From the start of the 2005–06 season to the 2012–13 season, television coverage of the A-League in Australia had been restricted to the subscription-only Fox Sports channel, to which only 7% of Australian residents have access. On 19 November 2012, free-to-air Australian public broadcasting television network SBS secured the shared rights, alongside long-time A-League broadcasters Fox Sports, to the A-League from the 2013–14 season with a A$160 million four-year broadcast deal. SBS's coverage ended in the 2016–17 season, with Network Ten securing free to air broadcast rights. Ten simulcasted the Fox Sports coverage of the Saturday night fixture on its digital multichannel Ten Boss. Since the 2019–20 season, ABC TV has broadcast one game a weekend (Saturday 5pm) live on its primary channel. It also has the right to broadcast delayed coverage of some finals matches and the Grand Final. Fox Sport's current contract with the A-League, which was renegotiated in June 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, concludes in July 2021.