Fox Footy will remain the home for every AFL match until the end of 2031, after the league signed a new broadcast rights deal with incumbents Foxtel and Seven.
AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan and chairman Richard Goyder confirmed the deal on Tuesday afternoon, extending the partnership which has been running for a decade.
It is the richest deal in Australian sports broadcasting history, costing $4.5 billion.
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The first 15 rounds of the season will feature Thursday night games.
A new Super Saturday will see Fox Footy air every Saturday match exclusively through the opening eight rounds of the season.
Fox Footy’s own commentary team will be available on every game.
Every single AFL and AFLW home and away match, final (excluding the Grand Final) and pre-season game will be aired on Fox Footy.
Foxtel and Seven previously signed a $2.508 billion deal for the brodcast rights for six years from 2017. A revised deal then saw $946 million paid for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
Foxtel reintroduced the Fox Footy channel heading into the 2012 season as part of a new broadcast deal which ensured every game until the Grand Final would be aired live.
The expansion of the Kayo Sports streaming service has made it even easier for footy fans to watch every game involving their team.
Network Ten/Paramount and Nine/Stan were the other major bidders for the rights.
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