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Commonwealth Games sweetener for sports subscribers
Foxtel will broadcast 1700 hours of Commonwealth Games coverage -at no extra charge to sports subscribers.
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Foxtel will broadcast 1700 hours of Commonwealth Games coverage on six dedicated high-definition and six standard-definition channels.
Five channels will be dedicated to various sports while the main channel will be hosted by Steve Liebmann and show highlights and live gymnastics.
The Australian reports the Pay TV operator will not charge subscribers to its sports package extra for access to the Delhi channels.
Foxtel does not expect to make a profit from Delhi, which is hoped to draw new subscribers during a challenging time for the industry.
Coverage will also be available on broadband while TEN has Free to Air rights.
Source: The Australian
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15 Responses
Foxtel no doubt learned their lesson from the Winter Olympics. Subscribers who already pay a premium for sports coverage are this time getting what they rightly deserve.
Wow, thats cool nice bonus.
Now this is a real genuine surprise for Foxtel, even though I got the winter olympics for free too. Lets see more of it.
do you now justin ido go
best news ever…thanks foxtel!!
fox rocks yes sosososoosososoos poopoo
yes………………….hahahahahahahh funny
Austar subscribers will have to pay an additional DELHI Gold Pass fee of $20* (normally $85) on top of Sports package subscription.
austar.com.au/tv/whats-on/delhi-2010.aspx
They probably did research and realised that people weren’t going to pay for it. They had enough trouble flogging off the Winter Olympics.
I am stunned. Foxtel actually does something good for it’s subscribers. Cheers Foxtel. If people are smart they will just add the sports package for the duration of the Games and then just take it back off after they are finished.
isnt that nice – not that anyone will be watching- a discrace we had to pay for the last big sporting event on top of the sudsciption joke
fantastic
So does this mean the same for Austar subscribers too?
the olympics wont be free. but this is good
best news ever…thanks foxtel!!
Foxtel has probably made thousands of people’s day with this announcement. Expect a rush on sports package subscriptions, once the starters gun goes off (not from the games, but when word spreads).