Under the new tv rights deal, the extra ninth game of AFL each week will be a Saturday twilight game shown on Fox. So what now for the Foxtel Cup next year? Will it get dumped after just one year?
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Under the new tv rights deal, the extra ninth game of AFL each week will be a Saturday twilight game shown on Fox. So what now for the Foxtel Cup next year? Will it get dumped after just one year?
* Exactly where it is now, 3 AFL games on Fox Sports AFL, with the Foxtel Cup on between the 4th adn 5th Saturday gameFitting it in is a problem. Possible Monday night games? The only other slot is Saturday or Sunday mornings as a curtain raiser to the early afternoon games.
Cheers for that info 2010. Fingers crossed it does survive and with Foxtel setting up an AFL channel they'll want to keep it going as well given they'll need weekly content. Maybe they could host it Sunday night or a Monday night replay.A concern I agree. Having said that, I have heard that the Foxtel Cup has been committed to for 3 years. With a 24 hour fox footy channel and FS1 also showing footy, Foxtel need content. The relatively low cost of doing the Foxtel cup (when you consider the millions they paid for the rights), I reckon it will probably survive.
Coles have come on as a sponsor as well apparently, and word is the participating clubs have valued the experience and foxtel ratings have been reasonable.