Foxtel Go launching on iPad with 21 channels

by Ben Salter Featured 13 Comments 24 Votes 2095 Views 23/10/2012 Back to News

Following its exclutivity deal with HBO, Foxtel has announced its iPad app, Foxtel Go, will launch next month.

Foxtel Go will include 21 channels and on-demand content on iPad at launch, and is free for existing Foxtel subscribers.

The App was tested during the 2012 London Olympics and proved successful enough to warrant full support, as Foxtel looks to modernise its distribution methods.

By Ben Salter

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M@ndyz

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23/10/2012

Add me on steam........... bootie [mmgn] Or raptr.......... bootie101 Or wiiu. Also bootie101

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MrMoo

It's a shame that Android devices aren't included in the release of this app, as Tim Cook (Apple CEO) shouldn't be allowed to break Australian law by blocking Google's Android from having the app through giving Foxtel an amount somewhere in the region of $1,000,000,000+

23/10/2012

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milo

wonder what channels ?? and what price ?

23/10/2012

out flying my 737

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iSR

milo said: wonder what channels ?? and what price ?

Probably some from the 'get started' pack.

And "...free for existing Foxtel subscribers." I'm assuming if you're not it'll be the same/similar to the current mobile packages.

23/10/2012

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winga26

Seems pretty cool.

23/10/2012

GET YOUR BLOOD PUMPING - GO SWANS!

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milo

havent seen the prices for the packages for a long time ,i used to have austar, would you watch this over wifi i presume?

23/10/2012

out flying my 737

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iSR

Mobile foxtel can only be watched over data, no wifi. But it's unmetered with telstra, so no issue there.

23/10/2012

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Gryllis

I suspect this one will be over WiFi as it's an app for existing subscribers, not a separate mobile subscription (i.e. this isn't mobile Foxtel).

E: The pic above isn't this app.

23/10/2012

The member formerly formerly known as ICC_06, formerly known as Ben.

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iSR

That would be good actually. I just realised our iPad's are WiFi only.

23/10/2012

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Milky

Successful during Olympics? Pffft, it'd stream for 2 minutes and then crash. I had to actually close the app by double-clicking home button to get it to work again. And I wasn't the only one that experienced this.

Even their tv guide app is ****ed, crashing constantly... almost everytime you hit record or flip through a different packages channels.

They need to significantly improve their apps for this to work as it should.

23/10/2012

come on, i only want a cuddle!

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xxLCr0wxx

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

23/10/2012

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Huddo

me so happy. hope the sports channel and especially fox footy are included this time

23/10/2012

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whaling

MrMoo said: It's a shame that Android devices aren't included in the release of this app, as Tim Cook (Apple CEO) shouldn't be allowed to break Australian law by blocking Google's Android from having the app through giving Foxtel an amount somewhere in the region of $1,000,000,000+

Apple gave them 5 times their annual profit? [Shifty]

24/10/2012

On a vessel.