Foxtel and Kayo have recorded their biggest-ever AFL viewing audiences after a blockbuster weekend of preliminary finals.<\/p>\n
The AFL Preliminary Finals lived up to the hype on the field and on screen, with Foxtel and Kayo pulling in record audiences across the weekend.<\/p>\n
Saturday night\u2019s showdown saw the Brisbane Lions storm into their third straight Grand Final after toppling Collingwood by 29 points at the MCG.<\/p>\n
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The see-sawing clash, watched by more than 96,000 fans in the stadium, drew a national average television audience of 903,000 across the platforms of Foxtel and Kayo.<\/p>\n
According to the subscription broadcaster, that figure makes it the most-watched AFL match of all time on its platforms.<\/p>\n
A night earlier, Geelong earned their spot in the decider with a hard-fought 30-point win over Hawthorn. In front of nearly 100,000 at the MCG, the Cats overcame a slow start before producing a devastating third-quarter burst led by Tyson Stengle, Patrick Dangerfield and Jeremy Cameron.<\/p>\n
That clash attracted a national average audience of 822,000 across the platforms of Foxtel and Kayo, making it the fourth most-watched AFL game ever for the Foxtel Group.<\/p>\n
The strong audience figures capped a bumper weekend for the Foxtel Group, with the company stating that streaming averages for Finals Week 3 rose by almost 17 per cent compared with the same stage last year.<\/p>\n
2025 marks the first year of a brand new seven-year broadcast agreement \u2014 worth a reported $643 million annually in cash and contra per year, the biggest sports rights package in Australian history \u2014 the Foxtel Group is contributing the lion\u2019s share, about $450 million each year.<\/p>\n
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Fans tuning in this September have also been hearing a new sound, with Foxtel and Kayo using their own dedicated commentary team for every match, giving subscribers an alternative to the free-to-air broadcast on Channel 7.<\/p>\n
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