Free TV Australia extends partnership with Football Australia for greater Pacific broadcasting
Free TV Australia and Football Australia have extended their partnership to broadcast “matches across the Pacific through PacificAus TV”.
The announcement:
Football Australia and Free TV Australia have extended their partnership to distribute matches across the Pacific through PacificAus TV.
The extension covers all Football Australia controlled home matches for the CommBank Matildas and CommBank Socceroos as well as select Hahn Australia Cup and Australian Championship fixtures through to 2027.
Building on the success of the original agreement which started in 2021, the extension sees the broadcast of the Australia Championship as a new inclusion, with a minimum of two quarter finals, two semi-finals and the Final being included in the package.
Matches will be available for broadcasters in Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
Launched in 2020, PacificAus TV provides at least 2,000 hours of free commercial television content each year to Pacific Partner Broadcasters as a key part of the Australian Government’s Indo-Pacific Broadcasting Strategy, providing content to 17 broadcasters in 11 nations over seven time zones.
PacificAus TV’s objective is to strengthen Australia’s cultural ties to the Indo-Pacific region by providing broadcasters in the Pacific with access to high quality, trusted and credible Australian television content, contributing to a diversity of media in the Indo-Pacific.
This agreement is part of Football Australia’s strategy to grow the profile of Australian football in international markets, using Australia’s iconic national teams and premier competitions.
Additionally, the agreement expands on Football Australia’s important and ongoing commitment to using football as a tool to build relationships and capacity in the Pacific and Oceania region.
Quotes attributable to Football Australia Interim CEO, Heather Garriock:
“Football Australia’s partnership with PacificAus TV is an important expansion of Football Australia’s strategy to be a leader in the Pacific region.
“We are thankful for the ongoing support of FreeTV and its network and are excited to expand football coverage from international matches and the Hahn Australia Cup, to now include two quarterfinals, two semi-finals and the Final as well as the Australian Championship.
“This partnership will ensure international reach for the Australian Championship from its inaugural season and greater audience reach more broadly.
“We are delighted to expand our broadcast partnership with PacificAus TV and to ensure that football continues to inspire and connect communities across the Pacific content.”
Quotes attributable to Free TV Australia CEO, Bridget Fair:
“PacificAus TV is a key component of the Australian Government’s Indo-Pacific Broadcasting Strategy, demonstrating our commitment to deepening relationships across the Pacific.
“This Football Australia content is of direct interest to Pacific nations and is broadcast through local free-to-air channels ensuring that all residents of Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Tonga, Cook Islands and Niue, can enjoy the programming at no cost.”
Quotes attributable to PacificAus TV Director, Shane Wood:
“PacificAus TV currently shares the best of Australian television with 17 free-to-air broadcasters in 11 Pacific nations across 7 time zones.
“This partnership with Football Australia underlines PacificAus TV’s role in the Australian Government’s efforts to increase access to high quality, trusted and credible Australian television content in the Indo-Pacific, strengthening cultural and sporting ties across the region.”
The CommBank Socceroos are set to play two matches against New Zealand on Friday 5 September 2025 at GIO Stadium, Canberra and Tuesday 9 September 2025 at Go Media Stadium in Auckland. Both matches will be made available by PacificAus TV.
Source: Football Australia
