The Foxtel Group has signed a brand new multi-year, multi-platform settlement with ESPN spanning sports activities programming on Foxtel and Kayo Sports.
Foxtel Group Executive Director – Commercial, Sport Rebecca McCloy, mentioned: “We are proud to be the house of Australia’s greatest and hottest sports activities by Foxtel and Kayo Sports – it’s nice information for our tens of millions of sports activities subscribers that this deal will guarantee they proceed to have entry to the perfect of ESPN’s world-class sports activities.
“We know the way widespread ESPN’s protection of sports activities just like the NBA, NFL and MLB is with our subscribers. This deal enhances long-term rights agreements we’ve with the National Rugby League, Cricket Australia, the Australian Football League, Supercars Australia, the PGA of Australia, Netball Australia and plenty of others – which present that we actually are the house of Australia’s hottest native and international sports activities.
“These rights, and the power and high quality of protection from Fox Sports and companions like ESPN, is constant to drive the expansion of our award-winning streaming service Kayo Sports – which now has greater than 1.3 million subscribers.”
The Walt Disney Company Australia and New Zealand Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Kylie Watson-Wheeler, mentioned: “We are happy to increase our long-standing relationship with Foxtel Group. This multi-year deal offers Australian sports activities followers with entry to a complete slate of ESPN programming, together with our award-winning movies, flagship studio exhibits and intensive main sport properties.
“ESPN is the worldwide sports activities chief with protection of the world’s greatest sporting occasions, just like the 2023 NFL Super Bowl which delivered a record-breaking viewers for the community domestically. Viewership is rising strongly throughout NBA and NFL programming and attracting a extremely fascinating viewers aged 39 or youthful.
“Australians clearly love their sports activities and have an ever-growing urge for food for the US main leagues, which makes ESPN programming so extremely considered and valued throughout all platforms it’s delivered.”
ESPN boasts essentially the most complete set of rights to elite United States leagues – such because the National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL), National Hockey League (NHL), Major League Baseball (MLB), UFC and all marquee occasions throughout US College Sports – with this settlement making certain choose matches will probably be out there to Foxtel and Kayo Sports subscribers every week throughout these season.
ESPN can also be Australia’s ‘Home of Hoops’ by its rights to the NBA, National Basketball League (NBL), FIBA competitions (together with the upcoming 2023 FIBA Men’s World Cup), WNBA, WNBL and US College Basketball.
In addition to enhancing Foxtel Group’s dwell sports activities providing, ESPN additionally offers entry to an enormous quantity of unique programming, together with flagship studio exhibits like SportsHeart, First Take, Pardon The Interruption, NBA Today and NFL Primetime, together with documentaries and particular options, together with ESPN Films 30 for 30 catalogue.
