| Australian group | ABC, SBS, Seven, Nine and Ten, the Kayo channels and Fox Sports 501–507 |
|---|---|
| Close by in the list | Sky Sport NZ 1–9, TVNZ 1, TVNZ 2 and Three; Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports F1 from the UK; Star Sports from India |
| Guide clock | AWST, ACST and AEST, with five different offsets from October to April |
| Price | $15 a month or $69 a year on one screen, in US dollars: every price and plan |
| Try first | A 24-hour trial with no card, then a 7-day money-back after you pay |
The Australian channels and the groups beside them
The Australia and New Zealand group is compact. On the Australian side it holds ABC and SBS, the commercial networks Seven, Nine and Ten, and the sport: the Kayo channels and Fox Sports 501–507. The same group carries Sky Sport NZ 1–9, TVNZ 1, TVNZ 2 and Three, which matters whenever rugby is on.
Most Australian homes then lean on two other parts of the list: the UK groups for Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports F1 and British news and drama, and the international groups for anyone raised with another language at home. Everything is on the channel list, searchable by name.
Channels Australian viewers reach for
- ABC
- SBS
- Seven
- Nine
- Ten
- Kayo channels
- Fox Sports 501–507
- Sky Sport NZ 1–9
- TVNZ 1
- Three
- Sky Sports Cricket
- Sky Sports F1
- Star Sports 1–3
- SuperSport 1–13
- BBC News
Cricket, rugby and F1: picking the commentary on Tivo8k
Australians follow sport that other countries broadcast too, which is the best reason to care about audio here. These broadcasters in the list usually show the competitions followed most:
- Cricket: Fox Sports from Australia, Sky Sports Cricket from the UK, Star Sports from India and SuperSport from South Africa.
- Rugby: Sky Sport NZ, Sky Sports, TNT Sports, SuperSport and Canal+.
- Formula 1: Fox Sports in Australia and Sky Sports F1, with Canal+ and Sky Sport IT in French and Italian.
- Football from Europe: the Premier League and the Champions League on the broadcasters that carry them, mostly late in your evening or in the small hours.
When one match runs on several of these, each brings its own commentators, so you pick a local call, a British one or an Indian one instead of whichever loaded first. That is never a promise of a particular match; rights change between seasons. For overnight games, Tivo8k catch-up restarts a broadcast on channels that keep an archive, and TiviMate Premium can record.
AEST, ACST, AWST and the October split
Australia has three standard zones: AWST in Western Australia (UTC+8), ACST in South Australia and the Northern Territory (UTC+9:30), and AEST on the east coast and in Tasmania (UTC+10). From the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April, New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia move forward an hour; Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia do not. So some cities drift apart every summer:
- Brisbane and Sydney share a clock in winter and sit an hour apart in summer.
- Darwin and Adelaide do the same, both half an hour behind Brisbane all winter.
- Perth is two hours behind Sydney in winter and three in summer.
Choose your city in the television or box settings rather than a generic zone and the changeovers look after themselves; the program guide page covers the manual shift for a guide that still disagrees with the wall clock.
More than one language in the lounge room
Many Australian households watch in two languages, and the international groups are built for that: Rai 1 and Canale 5 for Italian homes, Star Plus, Zee TV, Sun TV, Geo TV and ARY for Indian and Pakistani ones, ABS-CBN, GMA and TV5 for Filipino ones, and CCTV, Phoenix, TVB, KBS and tvN in Chinese and Korean. Channels from Greece, Turkey and the Arab world are in the list too.
In the library, a film supplied in two versions shows up twice, original beside dub, and subtitles switch on where the file carries them. On live channels a second audio track appears only when the broadcaster sends one. Tivo8k by language covers the larger groups one by one.
Devices on Australian televisions
- Fire TV Stick: Fire OS models take a player through Downloader; the Fire TV Stick 4K Select runs Vega OS and cannot. Tivo8k on a Firestick has the steps.
- Android TV and Google TV: TiviMate or IPTV Smarters Pro, the strongest pairing for switching audio tracks; see the Android TV guide.
- Samsung and LG: Smart IPTV on Samsung sets from 2022 (Tizen 6.5+) and LG webOS 3.0 or later.
- Apple TV: Smarters Player Lite.
- Roku: no sideloading and usually one audio track, so a stick in a spare HDMI port suits a house that switches commentary.
For a 4K cricket feed, a network cable to the box beats Wi-Fi; 4K appears only where the broadcaster sends it, with FHD and HD elsewhere.
Paying from Australia, and help while the east coast sleeps
Prices are in US dollars only: $15 for a month on one screen, $69 for a year. Your bank converts the charge into Australian dollars at its own rate, so the statement amount shifts slightly with the exchange rate. Send the order form on this site, pay through the link that arrives on WhatsApp, and the login follows in the same chat, usually in under 15 minutes. Nothing renews automatically.
The desk works 24/7, so a question from Darwin before work and one from Hobart after midnight reach the same people. Orders are taken only here and on +1 917 793 9264. Start with the Tivo8k free trial on a night your sport is on.
Tivo8k in other countries
USA
US networks, news and sport, a Spanish-language group, and a guide that runs from Eastern time to Hawaii.
Canada
CBC to TVA, hockey in English or French, and a guide that handles the Newfoundland half hour.
United Kingdom
BBC, ITV and Sky Sports on a guide that keeps British time, with a choice of commentary where a match runs twice.
Ireland
RTÉ, Virgin Media and TG4 beside the British groups, on Irish time, with Irish-language TG4 for the whole house.
New Zealand
TVNZ, Three and Sky Sport NZ beside the Australian networks, a guide on New Zealand time and catch-up for overnight sport.
All of them on one page: Countries.
Australia on Tivo8k: questions
Does Tivo8k carry Australian channels?
Yes. ABC, SBS, Seven, Nine and Ten share the Australia and New Zealand group with the Kayo channels and Fox Sports 501–507, beside Sky Sport NZ, TVNZ and Three. Broadcasters rename and reshuffle channels now and then, and your player always loads the current list, so search by name rather than scroll.
Can I choose the cricket commentary on Tivo8k?
Often, yes. When a match runs on Fox Sports and also on Sky Sports Cricket, Star Sports or SuperSport, each channel brings its own commentators, so you choose by switching channel. Which broadcasters carry a given match depends on that season's rights, so check the guide before play starts. A second track on one channel appears only where it is sent.
Will the Tivo8k guide follow daylight saving in my state?
Yes, provided the television or box knows which city it is in. Listings are converted to the device's own zone, so a set placed in Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart or Adelaide moves in October and April, while one in Brisbane, Darwin or Perth stays put. A generic zone choice is the usual cause of a guide an hour out.
Can I pay for Tivo8k in Australian dollars?
Not directly. The price list exists only in US dollars, from $15 a month to $69 a year on one screen, and your bank converts the charge on the day you pay. The payment link reaches you on WhatsApp after the order form, and a plan ends with its term because nothing renews by itself.
How do I follow overnight football without staying up?
Use catch-up on the channels that keep an archive, which restarts a broadcast the next morning; how far back it reaches varies by channel. TiviMate Premium can also record. Check the guide before the weekend for which broadcaster lists the match, because rights change and no game is guaranteed.
Which device suits Tivo8k best in Australia?
An Android TV or Google TV device with TiviMate or IPTV Smarters Pro, because both make switching the audio track easy. A Fire OS stick is a close second, and Samsung and LG sets run Smart IPTV on recent models. A Roku is the weakest choice, since it cannot sideload and usually plays only one audio track.