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Foxtel lifts basic package pricing by $1

Foxtel basic package rising from $25 to $26 month, its first rise in two years.

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Foxtel fees for its basic package is rising from $25 a month to $26 month, its first rise in two years.

Fairfax, whose joint-owned SVOD service Stan competes directly with Foxtel’s joint-owned service Presto, claimed the lift had drawn reactions on social media. It notes the price lift at a time when Foxtel has lost the rights to the English Premier League.

A Foxtel spokesman said: “Foxtel has had no price rises for two years, and 18 months ago people either had a price reduction or were given significantly more content for the same price.

“So the fact that there has now been a small price rise is normal business practice.”

“There has been some reaction on social media definitely but we reckon a few hundred comments or mentions on a base off close to 3 million customers is what one would normally expect in these circumstances.”

From 7 April 2016, some of our prices are changing:
Our base packs (Entertainment and Essentials*) will increase by $1 a month
The Seniors Card Basic Package* will increase by $1 a month
RAI Italia will increase by $3 a month
Antenna Pacific will increase by $3 a month
Adults Only will increase by $3 a month
Relocate outlet at current address (payable in addition to a Technician visit) will increase to $100
Relocate satellite dish (payable in addition to Technician Visit) will increase to $100

There’ll be some changes to the structure of some of our administrative fees.
Payment processing fees will come into effect from your first bill cycle date on or after 7 April 2016 for all manual payments and depend on your payment method
These processing fees do not apply to customers who make monthly payments made by automated direct debit and receive an electronic bill through My Account
If you receive a paper bill in the mail it will incur a paper bill delivery fee of $2 from your first bill issued on or after 7 May 2016
These changes will be reflected in our customer agreements from 7 April

From 1 February 2016, pricing for Foxtel Store and Box Office movie rentals will change to:
$5.95 per movie for Box Office /Store New Release Movie Rental (Standard Definition)
$6.95 per movie for Store New Release Movie Rental (High Definition)
from $3.95 to $5.95 per movie depending on the title for Store Movie Rental (Standard Definition) – Non New Release

8 Responses

  1. I got the email about the price rise, read it was $1, thought nothing of such an insignificant price rise and deleted the email. I dare say most subscribers will feel the same.

  2. And they won’t buy the rights to the NHRA. It’s all to cover the exorbitant TV rights fees they pay to the NRL, AFL and ARU. With 3 million subscribers do the math.

    Yet they won’t pay their sister company Fox Sports US for the rights to show the NHRA.

  3. Do what we have just done, cancel Foxtel, will miss Walking Dead but will buy the series for $50,other than that, think about it what is really any good anymore on Foxtel ..

  6. Coming off the back of lost sporting rights, multiple channel closures (Bio, V) and the only new channel being added in a long time being a NZ shopping channel, this will be a bitter pill to swallow. Especially when much content can be found elsewhere without the high fees.

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