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<\/p>\nSubscribers have complained on social media of technology issues, with freezing, buffering and app crashes, particularly when there is high demand.<\/p>\n
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But Delany said the problems could be related to weather impacting satellites, or a household\u2019s bandwidth.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would say this, most of the issues end up being inside a consumer\u2019s home because there is no coincidence between running a 4K livestream of sport and the kids being on their computers and everybody else doing things,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not necessarily because there are a lot of users from our end. It\u2019s usually because in the home, either the Wi-Fi or the broadband is being stretched. That\u2019s not to say we are perfect. That is one of the things in and around streaming, specifically in sports. It\u2019s more complicated to stream but, by and large, while we are not perfect, I think we are pretty good, and I would urge people to just check out their home set-ups. You could be getting a home signal, but you may not be getting much through the pipe, or not enough, and modern households use a lot of bandwidth.\u201d<\/p>\n
The streaming service has this month hiked its premium service from $40 to $45.99 per month, citing the hundreds of millions of dollars it has spent on a raft of major sports. Kayo\u2019s standard tier price point will remain at $29.99 per month. A premium subscription allows viewers to stream sport on two devices at the same time and in 4K.<\/p>\n
There was a $5 increase to Kayo Sports\u2019 standard and premium packages in early 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt reflects our continuing investment in really quality sports rights. You have got to remember Kayo isn\u2019t just any streamer. It\u2019s actually probably the best streamer in the world, 50 sports live. No one has got that anywhere in the world. No one in Australia comes anywhere close,\u201d Delany said.<\/p>\n
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Foxtel broadcasts Australia\u2019s two biggest codes, the NRL and the AFL.Credit: Artwork by Marija Ercegovac<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s one thing to have 50 sports. It\u2019s one thing to have the top-tier of AFL, NRL, cricket and motorsports. These things are expensive. But what we have done is maintain great value, and we have kept our baseline price pretty low.\u201d<\/p>\n
Delany said Foxtel contributed \u201can extraordinary amount of money\u201d to the sport. Industry sources, who wished to remain anonymous to speak freely, said Foxtel contributes about 70 per cent of the broadcast rights.<\/p>\n
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The AFL has added more products to its schedule in order to help broadcasters, including the return of State of Origin and a new wildcard round, extending the finals to 10 teams.<\/p>\n
The AFL trialled one Monday-night football match in each season from 2009 to 2014, ensuring there was one less game on the previous day\u2019s slate of Mother\u2019s Day games, which struggled for attendance and viewership. But the Monday-night concept eventually experienced the same issue.<\/p>\n
Sunday-night games also failed a decade ago, but Seven\u2019s sports boss Chris Jones said this week the timeslot now ranked alongside Thursday- and Friday- night games.<\/p>\n
Asked if there was scope for matches to be held from Monday to Wednesday, as was the case in the pandemic, Delany replied: \u201cIt\u2019s an interesting idea. We would like sport on every night.<\/p>\n
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\u201cGoing back to the value of the subscription, it makes it more value for the subscription.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think there is always a balance that has got to be struck between when it is convenient for subscribers and fans to watch the game, both in terms of available hours at home but also being able to get to the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese things you have got to balance. There might be scope for it, but it\u2019s something we haven\u2019t been discussing with the AFL.\u201d<\/p>\n
Weddle wedded to Hawks for four more years<\/p>\n
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Emerging Hawthorn star Josh Weddle said he expects his team\u2019s midfield to \u201cprove people wrong\u201d this year after he signed a four-year extension that will earn him close to $900,000 a season next year.<\/p>\n
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Josh Weddle is set to sign a deal tying him to the Hawks until 2030.Credit: AFL Photos via Getty Images<\/p>\n
The loss of Will Day to injury for the first half of the season and the failed bid to recruit Essendon\u2019s Zach Merrett has many pundits sceptical that the Hawks will match the best opposition in the midfield.<\/p>\n
However, Weddle, who declared a willingness to eventually play in the midfield, said the doubters were only providing motivation for that group.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe get a little bit of stick [from people] who think our weakest area of the ground is the midfield,\u201d Weddle said. \u201cI think we will prove people wrong and be very strong in there.\u201d<\/p>\n