News Corp has confirmed that it is in “active discussions” over the sale of Foxtel, its Australian pay-TV unit, as the media group looks at ways to free the full value of all its assets. It ws first reported in August that News Corp was considering offloading Foxtel. Robert Thomson, CEO at News Corp told […]

The BBC has acquired the forthcoming adaptation of Liane Moriarty’s best-selling novel, The Last Anniversary. The six-part series is made by Blossom Films, Made Up Stories and Fifth Season for Asutralian streaming srvice BINGE, in association with the BBC. The Last Anniversary is a comedy drama wrapped in a gripping mystery about family, motherhood and […]

News Corp is considering selling Foxtel, its Australian cable TV and streaming unit, after receiving an approach. A potential deal, reported by Reuters, would end its involvement in a high-overhead asset that has struggled to adapt to the streaming era. News Corp confirmed it was considering the deal in a trading update in which the […]

Foxtel, the Australia pay-TV company, has announced that BritBox will join its suite of integrated apps on iQ set top boxes along with a line-up of new dedicated channels including NatureTime, The Outdoor Channel and a suite of Vevo music video channels. BritBox will offer Foxtel customers access to a collection of British television content […]

Foxtel Group and Cricket South Africa (CSA) have announced an extension to their agreement to broadcast the Proteas Men and Women’s international matches throughout Australia in a multi-year deal. The deal was secured by CSA’s international media rights partner, IMG. Under the agreement, Foxtel Group will exclusively broadcast all fixtures for South Africa’s men’s and […]

Just over midway through their respective seasons, the Australian Football League (AFL), National Rugby League (NRL), Super Netball and Formula 1 are all achieving record season audiences across the Foxtel Group platforms in Australia – Foxtel, Foxtel Now, Foxtel Go and Kayo Sports. With streaming audiences representing more than half of total audiences, all codes […]

Ateme, a global player in video compression, delivery and streaming solutions, and Foxtel, a pay-TV provider in Australia, have announced the deployment of a standards conversion service enabling Australians to access TV content from around the world. The Foxtel-owned service, based on Ateme’s content acquisition and distribution solutions through the TITAN suite, acquires content from […]

Mixed martial arts organisation UFC and pay-TV operator Foxtel have reached a multi-year agreement that will make Foxtel and Kayo Sports the exclusive distributor of all UFC Pay Per Views in Australia. Starting in January 2024, all UFC Pay Per View events will be broadcast exclusively on Main Event on Foxtel and Kayo Sports, while […]

The Foxtel Group has extended its long-term partnership with the Tata Indian Premier League which will see it continue as the exclusive tournament broadcaster in Australia with games to be shown live on Fox Sports, available on Foxtel and Kayo Sports, until at least 2027. The renewed five-year deal will see 74 matches made available […]

The Foxtel Group and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have announced a new multi-year, multi-faceted content and platform agreement which will see Foxtel Group remain the home of HBO, Max Originals, Warner Bros and Discovery programming in Australia. By extending its long-term partnership with WBD, the Foxtel Group says it will continue to deliver an “unmatched […]