Cricket to lead Foxtel 4K channel launch in October
Foxtel is to launch a 4K channel featuring live sport, films and documentaries with cricket to be the first focus of the new service at its October launch
New Foxtel boss Patrick Delany described the move as a “new chapter in Australian television”, adding it was not only about building out its subscriber base, but recognising the subscription TV’s existing 2.8m customers.
Delany said it marked a “new chapter in Australian television”
Well after the IQ3 debacle where staff whom trials showed up devestating software glitches and warned mangers not to go ahead with IQ3, but Management decided to Go live and worry about it later. Were about to do the same with IQ4 glitches in software making the Optus worldcup seem good, and charge $225.00 for the privilege, and of course there will be ads and promo’s screened during change of overs, also i cant wait to tell our loyal sports fans they must subscribe to the 4k channel (-:
Please, do tell. I’m aware of all the iQ3 glitches, but what have you guys found in the iQ4?
That logo is just terrible, when are they getting rid of it??? Didn’t they have dots at one stage.
I believe the new logo was done by Interbland
Actually – what happened to the dots that were in the shape of an “f”?
Some people didn’t like the fact that it made the word ‘foxtel’ look smaller when paired.
wow new box with 4k just in time to watch australia get belted by 100 countries that are million times better..and also cricket wow great sport to state as the future? only 90;s years old watch that rubbish…and they say football is boring pfft..cant imagine the fools who will pay top dollar to buy a bug ridden product from foxtel just to watch sports such as afl nrl and cricket wow…too bad we suck at each sport at an international level..murdochs will be laughing all the way to the bank..netflix has had 4k for 3 years, foxtel isnt an innovator anymore its a follower..
So we pay extra $10 a month for HD so one is to assume they will charge $40?
Hey, hey, it’s the Patrick and Andy show now, nothing can stop iQ4(K) being a complete success!
#dinosaursonparade
I saw the ads for it today. Oh dear Oh dear
Classic all singing all dancing Patrick, let’s hope this lasts longer than the 3D channel, (also ‘see content like never before’ i believe) that ran out of gas due to lack of interest and content. Expect one of these launches every 3 months until they can offload Foxtel to some hapless super funds.
Sport is king in Australia and Cricket on Foxtel will break every STV ratings record in the books! Can’t wait for 4K. Great work Patrick and team.
Is that you? Nice one!
Well every one knows there is a brief delay using Satellite TV technology(Satellite Dish) v’s Terrestrial FTA(using your Free to Air Antenna). The 4k channel via Satellite delays the process even further, hence your next door neighbor will be cheering centuries and wickets earlier than you do (EPL fiasco!) The amount of times the 4k Signal ‘jumps’ in live testing is embarrassing, its ok watching movies, but live sport is just like watching our ESPN 3D channel an Australian first, now where did that channel go… ? Whoops did i mention time to drop a few channels from our Satellite TV list to make room for our 4k channel…whoops …shhhh!
How boring, cricket in 4k !! Now we really can watch the grass grow… should of chosen Bathurst 1000 to launch 4K