The pay TV provider will continue as the near-exclusive broadcaster of Formula 1 in Australia for the foreseeable future thanks to the new deal.
That will include live coverage of every session of the season split across Fox Sports and streaming service Kayo, with every race to be shown in 4K UHD.
The only race that Foxtel has to share with a free-to-air provider is the Australian Grand Prix, which is on Australia’s anti-siphoning list.
The new deal will also see the F1TV app integrated into Foxtel set top boxes in what is an Australian-first initiative.
That will be available to Foxtel subscribers free of charge from early 2023 onwards.
Locking in the Formula 1 rights is a critical move for Foxtel as it looks to stave off a challenge to its ‘Home of Motorsport’ tag by streaming service Stan Sports.
Stan has aggressively targeted a number of motorsport properties in recent months, signing deals with the likes of the SpeedSeries, the World Rally Championship, the World Endurance…
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