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Great to see the 24 hour Fox Footy channel returns in February! Just a pity Clinton Grybas isn't around to see it! (Alas, we have to put up with Eddie instead!)

But, the great news is that Fox will show ALL NINE games live every week!! Which means, uninterrupted coverage of every quarter, without those wretched ad breaks after every goal that you get on free to air. And, a reasonable pre-match program as well.

I, for one, like it!!

Bring on 2012!

 

Just a pity Clinton Grybas isn't around to see it! (Alas, we have to put up with Eddie instead!)

Proof there is no God, surely.

 

Anyone else get the email from the club today about the Melbourne foxtel package?

Not sure if its a cheaper deal than normal, but you get a special Melbourne remote, $50 donated to the club by foxtel and a $25 voucher for the MFC store. Not a bad time to sign up if you dont have it, i guess.

Anyone else get the email from the club today about the Melbourne foxtel package?

Not sure if its a cheaper deal than normal, but you get a special Melbourne remote, $50 donated to the club by foxtel and a $25 voucher for the MFC store. Not a bad time to sign up if you dont have it, i guess.

No, can you tell me how much the fox was per month?


Anyone else get the email from the club today about the Melbourne foxtel package?

Not sure if its a cheaper deal than normal, but you get a special Melbourne remote, $50 donated to the club by foxtel and a $25 voucher for the MFC store. Not a bad time to sign up if you dont have it, i guess.

Odd, I'm a signed up and paid member yet I didn't receive this email.

Great to see the 24 hour Fox Footy channel returns in February! Just a pity Clinton Grybas isn't around to see it! (Alas, we have to put up with Eddie instead!)

But, the great news is that Fox will show ALL NINE games live every week!! Which means, uninterrupted coverage of every quarter, without those wretched ad breaks after every goal that you get on free to air. And, a reasonable pre-match program as well.

I, for one, like it!!

Bring on 2012!

I'm taking a different tack on this. I've upgraded to a 16 game membership so I can watch all of our Melbourne games & planning on travelling interstate to 3. I of those will be on FTA. I'll miss 1 which I suppose I can see at the pub. I'm only semi-interetsed in seeing other games and some of Fox Footy's shows but until someone at Foxtel wakes up that there is money to be made from people who want ONLY the footy they wont be getting any from me.

 

From the Foxsports website:

* Fox Footy will launch on air with the exclusive NAB Cup triangular match between Hawthorn, Richmond and North Melbourne on Friday February 17, 2012

* Fox Footy will be a standard inclusion at no extra charge for Foxtel’s basic sports tier in a standard Foxtel broadcast subscription package. Supplemental charges will apply for HD and Xbox customers.

* There is not a match during the home-and-away season that Fox Footy will not broadcast LIVE, in HD and SD UNINTERRUPTED siren to siren. This includes the Anzac day game, Dreamtime at the G, Mother's Day clash, Showdowns, Derbys, Q Clash, Carlton v Collingwood etc. Every match and always LIVE, UNINTERRUPTED and in HD.

* All finals matches (other than the grand final) will be broadcast LIVE, in HD and SD UNINTERRUPTED siren to siren.

* Where there are two games at any one time (for example on a Saturday afternoon), one LIVE game will be on Fox Footy, the other LIVE game will be on Fox Sports 1. Fox Footy will be the channel of destination – Fox Sports 1 will be the channel dealing with LIVE game clashes.

* The NAB Cup is EXCLUSIVE to Foxtel (other than the grand final, which Channel Seven will simulcast withFox Footy) – and Fox Footy will show 29 NAB Cup matches EXCLUSIVE & LIVE, in HD & UNINTERRUPTED siren to siren.

* In Victoria: In a regular nine-game round, the Saturday early afternoon game will be broadcast on a 90-minute delay on Seven. It is LIVE on Fox Footy along with all other eight games in the round.


That's awesome news!!

I love the fact that they're not charging extra for the new channel and that the ch 7 games are shown on Fox without the ads.

I will be interested to know how they will show all 9 games live as there are always games that overlap. They will have to do the "viewer's choice" thing like they often do with the NRL on Fox.

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That's awesome news!!

I love the fact that they're not charging extra for the new channel and that the ch 7 games are shown on Fox without the ads.

Yep! How sweet it is!

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I will be interested to know how they will show all 9 games live as there are always games that overlap. They will have to do the "viewer's choice" thing like they often do with the NRL on Fox.

The second game will be on Fox Sports 1...

The second game will be on Fox Sports 1...

Wow, that's quite amazing if true. The AFL wil get a lot of exposure on Fox if that is the case.


Wow, that's quite amazing if true. The AFL wil get a lot of exposure on Fox if that is the case.

Thats 100% true. Plus the 7 game on delay will be live on Fox Footy / Fox sports. Cant go wrong!!

I would wager they will call it Fox AFL is something like that...

Footy has apparently become The World Game exclusive...

Thats 100% true. Plus the 7 game on delay will be live on Fox Footy / Fox sports. Cant go wrong!!

If Fox Footy's/Foxtel's goal was to put more pressure on footy fanatics and their relationships with family members within the home......I think they've just about achieved their goal !

As a result, Bunnings shares will also drop during the footy season.

I would wager they will call it Fox AFL is something like that...

Footy has apparently become The World Game exclusive...

then you would do your cash - its officially Fox Footy. Ads on telly and all.


Thats 100% true. Plus the 7 game on delay will be live on Fox Footy / Fox sports. Cant go wrong!!

I dont think 7 are doing any games on delay next year? From memory a few of the start times changed so 7 would show them all live

every game live for about 12 bucks a week, am I dreaming?

Yeah, you are. You have to get the base package of $45 and then the extra $16 for sport and that is just the unupdated numbers from their website as there is no sign of the Fox Footy channel in their packages.

So for $732 you can watch it...

There are minimums of 12 months sign-on and $600 plan for Foxtel.

Edit: Got a deal going for newbies - $100 install and $50 general and sport for 12 month minumum.

For a saving of $32...

Oh, and if you are already signed up, this doesn't apply to you...

I dont think 7 are doing any games on delay next year? From memory a few of the start times changed so 7 would show them all live

No, 1 game delayed by an hour the other game on Sunday changed to a 3pm start to run into their news.

 

Yeah, you are. You have to get the base package of $45 and then the extra $16 for sport and that is just the unupdated numbers from their website as there is no sign of the Fox Footy channel in their packages.

So for $732 you can watch it...

There are minimums of 12 months sign-on and $600 plan for Foxtel.

Edit: Got a deal going for newbies - $100 install and $50 general and sport for 12 month minumum.

For a saving of $32...

Oh, and if you are already signed up, this doesn't apply to you...

From a Foxtel ignoramus

I take it this $50 deal is for Std Definition only and no PVR STB?

How much extra for these two features? (or are they one feature?)

Also would it be the same charges for satellite?

From a Foxtel ignoramus

I take it this $50 deal is for Std Definition only and no PVR STB?

How much extra for these two features? (or are they one feature?)

Also would it be the same charges for satellite?

Not sure if this answers your question DC, but for Foxtel HD, it's an extra $10 a month. I think it's worth it as you can record things, and the picture quality is excellent (so it should be). I just can't seem to sell the idea to my wife though!


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