Sport is a great way of attracting customers to your venue and with both footy seasons kicking off in March and an awesome line-up of events before then, now is the right time to secure your Foxtel Business subscription so you can pull the punters in.
This season, Foxtel’s Super Saturday rights mean that for the start of the season, local TV won’t have any Saturday games nationally and, in some states, (VIC, NT and TAS), they won’t have any Saturday games during the entire regular season. So, if your venue does not have a Foxtel Business subscription you could be missing out on footy fans coming to your venue on arguably hospitality’s busiest day of the week.
And this year, a Foxtel Business subscription offers more than just additional exclusively live games. The launch of Business iQ, a new Foxtel Business product, means you can provide even greater value to your customers.
Business iQ gives you a 4K Ultra HD premium experience that helps immerse your customers into the action. In addition, Business iQ has The Vault – an on-demand library meaning you can offer pre- and post-game sports entertainment to help keep customers in your venue for longer. And Business iQ also has on-screen digital advertising, which enables you to add messages on-screen so you can promote food, drink and footy-themed specials to people in your venue.
This year both the AFL and NRL begin their seasons with a bang, so the best way you can make sure your venue is the go-to sports destination in your area is to get on the front foot and secure your Foxtel Business subscription now.
The NRL season gets off to a flying start, and at a perfect time for venues, with the season opener seeing the Canberra Raiders take on New Zealand Warriors in Las Vegas, with kick-off at 11am AEDT on Sunday, 2 March. This is followed by the Penrith Panthers beginning their bid for a fifth successive Premiership, against the Cronulla Sharks, again in Las Vegas with a 3.30pm AEDT kick-off.
The 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season kicks off with ‘Opening Round’ on Thursday, 6 March, featuring four matches across Queensland and New South Wales, starting with the Brisbane Lions taking on the Geelong Cats at The Gabba. Round One follows the next week, beginning with the traditional Richmond vs Carlton clash at the MCG on Thursday, 13 March, and includes a highly anticipated Grand Final rematch, where the Sydney Swans will look to redeem themselves against the reigning premiers, the Brisbane Lions.
But that is not the only reason to lock in your Foxtel Business subscription now, with an exciting menu of sports for all fans on offer between now and footy kick-offs.
A major sporting attraction that delivers big venue crowds is UFC and on Sunday, 9 February UFC 312 brings the best of mixed martial arts back to Australia, with the widely anticipated middleweight title rematch between Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland. The Main Card also has another title bout with Zhang Weili defending her strawweight belt against Tatiana Suarez.
The following day, Monday 10 February is the NFL Super Bowl, which sees a lot of Australian-based NFL fans taking the day off work to watch the showpiece event. Foxtel Business offers unrivalled coverage, so subscribe now and make the most of this Monday-bonus event.
On top of all this there are plenty of other sporting events to help you bring in a wide array of sports fans including Men’s Qantas Cricket Tour of Sri Lanka, AFL Indigenous All Stars, 2025 Repco Supercars Championship season opener and the NBA All-Star Game.
These events are great opportunities to build sporting momentum in your venue and attract patrons ahead of the footy seasons starting in March. Don’t miss out! Get Foxtel today and make your venue the ultimate sports destination, visit www.foxtel.com.au/venues or call 1300 761 056.