way for them to interact with Foxtel while making the most of today’s smart home technologies.”
Can we also have the ability to watch in portrait mode on iPads, and pop out picture in picture please? Long overdue.
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BBC World News, CNBC and Bloomberg being added on feb 1
Agree, there’s been no innovation on the player side at all since forever, and it’s really inflexible.
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Have Foxtel unlocked the sports channels on Foxtel Now? I’ve got access to the sports channels on my account that doesnt normally have access
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FOXTEL IS BRINGING THE WORKPLACE HOME
Settle in with your favourite office comedies
Missing your dysfunctional work family while working from home? Foxtel has you covered with a hilarious line-up of the best office comedies available on demand that will bring the workplace to you.
Kicking off today, Foxtel’s BRINGING THE WORKPLACE HOME on demand compilation will feature all your favourite workplace comedies including The Office , Veep , Workaholics , Superstore and Fawlty Towers .
The ultimate workplace comedy and multi-award-winning series, The Office presents a hilarious documentary-style look at the humorous, and sometimes poignant, foolishness that plagues the 9-to-5 world. Based on the award-winning BBC hit, The Office delves into the lives of the workers at Dunder Mifflin, a paper supply company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Andy Bernard (Ed Helms), the preppy salesman and die-hard Cornell alumni whose endless and unique musical talents keep the office entertained, is the new Dunder Mifflin Scranton manager. Reporting to Andy are the loyal, and often times unmotivated, staff who together create a truly dysfunctional and hilarious workplace setting. All nine seasons are available now on Foxtel.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars in Veep as Vice President of the United States, Selina Meyer, who finds the job is nothing like she expected, but everything her incompetent staff warned her about. The series follows Meyer and her team as they attempt to make their mark and leave a legacy without becoming mired in the day-to-day political games that define American politics. All seven seasons of the hilarious and award-winning comedy series Veep are available now on Foxtel.
Starring Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine and Anders Holm, Workaholics follows Blake, Adam and Ders, three friends who work together as telemarketers from 9 to 5, live together from 5 to 9 and party together 24/7. The three met at college, where Blake and Adam were roommates and Anders was their RA. As they settle into adulthood, they continue to do things associated with college after dropping out (such as drinking, partying, and pranks). The self-proclaimed “friendship family’s” schemes are generally confined to their house in Rancho Cucamonga, California, where they often interact with their drug dealer, and a cubicle they share in the Rancho Cucamonga office of a telemarketing company called TelAmeriCorp, where they clash with their boss and coworkers. All seven seasons are available now on Foxtel.
America Ferrera and Ben Feldman star in the hilarious workplace comedy Superstore , about a unique family of employees at a supersized megastore . Superstore centres around Amy, who recently was promoted to be the store manager and is the glue holding the place together, and Jonah, a dreamer determined to prove work doesn’t have to be boring. Their fellow associates include the sardonic Garrett, the sweet and clueless Cheyenne, and the perpetually dismissed Sandra. Also on the team are Glenn, who stepped down as manager in an attempt to have more family time, and Dina, the aggressive assistant manager who enforces Cloud 9 policy with an iron fist. Mateo was also part of the team, most recently as the self-promoted floor supervisor, until being detained due to his undocumented status.
Once named the greatest ever British TV sitcom, Fawlty Towers is the iconic farcical comedy set in a seaside hotel in Torquay run by Basil and Sybil Fawlty, played by John Cleese and Prunella Scales. The plots centre on the tense, rude and put-upon owner Basil Fawlty, his bossy wife Sybil, the sensible chambermaid Polly, who often is the peacemaker and voice of reason, and the hapless and English-challenged Spanish waiter Manuel, showing their attempts to run the hotel amidst farcical situations and an array of demanding and eccentric guests and tradespeople.
All of Foxtel’s workplace comedies are available to stream for Foxtel subscribers On Demand via internet connected IQ boxes, on smartphones and tablets using the Foxtel GO app, and via Foxtel Now.
Foxtel Now this weekend
Watch complete collection of Tarantino’s films with premiere of Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
From today Stream On Demand on Foxtel Now and Foxtel
Sit back and settle in to watch the complete collection of Quentin Tarantino’s films from today Friday March 27 On Demand on Foxtel Now and Foxtel including the premiere of Oscar Best Picture nominated film Once Upon A Time… in Hollywood available from 8.30pm Saturday March 28 on Foxtel Movies Premiere.
Oscar winner Tarantino has garnered critical and commercial success with a dedicated cult following over the years from his directorial debut of Reservoir Dogs (1992) to his follow up movie Pulp Fiction (1994) which earned him widespread fame and seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director and taking out Best Screenplay.
Tarantino received several award nominations for Inglourious Basterds (2009) and an Oscar win for his action Western Django Unchained (2012) for Best Screenplay. Tarantino went on to write and direct The Hateful Eight (2015) and Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019).
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood , a comedy drama written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, available from Saturday March 28 on Foxtel Movies, follows a faded actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his stunt double (Brad Pitt), as they navigate the changing film industry and strive to achieve fame and success during the final years of Hollywood’s Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.
Tarantino’s films feature an incredible line-up of international stars including Uma Thurman, John Travolta, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Jamie Foxx, Samuel L. Jackson, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Sit back and settle in to watch all nine of Tarantino’s films On Demand on Foxtel Now and Foxtel:
Reservoir Dogs (1994): When a simple jewellery heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant. Stars Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth and Michael Madsen.
Pulp Fiction (1994): The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. Stars John Travolta, Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson.
Jackie Brown (1997): A middle-aged woman finds herself in the middle of a huge conflict that will either make her a profit or cost her life. Stars Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Forster.
Kill Bill Vol . 1 (2003): After awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her. Stars Uma Thurman, David Carradine and Daryl Hannah.
Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004): The bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd, and the treacherous, one-eye Elle. Stars Uma Thurman, David Carradine and Michael Madsen.
Inglourious Basterds (2009): In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S soldiers coincides with a theatre owner’s vengeful plans for the same. Stars Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger and Eli Roth.
Django Unchained (2012): With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. Stars Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio.
The Hateful Eight (2015): In the dead of a Wyoming Winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters. Stars Samuel L.Jackson, Kurt Russell and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Once Upon A Time… in Hollywood (2019): A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the final years of Hollywood’s Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles. Stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie.
Stream Tarantino’s complete collection of films On Demand on Foxtel Now and Foxtel, from today and stream Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood starting from 8.30pm Saturday March 28 on Foxtel Movies Premiere.
Settle in with Foxtel NOW this weekend
Get ready to settle in this weekend as Foxtel streams the hottest new drama, movies and entertainment, live and On Demand, including:
- The Quentin Tarantino Filmography collection, stream on demand
- The Top 10 Marathons collection, stream on demand
- The Self Isolation Top 100 Movies collection, stream on demand
Celebrate the premiere of Oscar Best Picture nominated film Once Upon A Time… in Hollywood (available from 8.30pm Saturday March 28 on Foxtel Movies Premiere) by enjoying the complete collection of Quentin Tarantino’s films on demand. The “Quentin Tarantino Filmography” collection features all nine of the acclaimed Director’s cult hits: Reservoir Dogs , Pulp Fiction , Jackie Brown , Kill Bill Vol. 1 , Kill Bill Vol. 2 , Inglourious Basterds , Django Unchained , The Hateful Eight and Once Upon a Time In… Hollywood .
Kick back and enjoy a marathon binge with the “Top 10 Marathons” collection – complete seasons of some of Foxtel’s most popular, must-watch drama series including Mr Robot , Sons of Anarchy , Ballers , Banshee , True Blood , The Sopranos , Game of Thrones , Haven , Succession and Scandal .
And have your checklist handy as you work your way through the “Self Isolation Top 100 Movies” – a huge line-up of especially curated movies featuring everything from action blockbusters to romantic comedies. These 100 iconic must-see movies will keep you occupied all weekend as you settle in at home.
*Make sure you stay up-to-date and informed with rolling coverage as news unfolds on the coronavirus pandemic, with Sky News COVID-19 – an important new 24/7 service on Foxtel Channel 604.
Settle in with complete seasons of the world’s greatest comedy classics
For the first time ever, Foxtel has released complete seasons of some of the world’s greatest comedy classics On Demand, with full seasons available to stream from today, Tuesday March 31, on Foxtel NOW.
This unprecedented offering of classic comedy adds to Foxtel’s current slate of incredible content available to watch On Demand, guaranteed to keep viewers entertained as they binge on old favourites or discover something new.
The following hit comedy series are all available to stream On Demand:
Seinfeld
These pretzels are making me thirsty! One of the greatest comedies of all time, Seinfeld stars Jerry Seinfeld as a stand-up comedian whose life in New York City is made even more chaotic by his quirky group of friends who join him in wrestling with life’s most perplexing, yet often trivial questions. Co-stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander and Michael Richards.
Veep
In this Emmy Award-winning series and worldwide smash-hit, Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars as the Vice President of the United States Selina Meyer, who finds the job is nothing like she expected, but everything her incompetent staff warned her about. Throughout her tenure, she attempts to prevent various political uproars while juggling her public as well as private life.
The Nanny
Beloved comedic actress Fran Drescher stars in The Nanny as Fran Fine, a saleswoman who appears on the doorstep of wealthy widower Maxwell Sheffield’s New York home. Fran unexpectedly gets a job as the nanny for the Broadway producer’s three children and brings her no-nonsense honesty, sharp sense of humour and `Queens logic’ into the Sheffield household.
Parks and Recreation
From the Emmy Award-winning team behind The Office is this hilarious ensemble comedy that follows Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) as a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, and her tireless efforts to make her quintessential American town just a little bit more fun. Co-stars include Rob Lowe, Aziz Ansari and Nick Offerman.
30 Rock
The multiple award-winning comedy is told through the voice of Tina Fey as variety show producer Liz Lemon. The series also features Alec Baldwin as top network executive Jack Donaghy and Tracy Morgan as Tracy Jordan, the unpredictable star of Lemon’s hit variety show. Lemon always has her hands full, juggling corporate interference from Donaghy while attempting to salvage her own personal life.
The Office
Starring Steve Carrell, the multi-award-winning US comedy series presents an hilarious documentary-style look at the humorous and sometimes poignant, foolishness that plagues the 9-to-5 world. Based on the BBC hit series of the same name, the show is a fly-on-the-wall “docu-reality” parody of modern American office life, delving in to the lives of the workers at a paper supply company in Pennsylvania.
Broad City
Created by Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer, and produced by Amy Poehler, Broad City is an odd-couple comedy about two best friends navigating their 20s in New York City. Abbi and Ilana are broke and flawed, and they don’t shy away from the sticky situations NYC throws at them – they dive right into the muck. No matter how bad it gets, these broads are always down with whatever hits them.
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Larry David stars as…Larry David, living a fictionalised version of himself, as he lives the good life out in Los Angeles and stumbles through one faux-pas after another. Also created by Larry David, the series follows Larry in his life as a semi-retired television writer and producer. Also stars Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin and Susie Essman and also features guest stars by celebrities playing fictionalised versions of themselves.
Entourage
Adrian Grenier plays Hollywood up-and-coming film star Vincent Chase, as he learns the ropes of the business and the high-profile world of Hollywood. And he’s not alone: he brings from his native New York his entourage, a close circle of childhood friends, along with his agent. Also stars Jeremy Piven, Kevin Dillon, Kevin Connolly and Jerry Ferrara.
Silicon Valley
Created by Mike Judge, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky, the series focuses on five young men who found a startup company in Silicon Valley. And in the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. A comedy partially inspired by Mike Judge’s own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late 1980s.
Ballers
Success hits hard. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson stars in this comedy series as retired football superstar Spencer Strasmore, trying to reinvent himself as a financial manager for current players in sun-soaked Miami. Exploring the lives of former and current football players, the show follows Strasmore as he gets life back on track in retirement.
Barry
The dark comedy stars Bill Hader as a depressed, low-rent hitman from the Midwest. Lonely and dissatisfied in his life, he reluctantly travels to Los Angeles to execute a hit on an aspiring actor. Barry follows his “mark” into an acting class and ends up finding an accepting community in a group of eager hopefuls within the LA theatre scene. Co-stars Henry Winkler, Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg, Glenn Fleshler and Anthony Carrigan.
All of Foxtel’s comedy classics listed are available to stream for Foxtel subscribers On Demand via internet connected IQ boxes, on smartphones and tablets using the Foxtel GO app, and via Foxtel NOW.
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