Foxtel has made changes to its senior executive team as the new owner global sports streaming platform DAZN takes control of the Australian streaming and cable business.
This follows a series of redundancies of reportedly as many as 100 people, mostly from Foxtel’s marketing and engineering teams.
Patrick Delany, Foxtel Group CEO, in a memo to staff, announced changes to the company’s operating mode.
“As we start 2025, a lot is changing,” he said. “We are now owned by DAZN and we are part of a global streaming company with enormous scale, world-class technology, and new ways of working.
“At the same time, our portfolio of subscription platforms - Foxtel, Kayo, Binge and Hubbl are mature businesses creating the opportunity to manage them in a much more integrated way.”
He said the changes will help focus on subscribers and advertisers and the areas of our business that are most important to future growth.
Hilary Perchard – CEO - Foxtel, Kayo and Binge, is taking on an expanded role with responsibility for all subscription revenue.
The responsibilities of Mark Frain, CEO of Foxtel Media, won’t change but he will now report directly to Delaney.
Julian Ogrin takes on the new role of chief business officer. He will work to align Foxtel platforms and products within the DAZN Group
Sport, the largest part of Foxtel, will continue to be run by Rebecca McCloy, executive director, commercial sport, and operations, and Steve Crawley, managing director, Fox Sports.
HR and Transformation will continue to be led by Sally Connell. The executive director, group communications, Adrian Christie, is leaving Foxtel, with corporate communications reporting to Connell.
“We are going to continue our transformation journey, and a number of changes will roll out over the coming weeks,” said Delany.
DAZN bought Foxtel from News Corp, with a 60% share, and Telstra, in a deal valuing the Australian entertainment cable and streaming business at $3.4 billion.
Ownership transfer was final in early April. Then the integration process was described as phased with Foxtel, which will continue to operate as a standalone business, known as “a DAZN Company”.
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