Foxtel Group has expanded its partnership with Fortescue to deliver the Foxtel at-home sport and entertainment experience to more than 10,000 employees across 11 remote mining accommodation villages.
The multi-year agreement marks the biggest deployment of Foxtel Business iQ ever undertaken, with approximately 11,500 screens across Fortescue villages set to be upgraded.
The move is aimed at supporting worker wellbeing by giving Fortescue employees access to live sport, entertainment and on-demand content in remote locations.
Through Foxtel Business iQ, Fortescue workers will have access to Foxtel’s full lineup of sport and entertainment channels, as well as its on-demand content library in up to 4K Ultra HD.
The service will be delivered in remote locations through Foxtel’s satellite network.
The content lineup includes live and on-demand sport such as cricket, AFL, NRL, F1, golf and Supercars, alongside entertainment titles including Colin From Accounts, Outlander and The Other Bennet Sister.
Main Event access expands
The agreement will also expand access to Main Event programming across accommodation rooms and common areas.
That will give employees more opportunities to watch major live events, including UFC and Boxing.
Foxtel Group said the expanded access supports Fortescue’s investment in village communities and downtime experiences.
Steve O’Connor on the partnership
Steve O’Connor, Managing Director of Foxtel Retail, Wholesale, and Commercial at Foxtel Group, said the two companies have worked together for almost a decade.
“FOXTEL and Fortescue have been in partnership for almost a decade, and we’ll continue to invest together from the outset of our long-term renewal to upgrade all living quarters and common areas across all Fortescue camps with FOXTEL’s full suite of live and streamed content through Business iQ,” O’Connor said.
He added that Foxtel is also looking to expand access beyond shared and in-room screens.
“We’ll develop delivery to staff’s personal devices through the FOXTEL app while at worksites.
“Fortescue’s very remote workforce will be the most connected and best entertained mining employees in Australia.”
Accelerated rollout
The rollout will be delivered through an accelerated installation program, with Foxtel Group’s partners ADB and BSA supporting the deployment.
ADB is Foxtel Business iQ’s technology development partner through its vuTyme platform, which is deployed across more than 400,000 screens worldwide.
BSA will provide installation services nationwide to support large-scale delivery.
Foxtel Business iQ grows in commercial properties
Foxtel Group said the agreement follows a growing number of major commercial deals to roll out Foxtel Business iQ across remote mining accommodation.
More than 60,000 rooms in commercial properties nationwide access sport and entertainment through Foxtel Business iQ.
The platform is purpose-built for multi-occupancy environments, bringing Foxtel’s at-home experience together with an integrated communications system for guests, residents, staff and customers.
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