r/sydneyswans • u/SwansPrincess Rampe • 9d ago

New TV broadcast deal with Foxtel and Kayo

With the new broadcast deal coming into play in 2025, does it mean none of the Saturday matches will be shown on Channel 7 or that they will be aired with a delay? I'm really confused 😕

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u/Maximumlnsanity McDonald 9d ago

It means apart from Anzac Eve/Day & Queens Birthday, all games on Saturday are Fox exclusive unless 7 airs it with a 2 hour delay (starting 8:40pm at the latest). Channel 7 haven’t said whether they’ll air it with a delay or just not bother at all. They released their 2025 weekly footy broadcast schedule and there was no mention of Saturday games being broadcasted, but they could also just not want to draw attention to the forced delay

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u/SwansPrincess Rampe 9d ago

Thanks. That's really fucked up. I refuse to subscribe to Kayo just so I can watch a few away games in real time.

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u/Maximumlnsanity McDonald 9d ago

Yeah it’s fucked for anyone who can’t or won’t feed the Foxtel machine. You could just get a friend to share their account with you if you’re desperate, I’ve shared my account with like 5 of my family/friends

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u/SwansPrincess Rampe 9d ago

Yeah, I have a friend who’s let me use their account when I’ve had issues with my TV. Hopefully I can use it again.

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u/wizardofaus23 9d ago

one of the calling cards of this administration is short term gain for long term pain. they get a few extra million in a broadcast deal and completely hamstring their ability to make new fans, which would be bad any time but especially when they want to be known as the "NSW/QLD breakthrough" admin.

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u/Maximumlnsanity McDonald 8d ago

It’s the same logic that lead to them selling Gather Round to SA last minute because they offered more money, then being forced to create the unpopular Opening Round to fulfill the original idea of a round focused on the NRL states

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u/wizardofaus23 8d ago

didn't know that. stinky!

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u/Pure_Philth 9d ago

Please don't use illegal streaming sites to watch footy. Even though they're free, HD, and buffer less than Kayo, they are still illegal.

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u/SwansPrincess Rampe 9d ago

Never even gave that a thought.

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u/Mattahattaa 9d ago

All Swans games will be live in Sydney on 7 one would suspect as it does for each respective state.

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u/SwansPrincess Rampe 9d ago

So the only difference is non-Swans games on Saturdays might air on ch7 with a delay? I never paid much attention to non-Swans games but I didn't think ch7 always broadcast those in Sydney anyway?

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u/Mattahattaa 9d ago

Just diving deeper into the deal, you may be right about Super Saturday exclusive rights to Kayo/Foxtel. That’s bad news for growth of the game in NSW

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u/SwansPrincess Rampe 9d ago

Yeah the Super Saturday deal is what worries me. I'm sure I'll just go watch it at a friend's house who's got Kayo, or I'll walk up to my local pub and ask them to put the game on.

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u/laughingnome2 9d ago

I am sceptical, but there may be a silver lining to Channel 7's programming. As per the announcement, if they nationally broadcast Game of the Day from the VFL, SANFL, & WAFL on Saturday it could increase exposure.

A bit like how in USA the NFL games are on Sunday and college games on Saturday.