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Big occasions live on free TV
BC-05Catalogue name: Marquee matches live on free-to-air
What it means
Named marquee gameA major occasion fixed in advance, such as Anzac Day, Dreamtime or King’s Birthday.Read more in the glossary go live on free-to-airTelevision anyone can watch without a subscription.Read more in the glossary TV. They include Anzac Day, Anzac Eve, Dreamtime, Good Friday, Easter Monday, King’s Birthday and other designated occasions.
Why it exists
These are the games everyone wants to watch, and the TV deal names them for free-to-air even when they fall in a pay-TV-only Saturday windowThe early-season period when Saturday games are pay-TV only, with different end rounds in different states.Read more in the glossary.
For example
Anzac Day at the MCGMelbourne Cricket Ground.Read more in the glossary is on free TV no matter which round or weekday it lands in.
How strictly it applies
Must-follow The fixture must obey this rule. A separate checker tests the finished fixture afterwards.
Must-follow. It overrides the pay-TV-only Saturday windows (see BC-08) for the named games.
Where to see it
Prime-time games shows how this plays out across the season.
How it played out across versions
One cell per release, oldest first. Each shows the verdict that release recorded for this rule; a release with no row for the rule says so.
- Preview 13 September2027 · Generated
Off, switched off by these settings
no checker yet
- Preview 14 September (seed 42)2027 · Generated
Off, switched off by these settings
no checker yet
- Repeat-qualified (seed 42)2027 · Generated
Off, switched off by these settings
no checker yet
- Corrected (seed 43)2027 · Generated
Off, switched off by these settings
no checker yet
- Rules release (seed 43)2027 · Generated
Off, switched off by these settings
no checker yet
- B009 nominal (seed 43)2027 · Generated
Off, switched off by these settings
no checker yet
- B010 nominal (weight 0.10)2027 · Generated
Met, met
- B011 nominal2027 · Generated
Met, met
- B012 Wednesday opening2027 · Generated
Met, met
- 20252025 season as played2025 · As played
This version has no recorded result for this rule.
First checked independently in TV slots added, 18 Sep 2026.
Related
For analysts: catalogue text and codes
- Rule id
BC-05- Catalogue text
- All designated marquee matches live on Seven/7plus.
- Catalogue type
- Hard / contract
- Catalogue family
- Broadcast Rights Constraints (2025–2031 Deal)
- Class
hard· The fixture must never break it.- Step
S4· Step 5: TV slot- Recorded status
met· source rowevaluated- Catalogue reason
- A commitment in the broadcast deal.