Foxtel

http://www.foxtel.com.au
https://www.linkedin.com/company/foxtelgroup/

Foxtel is a privately owned company headquartered in Australia. Founded in 1995, it employs approximately 2,530 individuals. Its parent company is DAZN Group, and it functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer. Foxtel provides media and TV services, operating as an Australian subscription television company that offers both streaming and broadcast services. Its subsidiaries include Streamotion, FOX SPORTS Australia, Austar, Premium Movie Partnership (PMP), and Kayo Sports.

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Founded

1995

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2,522

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Australia

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Media and TV services

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Privately Owned

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On March 3, 2026, Foxtel Chief Executive Patrick Delany highlighted the company's focus on addressable sports and flagged an AI-driven personalization push, noting that influencers are testing broadcast rights. His remarks followed his attendance at various major sporting events, including the Winter Olympics, the NRL opening round in Las Vegas, Super Cars, and the Motor GP in Thailand. Earlier the same day, Formula One formalized a multi-year extension of its Australian broadcast partnership with Foxtel-owned streaming service Kayo Sports, reportedly valued at AUS$60 million. Previously, on February 18, Delany addressed subscriber complaints regarding Kayo's streaming issues, such as freezing and buffering during high demand, attributing the problems largely to factors within the consumer's home, including household bandwidth or weather impacting satellites. This followed the company's announcement on February 17 that its relationship with the Australian Football League has evolved beyond a traditional broadcast arrangement into a long-term investment in the sport's entire ecosystem, encompassing elite competition, grassroots participation, and women's football.

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Foxtel offers 9 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Foxtel's product portfolio comprises of content rights, telecoms, media and TV services and broadcast television and radio.

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May

13th

2026

18:21

Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag

BBC News back from the TV wilderness with second new carriage deal

For much of the past two years, news junkies wanting to tune into the international feed of the BBC News channel had to stream it via the website or the mobile app. Now, all of a sudden, the channel is back on TV screens.

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May

12th

2026

08:00

New Offerings, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Index Exchange Expands Streaming Capabilities with New Support for Pause Ads Across Leading Streaming Platforms

New capability enables programmatic access to pause ad inventory from DIRECTV Advertising, Foxtel, Philo, and Plex through Index’s sell-side technology. Index Exchange Inc. (Index), a globally trusted independent supply-side platform (SSP) powering intelligent decisioning, today announced that pause ads are now available programmatically across several leading streaming services, including DIRECTV, Foxtel, Philo, and Plex.

Indexexchange

May

10th

2026

21:49

Partnerships and Alliances, Emerging Tech, New Offerings, B2B Tag

The SeniorsChannel app added to Foxtel Business

Health and wellbeing streaming platform The SeniorsChannel has been approved as a third-party app on the Foxtel Business iQ platform for residential aged care and retirement living environments. The SeniorsChannel targets psychosocial reablement. It is designed to reduce social isolation through programs that encourage participation, spark conversation and support cognitive and physical health.

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May

5th

2026

16:47

Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag

Fortescue Prioritises Wellbeing – Foxtel Business iQ Deployment

Foxtel Group has announced an expanded partnership with Fortescue to deliver the FOXTEL at-home sport and entertainment experience to more than 10,000 employees across 11 remote mining accommodation villages. The partnership marks the biggest deployment of FOXTEL Business iQ ever undertaken.

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May

5th

2026

02:34

B2B Tag

Fortescue Prioritises Wellbeing in Largest-Ever…

EXPANDED PARTNERSHIP WILL DELIVER FOXTEL AT-HOME SPORT AND ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE TO FORTESCUE’S 10,000+ TEAM ACROSS 11 REMOTE MINING VILLAGES Foxtel Group has announced an expanded partnership with Fortescue to deliver the FOXTEL at-home sport and entertainment experience to more than 10,000 employees across 11 remote mining accommodation villages.

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May

4th

2026

18:30

B2B Tag

Nikita Tszyu ready to light it up against Oscar Diaz…

Nikita Tszyu (11 wins / 0 losses) will return to “Tszyucastle” tomorrow night to make his highly anticipated return to the ring against undefeated Spaniard Oscar Diaz (16 wins / 0 losses) in a mid-week Main Event Pay-Per-View extravaganza.

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Apr

10th

2026

00:17

Cost Cutting, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

How To Buy IPTV Subscription Australia — Save $1,200/Year vs Foxtel | Expert Guide

Quick Answer: How to Buy IPTV Subscription Australia Choose a reliable IPTV provider with Australian channels Check if a free trial is available Confirm AFL, NRL, and Free-to-Air coverage Make sure it works on your device (Firestick, Smart TV, mobile) Subscribe and enter credentials in an IPTV app Millions of Australians Are Done With Foxtel.

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Mar

3rd

2026

18:30

Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag

Foxtel bets on addressable sports bonanza; Delany flags AI-driven personalisation push as influencers test broadcast rights

Somebody's gotta do it. Foxtel Chief Executive Patrick Delany spent his recent weeks at the Winter Olympics, and the NRL opening round in Las Vegas. Last week there was the opening round of Super Cars and somehow he managed to slip in a trip to the Motor GP in Thailand.

Mi3 Australia

Mar

3rd

2026

05:23

Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag

F1 agrees 'AUS$60m' Kayo broadcast extension in Australia

Formula One has signed a multi-year extension of its Australian broadcast partnership with Foxtel-owned streaming service Kayo Sports.

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Feb

18th

2026

06:40

B2B Tag

Kayo’s streaming issues mostly from ‘inside consumer’s home’, says Foxtel boss

Subscribers have complained on social media of technology issues, with freezing, buffering and app crashes, particularly when there is high demand. Loading But Delany said the problems could be related to weather impacting satellites, or a household’s bandwidth.

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Feb

17th

2026

18:30

Capital Investment, B2B Tag

Growing the game, not policing the pixels: Foxtel bets AFL’s future on flexibility, fandom and long-term ecosystem growth

Foxtel’s relationship with the Australian Football League has evolved from a traditional broadcast arrangement into what the pay television group describes as a long-term investment in the sport’s entire ecosystem, spanning elite competition, grassroots participation and the rapid growth of women’s football.

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Feb

12th

2026

06:49

B2B Tag

Foxtel CEO: Australia’s sport siphoning laws ‘make no sense’

Australia’s anti-siphoning laws give FTA broadcasters first refusal on major events Foxtel will compete “aggressively” to retain NRL rights Australia’s anti-siphoning legislation that gives free-to-air (FTA) broadcasters first refusal on major sports events “makes no sense” in 2026, according to Foxtel Group chief executive Patrick Delany.

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Foxtel currently holds 68 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including golf, combat sports, motorsports, sports sublicensing, horse racing, snooker, cricket, soccer | association football, rugby league, baseball, australian rules football, surfing, basketball, sailing, netball and darts.

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