Opinion Are you really ready for the 2025-2031 TV Broadcast deal conditions?

[raptalia]

Fees to watch the NBA (pretty reasonable)
Fees to watch the NFL (excessive)
Fees to watch the EPL (excessive)
Fees to watch the AFL (Kayo the same price as Optus sport).
I ain't paying for Kayo. I will utilise one of many streaming services. If I can't , oh well.
The only reason I pay for the others is because of time zones and lack of reliable replays.

The AFL will face a barrage when the regular viewers find this out next year.

The NBL found out what happens when you take the cable money

Good post it supports the point that the ground is changing and it is the future that we need to worry about. The prospect of paying multiple subscriptions to get the TV coverage we have enjoyed for decades should not excite any of us.

We had an example recently with the T20 cricket World Cup. That wasn't on FTA or Foxtel but was shown exclusively on Amazon's Prime Video and if you wanted to watch you needed a subscription. In this instance you could try a 30 day free trial but that will only work once and may not be available in the future.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

jdeezy in the 2025 fixture thread wrote in reply to my comment that, all games played on a Saturday - day, twilight or night - in the first 8 rounds are only available on Fox Footy, - "Found out the other day that in Victoria that it's even longer, the first 15 Saturdays are locked to Fox only."

Pretty sure Fox Footy made that public for the first time the other day, after re reading my first few posts in this thread.

Shaun Burgoyne Joins Fox Footy’s AFL Commentary Team for 2025

Four-time AFL champion Shaun Burgoyne joins Fox Footy’s expert team in 2025, coinciding with new rights for exclusive Saturday coverage.

tvblackbox.com.au

The broadcaster is set to enhance its offerings under the new rights deal, particularly with the introduction of Super Saturday Live, where Kayo Sports and Foxtel will be the exclusive providers of live AFL games on Saturdays. This arrangement includes exclusive live streaming of at least the first eight rounds nationally and the first 15 rounds in Victoria.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

The Age the last few days has clarified that 7 can show games on delay on Saturday's.

10th November article

What footy will look like on your TV in 2025

The battle of the TV networks has become almost as fierce as the contest for AFL premiership points.

www.theage.com.au

We’ll know more when the fixture is unveiled (which could be as soon as next week), but live coverage of Saturday footy in 2025 will be exclusive to Foxtel for “at least” the first eight rounds in all markets. These are likely to remain on pay TV or Kayo.

For Victorians, the first 15 rounds of coverage on Saturdays will be live on Fox Footy.

Seven, however, can show Saturday matches on delay. There must be a two-hour gap after they start on Foxtel, or start no later than 8.40pm local time.
1st November article

How Fox Footy’s ‘Super Saturday’ deal will shape the AFL fixture

The new deal, starting in 2025, gives Fox Footy exclusive broadcast rights on Saturdays for the first eight rounds and will result in delayed coverage on free-to-air.

www.theage.com.au

Clubs are bracing for the commercial impact of delayed free-to-air AFL coverage on Saturdays from next year as Fox Footy holds exclusive live broadcast rights of the game nationally for the first eight rounds.
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Under the deal, announced in September 2022, delayed games, or hold-back games, will be broadcast on free-to-air two hours after they start on Foxtel or no later than 8.40pm local time. That means a 4.30pm game would start on free-to-air at 6.30pm; however a 7.30pm match would be shown on free-to-air at 8.40pm.

 

[Papa G]

FTA TV is very much dying. Whilst people 40 plus still watch it, I saw a stat from the UK where only about 13% of 18-39 year olds watch FTA TV. Can confirm that my 16 and 18 year old basically never watch TV. The next broadcast deal, next decade, will be far different to this one.

 

[dirty2]

It's all to hard.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

7 the other day had their Upfronts media release of their 2025 programming schedule.

They are making a decent investment in non game footy shows after big cut backs due to covid and not spending much post covid for a couple of years.

Whether they are any good is another thing, but its dawned on them that they have to vigorously compete with Fox Footy who will now have their own commentators at every game and 9 have had more non game footy shows in production than them in the last 3 seasons.

Seven Upfronts: Returning Hits, Music Specials and New AFL Footy Shows Lead Seven’s 2025 Slate

Seven’s 2025 lineup includes new music specials, fresh AFL footy shows, changes to daytime news and returning reality hits, plus Shaun Micallef on DWTS.

tvblackbox.com.au

• New AFL Footy shows including: The Agenda Setters, Unfiltered, Extra Time, Sunday Footy Feast, The Wash Up and Kane’s Call.

The_Wookie posted this picture on the Footy Industry board thread of 7's programming schedule taken from their Upfronts media release.


taken from their Upfronts

 

[ibd77]

Will it get to the point of pay per view rather than subscription?