I would assume no non-Fox streaming this season.

Yeah, I dont think they are wanting to give Foxtel any compeition (even if you dont think it is competition) this season. So its either you get Foxtel, you get spoiled online by a facebook source while crying 'But I havnt seen the game yet', you go to a sports bar that has foxtel and is showing the game

or you come to Hoops for one of Isaac's pre game pep talks.

I despise foxtel with it's over priced repeats littered with as much advertising as free to air..

But I feel the opposite about the NBL, so every game live in HD with no lock in contract and I don't feel too dirty going back on my word about never getting foxtel again.

I will be cancelling the day after the Grand Final series is finished though.

Don't Foxtel have an online service which you can subscribe to separate from TV subscriptions? Will that show every game?

$250 will cover the NBL season at $50 per month with a no lock in contract.

That's 140 games for $1.78 each.

I am hungover so my maths may not be correct if anyone wants to check

Foxtel prices aren't that bad.

But if there is a cheaper online streaming option it makes more sense to purchase that.

Which is why I said it feels like I'm playing chicken with Foxtel/NBL because if push comes to shove I'll get it only for the NBL.

When do I pull the trigger?

With 5 days left, it might already be too late for the first cple of games if you want it for HD and installation.

That's OK - I'll still be able to watch the games I want to watch (at a mates place or whatever).

I'm more concerned about the "no lock in contract".

FYI, I think there are 121 games in the season if all finals go to three games (are they still all three game series?)

8 teams x 14 home games = 112 games + a possible 9 finals = 121 games

I believe the above does not get you IQ or HD, so you can only watch live and in SD?

But even then, I would mainly watch it for Sixers away games when I can see them live(lets say I catch 10), plus some of the finals (say, 5 or 6), plus the other odd random game when it takes my fancy (say, 10) and my wife lets me take over the TV. That makes it closer to $10 per game.

Last year I could watch every game on replay late at night for $80 a season, albeit only when NBL.tv decided to work.

I like the idea of watching every game live and in HD. But the honest truth is i'll definitely watch all my teams away games live in HD and a handful of other games.

What does it truly mean when it states "no lock in contract"? Is it easy to get out of Foxtel?

What foxtel channel is this on anyway?

What does it truly mean when it states "no lock in contract"? Is it easy to get out of Foxtel?

What foxtel channel is this on anyway?

An NBL game on FTA each week doesn't necessarily have to begin from the very start of the season. If no FTA announcement is made over the next few business days then I would not despair yet. In the past Channel 9 did a weekly game starting part way through the season.

I jumped on yesterday, not entirely happy with the deal but for $50 a month its all games in SD, first month is $50 too, so no set up cost whatsoever, and no lock in contract. Plus first month is all channels. Id have liked HD for that price but will work them over in a month or so to improve the deal.

#552174 and #552175 - thanks for that

You can get all games for just $25 a month on foxtel streaming right??? Why are people paying $50 a month???

You can get all games for just $25 a month on foxtel streaming right??? Why are people paying $50 a month???

You can get all games for just $25 a month on foxtel streaming right??? Why are people paying $50 a month???

You can get all games for just $25 a month on foxtel streaming right???

Who's expecting anything for free?

NBL TV was in HD.

Perform's inability to run a streaming service is pretty meaningless. There are countless streaming services available that work perfectly fine.

Reply 552209 - Maybe I am reading it wrong then.

On the Foxtel Play website, I select a Genre Pick (lets say Entertainment), then proceed to checkout.

It gives me a form to fill out, and says my "Ongoing Monthly Cost" is $25.

If you then look at the Channels that the Entertainment Genre gives you, it contains a host of channels including one called Fox Sports News.

I have been searching Foxtel's TV Guide, and it appears the NBL games will be on Fox Sports News channel.

Am I looking at it right, that Foxtel Play allows you to watch NBL games for $25 a month?

If I am wrong then that's OK. I just want to make sure the final true cost before signing up.

Thanks.

@Wildcats Fan - Your correct and that is something I totally overlooked. However that is under the assumption that the games will always only be on the Fox Sports Channel and not on one of the regular Fox Sports channels included in the Sports bundle. If the NBL are showing all their live games on Fox Sports News then that is going to save me even more coin :P

Rounds 1 and 2 are on Fox Sports News. They should cover the two weeks free trial period at least.

So if I´m living overseas I can´t see the NBL this year? Pretty hard to buy a Foxtel package in Europe so if there´s no online streaming I can´t watch. Thanks NBL.

NBL Executive Director Larry Kestelman announces Channel 9 as the new free-to-air partner!