Season 2012 Broadcast Pricing Guide

What with all the different packages and providers available this year, I thought Id list what was available in Australia. Please note the AFL website has not been updated since last year for International partners.

Free to Air TV

Provider: Channel 7 (exclusive)

• 3 matches per week LIVE, 1 on delay (saturday afternoon) on channel 7
• Matches will differ depending on the state you live in per antisiphoning rules. This means some matches shown in Victoria featuring Melbourne clubs may not be shown in other states where home clubs will feature in at least two of those FTA games. Check the AFL broadcast guide for details.
• Broadcast guide: here

Internet and PC Coverage

Provider: Bigpond AFL

• Cost: Free, but data charges apply for non telstra customers
• see here for details
• Replays, all games but no live football (IIRC its 12 hour delay)
• unmetered for Telstra Bigpond Customers and NextG, 4G handset owners
• May be limited in availability outside Australia

Provider: LiveAFL.tv (http://www.afl.livesport.tv/)

• Cost: The AFL lists the subscription cost at $US19.95
• Available in Europe, Great Britain, Ireland, the USA, Canada, Africa and New Zealand.
• live matches, full match replays, match highlights, post match interviews
• Great Britain, Ireland, the USA, and Canada will have access to live streams of five matches per week, with the remaining three matches available on delay.
• Europe, Africa and New Zealand will have access to live streams of eight matches per week

* We can now confirm that they are showing the NAB Cup

Provider: Optus TV Now

• Cost: Free, but must be an Optus 3G customer.
• FTA channels only. (4 games per week limited to state you live or a registered in)

Mobile Coverage


Optus TV Now

• Provider: Optus
• Cost: Free
• see here for details
• FTA (Channel 7) coverage on 90 second delay
• 4 matches per week on 90 second delay (does not feature Fox or Telstra exclusive matches)
• can be recorded for later viewing
• up to 45 minutes recording space free
• up to $10 per month for 20 hours recording
• data free on the Optus network when using TV Now app
• must be a current Optus 3G customer to access service
• FTA viewing only applicable to state customer lives in or is registered in.
• can be replayed through PC

*Note this service is currently subject to legal challenges in the Federal Court.


AFL Live

• Provider: Telstra Mobile
• Cost: $5 per game, $10 per month, $50 per season
• ALL games live or virtually live
• Includes NAB Cup
• data free on the NextG network
• Live game radio
• on demand replays
• live stats and scores
• included Free if you have Foxtel from Telstra (not Foxtel from Foxtel or Tbox)
• must be a Telstra NextG or 4G customer to subscribe

Pay TV

Provider: Austar (Foxtel from Austar)

• Costs: $64.50 per month on a 12 month contract
• All matches except the Grand Final live
• Dedicated Foxfooty channel during the season
• Package includes starter ($43) and Sports ($18)
• limited availability (sattelite coverage outside of Cable areas only)

Provider: Foxtel (from Foxtel)

• All matches except the Grand Final live
• Dedicated Foxfooty channel during the footy season
• Includes the NAB Cup, exlusive to Foxtel except for the final.
• Starts February 17th

Costs: see here for more details
$81 per month on a 12 month plan (currently includes FREE installation)

• 12 dedicated sports channels, including foxfooty
• Plus 45 popular FOXTEL channels
• 12 Channels of Brilliant HD including Foxfooty
• Pause, rewind and record with FOXTEL iQHD

Provider: Telstra (Foxtel from Telstra)

• See here for details
• Cost: $77 per month for first 6 months, $92 for the last 6 months
• Comes with free AFL live mobile NextG or 4G pass (worth $50)
• All games live except Grand Final
• Includes Foxfooty from February 17th

Tbox

Provider: Telstra (Foxtel on Tbox)

• More details here
• Cost: $49.50 per month
• All NINE games live
• Requires T-box ($299 installed from Telstra)
• Note AFL Play is not yet listed as available on the Telstra website

Xbox

Provider: AFL Play (Foxtel on Xbox)

• 8 matches live, except for the Grand Final
• Does not include the match that is broadcast for Telstra mobile and tbox customers
• NAB Cup matches exclusive to Foxtel (Final also on FTA)
• Starts February 17th
• Requires Xbox and Broadband connection

Costs :

• See here for more details
• Requires Xbox live GOLD pass (see below)
• Requires Starter ($19) and Sport ($10) packs
• can be done monthly or for the season without contract
• $49.50 per month for AFL Play ($20). Note: it works out this way whether on monthly or season pass.

Xbox Live Gold Membership (see here for details)
(must have before you can get Foxtel on Xbox)

• $79.95 per 12 months
• $29.95 per 3 months
• $10.95 per month

Effective total ~$60.00 per month.



If Ive left anything out please feel free to let me know

Im told that Footy broadcast on tbox is slighjtly different to the one on xbox. The xbox operation cant get the rights to the Telstra broadcast game (the 9th game), the tbox can since this was specifically part of its bid. This may not necessarily be part of the AFL Play offering, but is being included in the sports package.

That I couldnt honestly tell you, however from everything ive read its applicable to this offer for new telstra supplied foxtel customers, although it be a case for existing that you may need to upgrade to the Sports Value Pack if you dont already have it.

yeah I started to do the international stuff and then realised its all over the place so i left it at liveafl.tv and even that Im not sure of. Im told ESPN probably wont cover it any more, and the status of US and canadian broadcasts is uncertain.

If they had half a brain the AFL and Telstra would extend AFL live coverage to the internet outside of Australia

Cheers, will update OP now.

Can now state that this is new customers only.
from http://www.telstra.com.au/latest_offers/afllive/?ti=TR:TR:Jan12:afl:corporatehome:banner

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According to the USAFL anyway

registration here



ref: http://www.usafl.com/node/24831