Julian Ogrin and Kate de Brito on the launch of Flash and changing news habits

Calum Jaspan

October 14, 2021 10:05

Foxtel has today launched its new news streaming service, Flash, as it looks to change the way that subscribers consume news.

Full details of Flash were revealed at a virtual event yesterday, after first being announced last month, with the platform offering consumers access to more than 20 global and local providers, including Al Jazeera, BBC World News, Bloomberg TV, CNN International, Fox News Channel and Sky News Australia.

Foxtel is jointly owned by News Corp Australia and Telstra. Telco rival Optus launched SubHub in August, which similarly brings together content subscriptions for members, however on SubHub, users can bundle different streaming and subscription memberships in one place.

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Calum Jaspan

Calum Jaspan was news editor at Mumbrella, based in Melbourne. He was also the producer and host of the Mumbrellacast. He left Mumbrella in May 2023.